Oreochromis lorenzoi (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Emilia-Romagna, Italy (44.5° N, 11.6° E: paleocoordinates 44.0° N, 11.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Gessoso-Solfifera Member, Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; muddy marl and evaporite

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collection methods: quarrying,

• Collection in the Museu Civico di Scienze Naturali, Faenza (MSF)

Primary reference: G. Carnevale, C. Sorbini, and W. Landini. 2003. †Oreochromis lorenzoi, a New Species of Tilapiine Cichlid from the Late Miocene of Central Italy. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23(3):508-516 [S. Peters/S. McMullen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 134071: authorized by Shanan Peters, entered by Sharon McMullen on 02.10.2012, edited by Mihaela Krause

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
Acharax sp. Dall 1908 Awning Clam
Acharax doderleini Mayer 1861 Awning Clam
Actinopteri
 Cichliformes - Cichlidae
Oreochromis lorenzoi n. sp. tilapiine