Besano

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| official_name = Comune di Besano

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| region = Lombardy

| province = Varese (VA)

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| population_total = 2350

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Besano is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.

Paleontological site

File:Ricostruzione dell'antico mare di Besano.jpg. There are two Tanystropheus and some Askeptosaurus.]]

=The fossils of Besano=

In 1993 the fossil of a Triassic aquatic reptile dating back to about 235 million years was found near the town. It was named Besanosaurus. Many other fossils have emerged from the fossiliferous field of Besano-Monte San Giorgio, known and appreciated since the mid-nineteenth century.{{Cite web|url=http://paleoitalia.org/places/8/monte-san-giorgio/|title=Monte San Giorgio (Lombardia) — Italian Paleontological Society|website=paleoitalia.org|language=it|access-date=2018-09-23|archive-date=2017-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010004421/http://paleoitalia.org/places/8/monte-san-giorgio/|url-status=usurped}}

References

Category:Cities and towns in Lombardy