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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name                = Besano
| official_name       = Comune di Besano
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| coordinates         = {{coord|45|53|N|08|53|E|display=inline,title}}
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| region              = [[Lombardy]]
| province            = [[province of Varese|Varese]] (VA)
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| area_total_km2      = 3
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| population_total    = 2350
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| postal_code         = 21050
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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|thumb|left|upright=1|Reconstruction of the sea of Besano, at [[Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano|Museo Civico di Storia Naturale of Milan]]. 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 [[Lagerstätte|fossiliferous]]  field of Besano-Monte San Giorgio, known and appreciated since the mid-nineteenth century.<ref>{{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=dead}}</ref>
==References==
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{{Province of Varese}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Lombardy]]
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