Asiago Plateau, Venetian Pre-Alps, Italy : a fossil of ammonite.

• Contributor: Ferdinando Piezzi / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: DRA4RM
• File size: 28.7 MB (3.2 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 3872 x 2592 px | 32.8 x 21.9 cm | 12.9 x 8.6 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 23 May 2010
• Location: Asiago Plateau, Veneto, Italy

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The fossils of the Asiago Plateau belong to the Jurassic period. They are dated to the Malm period of Jurassic. They are characterized by red calcareous called red marble of Asiago. This marble is rich in fossil fauna including large ammonites. The sedimentary rock is formed from well-stratified limestone nodule.

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