The region was located to the east of the Piemont - Liguria Ocean .
During the Early Cretaceous formed an archipelago of coral and volcanic islands , not too dissimilar to today 's Indonesia or the Caribbean .
The region was located to the east of the Piemont - Liguria Ocean , and during the Early Cretaceous formed an archipelago of coral and volcanic islands , not too dissimilar to today 's Indonesia or the Caribbean .