Structural scheme illustrating the syn-rift setting of the western Lombardian Basin during late Triassic and early Jurassic . The approximated location in the context of Osteno lagerstätte is indicated. References in the image. (en)
Artistic reconstruction of a hypothetical scene related to the Osteno deposit . Thylacocephalan Ostenocaris cypriformis are hunting cephalopods and other arthropods . Two feed on the carcass of a conspecific. The sediment, which is very rich in siliceous sponge spicules, indicates that these forms were common and formed true “grasslands” on the seabed. The shark-like Palaeospinax pinnai passes in the background. (en)