Where: Italy (37.6° N, 15.1° E: paleocoordinates 37.5° N, 15.0° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Early/Lower Pleistocene to Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.1 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Early-Middle Pleistocene. See Lanzafame et al. (1997) for more details. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: from ten bulk samples (20 dm3).
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep-water; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
• COLLECTOR: Review of previously published collections. REPOSITORY: Unknown.
Primary reference: A. Girone, D. Nolf, and H. Cappetta. 2006. Pleistocene fish otoliths from the Mediterranean Basin: a synthesis. Geobios 39:651-671 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 159823: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 09.08.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri | |
Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside | |
Micromesistius poutassou Risso 1827 blue whiting | |
Coelorinchus coelorhincus, Coelorinchus stellaris, Nezumia sclerorynchus, Coryphaenoides cf. guentheri
Coelorinchus coelorhincus Risso 1810 grenadiers
Coelorinchus stellaris Nolf and Girone 2000 grenadiers
Nezumia sclerorynchus Valenciennes 1838 grenadiers
Coryphaenoides cf. guentheri Vaillant 1888 grenadiers | |
Bellotia cf. apoda Giglioli 1883 | |
Benthosema glaciale, Myctophum punctatum, Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Notoscopelus elongatus, Hygophum benoiti, Lampanyctus crocodilus
Benthosema glaciale Reinhardt 1837 glacier lantern fish
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810 spotted lanternfish
Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lowe 1839 Madeira lantern fish
Notoscopelus elongatus Costa 1844 lanternfish
Hygophum benoiti Cocco 1838 Benoit's lanternfish
Lampanyctus crocodilus Risso 1810 lanternfish |