Where: Poland (49.9° N, 21.9° E: paleocoordinates 49.3° N, 21.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Niechobrz Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
• Middle Miocene (early Badenian). Limestones overly discordantly (about 25°) early Tertiary flysch deposits of the marginal unit. Calcareous nannoplankton indicates Early Badenian nannozone NN5.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; shelly/skeletal limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Collections are housed in the Museum of the Earth (Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw). Material collected by Pisera in 1972. Some material is housed in the Museum of the State Geological Survey
Primary reference: B. Studencka. 1994. Middle Miocene bivalve faunas from the carbonate deposits of Poland (Central Paratethys). Geologie Mediterraneenne 11(1-2):137-145 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 51688: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 10.06.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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