The Travenanzes Formation is a

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( early Carnian, or early Tuvalian in the regional stratigraphy)

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, marl and dolomite

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in the

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in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.Travenanzes Formation
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The Travenanzes Formation is conformably overlain by the

Dolomia Principale Main Dolomite (german: Hauptdolomit, hu, Fődolomit, it, Dolomia Principale) is a lithostratigraphic unit in the Alps of Europe. Formation was defined by K.W. Gümbel in 1857. Middle to Late Triassic sedimentary record in the Alpine realm is ...

,Bernardi et al., 2018, p.6 and overlies the Heiligkreuz Formation separated by an unconformity. Deposition of the formation took place just after the

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(CPE).Bernardi et al., 2018, p.3

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The following fossils have been described from the Travenanzes Formation: ;Ichnofossils * '' Atreipus sp.''D'Orazi Porchetti et al., 2008 * '' Evazoum sp.'' * '' Grallator (Eubrontes)'' * Crocodylomorpha indet.Bernardi et al., 2010

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* * {{cite LSA , last=D'Orazi Porchetti , first=S. , first2=U. , last2=Nicosia , first3=P. , last3=Mietto , first4=F. M. , last4=Petti , first5=M. , last5=Avanzini , year=2008 , title=''Atreipus''-like footprints and their co-occurrence with ''Evazoum'' from the upper Carnian (Tuvalian) of Trentino-Alto Adige , journal= Studi Trentini di Scienze Naturali, Acta Geologica , volume=83 , pages=277–287 Geologic formations of Italy Triassic System of Europe Triassic Italy Carnian Stage Dolomite formations Limestone formations Marl formations Reef deposits Shallow marine deposits Ichnofossiliferous formations Paleontology in Italy Formations Geology of the Alps

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