Carbonate hardgrounds were thus very common, along with calcitic ooids, calcitic cements, and invertebrate faunas with dominantly calcitic skeletons (Stanley and Hardie, 1998, 1999).

• 著名的地点包含英国南部的侏罗纪海岸，以及德国的晚三叠纪候斯玛登与索伦霍芬地层。