History of Conodont researches in the Carnic Alps (Austra and Italy): an overview

A short history of more than sixty years of conodont researches in the Carnic Alps is outlined. It is noteworthy that the importance of these research is connected with the use of conodonts as biostratigraphic tools for relative dating of Palaeozoic to Triassic rocks, mostly limestone as the main Formations constituting the Palaeozoic sequence of the Carnic Alps. During the years of research 230 papers dealing with diff erent aspect of conodonts were produced, some of these papers are indeed dealing with CAI, taxonomy, biofacies not only on biostratigraphy. Some of the biostratigraphic papers are important at global level, as well as some of the new species originally described from the Carnic Alps. The holotypes of the 38 species of conodonts established from the Carnic Alps are reillustrated. Th e number of papers dealing with taxonomy is indicated together with the number of papers containing plates or figures. The papers are also subdived according to stratigraphic interval.