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51 MAGNETO-BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE BUCHENSTEIN BEDS AT FROTSCHBACH (WESTERN DOLOMITES, ITALY) G.Muttoni, D.V. Kent, A. Nicora, H. Rieber and P. Brack Introduction In this short contribution we present preliminary results on the magneto-biostratigraphy of the Anisian/Ladinian boundary interval at Frotschbach in the Dolomites of northern Italy. The interdisciplinary research carried out at this and on other coeval sections such as Aghia Triada and Vlichos on Hydra island, Greece (Muttoni et al., in prep .) is aimed at correlating in detail the well- known Tethyan biozonation to a geomagnetic polarity sequence of reversals for the construction of a standard Triassic time scale. Location of Frotschbach section and lithologies The Frotschbach section near Seisin the western Dolomites (Fig. 1 l was recorded in outcrops close to trail n.1 a between Bad Ratzes and Prossliner Schwaige on the way to Seiser Aim. Its trace follows the exposure along the trail (lower part, 0-23 m) and a nearby southern tributary of the Frotschbach creek (upper part, 24 m ff.); both portions are separated by a small fault with a vertical displacement of less than eight metres. As a result of a recent heavy storm water the basal section (Lower Plattenkalke) is now fully exposed along the Frotschbach creek in the bottom of the main valley. ~~;~F~,;~~h- 4630 4::.-:--. 44N