Plant remains from the Lower Cretaceous Fossil-Lagerstätte of Pietraroja, Benevento, southern Italy

Bartiromo, Antonello

doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2013.08.013

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“…Stars indicate our reconstructed stratigraphic position of the fossilrich Plattenkalk horizons identified so far in the lower Albian of Pietraroja, close to Le Cavere openair Museum (see also Fig. 5), after: Signore ( , 2006; Lower Plattenkalk: 1); Bravi & Garassino (1998), Bartiromo et al (2006), Bartiromo (2013) 0.15 mm large, on average), ostracods and locally abundant sponge spicules. Very thin to thin, greyish to pale yellowish chert layers and nodules occur, especially in the middle portion of the unit.…”

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New insights into the palaeoenvironmental–palaeoclimatic significance and sedimentary dynamics of carbonate Lagerstätten: The lower Albian of Pietraroja (Southern Italy)

Graziano,

Raspini,

Bartiromo

2023

Sedimentology

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This study reports the first high‐resolution, integrated facies analysis of the lowermost Albian Pietraroja Lagerstätten (Apennine Carbonate Platform) which yields the first dinosaur (Scipionyx samniticus) found in Italy and other terrestrial vertebrates and plants. Aiming to clarify the long‐debated palaeoenvironmental significance of the Pietraroja succession, the following have been carried out: (i) a field survey to establish stratigraphic position and number of the fossil Lagerstätten; (ii) the centimetre‐scale facies analysis of a new section, ca 15 m‐thick, consisting of two new lithostratigraphic units, the ‘Cyclically organized Limestones’ and the ‘Cherty Limestones’; (iii) the scanning electron microscopy – energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy and backscattered electron – energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy analyses of clay mineral proxies for palaeoclimate and non‐carbonate grains; and (iv) the regional and supra‐regional investigation of the event stratigraphical context of the fossil Lagerstätten, in order to elucidate the controls on their formation. The section includes two out of the three observed fossil‐rich Lagerstätten, each up to 1.5 m‐thick. The arrangement of lithofacies and early diagenetic overprint defines shallow‐water depositional cycles suggestive of precession and short‐eccentricity periodicities. The Middle Lagerstätte yielding Scipionyx samniticus consists of three intervals. The lower, paralic interval was deposited during arid conditions and passes gradually to the plant‐rich, coastal wetland carbonaceous marls of the upper interval. The ‘Cherty Limestones’, yielding the Upper Lagerstätte with terrestrial vertebrates, contains two spiculitic intervals suggesting the development of siliceous sponge meadows in a shallow, restricted lagoon. Genetic stratigraphy suggests that the Pietraroja Lagerstätten were formed during glacioeustatic lowstands; interestingly, the Middle Lagerstätte mirrors the earliest Albian sea‐level lowstand (KAl1 event, ca 111.2 Myr), during a semi‐continuous supply of windblown volcaniclastics. Findings herein substantiate the pivotal role of paralic‐continental Lagerstätten for deriving high‐frequency palaeoclimatic dynamics and glacioeustacy from carbonate platform archives. The origin of Tethyan continental bridges between Africa and Europe during the late Aptian–earliest Albian cold interval is discussed.

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“…The lower Plattenkalk is almost devoid of macroflora. Sparse, unidentifiable, minute and poorly preserved plant remains occur, whereas the first conifer fragment, ca 13 cm long, with Bartiromo et al (2006) and Bartiromo (2008Bartiromo ( , 2013.…”

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New insights into the palaeoenvironmental–palaeoclimatic significance and sedimentary dynamics of carbonate Lagerstätten: The lower Albian of Pietraroja (Southern Italy)

Graziano,

Raspini,

Bartiromo

2023

Sedimentology

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“…The Matese Mountains formed during the Apenninic orogenesis that started following the closure of the Tethys Sea, with the deformation, piling up and uplift of thousands of meters thick marine sedimentary successions that had mainly deposited in carbonate platform environments (e.g., [54]). This group of mountains is placed in the junction zone between the southern and the northern Apennine arcs (Figure 1), and has been object of numerous geological studies since the end of the 1700 [55].…”

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“…This group of mountains is placed in the junction zone between the southern and the northern Apennine arcs (Figure 1), and has been object of numerous geological studies since the end of the 1700 [55]. The major geological topics dealt with in the literature, for this sector, concern the tectonic evolution and deformation styles that have characterized it (e.g., [56][57][58][59]), the stratigraphy of the Mesozoic-Cenozoic successions (e.g., [60] and references therein), as well as the related palaeogeographic, paleoenvironmental and paleontological aspects (e.g., [54] and references therein, [61,62]).…”

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A Step towards a Sustainable Tourism in Apennine Mountain Areas: A Proposal of Geoitinerary across the Matese Mountains (Central-Southern Italy)

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The Apennine mountain areas suffer progressive abandonment and marginality, although being characterized by an extraordinary richness in natural and cultural resources, and landscapes of great beauty. Therefore, their natural heritage, and especially their geoheritage, tranformed into geotourism initiatives, can represent an essential resource to support local economy andsustainable development. The present study illustrates the case of Matese Mountains (Southern Apennines), particularly rich in protected areas, including the Matese National Park currently taking off, which is characterized by a rich geoheritage, based on 59 geosites. Among these geosites, examining the specially built geosite GIS database, 16 geosites were selected to construct a geoitinerary crossing the Matese Mountains. The geoitinerary was delineated to optimally represent the major geomorphological and geological (especially geohistorical) features of the Matese area. The selected geosites were associated to a new procedure to assess their Scientific Value (SV) and Potential Tourism Use (PTU), and to confirm their suitability for the purpose. To illustrate the geoitinerary, a geoitinerary map, and illustration material such as descriptive cards were produced. As an overall result, the proposed geoitinerary represents a valuable contribution for the geotourism promotion of the Matese Mountains on which to base future studies and initiatives in this perspective.

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“…Local tectonics created a very complex palaeotopography, with wide emerged areas contiguous to shallow-water carbonate banks and relatively deep-water channelised areas. The Pietraroja plattenkalk contains a very rich fauna of fossil vertebrates (fishes, reptilians, amphibians), molluscs, crustaceans, and fossil plants, which have been collected and described since more than 150 years (see Bravi and Garassino, 1998, and references therein; see also Bartiromo, 2013, for a recent description of the fossil plant remains). The most famous fossil of the Pietraroja plattenkalk is an exquisitely preserved juvenile individual of a theropod dinosaur, described as Scipionix samniticus (Dal Sasso and Signore, 1998; Dal Sasso and Maganuco, 2011), which became a local celebrity with the name of "Ciro".…”

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Stratigraphy and facies of the Apennine Carbonate Platform (southern Italy): the record of Mesozoic OAEs and Miocene transgression

Parente¹,

Amodio²,

Iannace³

et al. 2022

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Plant remains from the Lower Cretaceous Fossil-Lagerstätte of Pietraroja, Benevento, southern Italy

Cited by 10 publications

References 69 publications

New insights into the palaeoenvironmental–palaeoclimatic significance and sedimentary dynamics of carbonate Lagerstätten: The lower Albian of Pietraroja (Southern Italy)

New insights into the palaeoenvironmental–palaeoclimatic significance and sedimentary dynamics of carbonate Lagerstätten: The lower Albian of Pietraroja (Southern Italy)

A Step towards a Sustainable Tourism in Apennine Mountain Areas: A Proposal of Geoitinerary across the Matese Mountains (Central-Southern Italy)

Stratigraphy and facies of the Apennine Carbonate Platform (southern Italy): the record of Mesozoic OAEs and Miocene transgression

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