CONODONT BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE LATE TRIASSIC SEQUENCE OF MONTE COCUZZO (C ATENA COSTIERA, CALABRIA, ITALY)

摘要: Preliminary results are reported from an investigation of the conodont associations found in Late Triassic carbonate succession so-called "Catena Costiera Calabrese" that crops out tectonic window Monte Cocuzzo. The Colle del Crapio consists alternating mud, breccia and calciturbidites deposited a toe-of-slope to basin setting contains rich well-preserved faunas pertaining two biozones. lower zone is characterised by occurrence Epigondolella slovakensis may be referred Norian (Sevatian). upper Misikella hernsteini associated with M. posthernsteini . chronostratigraphic latter more controversial, as it regarded latest Sevatian (Upper Norian) according Krystyn (1990) Golebiowski (1990), while zonation Kozur & Mock (1991) first marks beginning Rhaetian stage.