MOJSISOVICS (1879: 248) was the first to describe the so-called Richthofen Reef which,
due to its typical wedging out into marly
Cassian basinal deposits, has become the
classical example of the 'dolomitic reefs'
of South Tyrol. Overall dolomitization
has largely obliterated its sedimentary
structures and faunal content so that it
cannot be decided whether transported reef
organisms in Cassian basinal sediments
are derived from this and larger buildups
of Cassian Dolomite,