Forni Dolostone

Forni Dolostone
Stratigraphic range: Norian[1]
Forni Dolostone; Stratigraphic range: Norian[1]
Type	Geological formation
Lithology
Primary	dolomite
Other	Marl
Location
Coordinates	46.4°N 12.6°E
Approximate paleocoordinates	26.5°N 16.0°E
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Country	Italy
Type section
Named for	Forni di Sopra
	Forni Dolostone (Italy)

The Forni Dolostone, also known as the Dolomia di Forni, is a Late Triassic (Norian, or Alaunian in the local biochronology) dolomite geological formation in northeastern Italy. The formation was deposited in a lagoonal to shallow marine environment.

Fossil content

Pterosaurs of the Forni Dolostone
Taxa	Presence	Notes	Images
Genus: Preondactylus[1] P. buffarinii[1]	Found near a small church in the Preone Valley of Udine Province, Italy.[1]	Found in a gastric pellet.	Preondactylus.

Wellnhofer, Peter (1991). "Summary of Triassic Pterosaurs." The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pterosaurs. London, UK: Salamander Books Limited. p. 67. ISBN 0-86101-566-5.

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