Also known as Allerona
Where: Umbria, Italy (42.8° N, 12.0° E: paleocoordinates 42.6° N, 11.8° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: soft parts, coprolite
Primary reference: A. Baldanza, R. Bizzarii, F. Famiani, P. Monaco, R. Pellegrino and P. Sassi. 2013. Enigmatic, biogenically induced structures in Pleistocene marine deposits: A first record of fossil ambergris. Geology 41(10):1075-1078 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/S. Ávila]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 149603: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 14.08.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa | |
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834 | |
Mammalia | |
Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762 whale | |
Odontoceti indet. Flower 1867 toothed whale
Mysticeti indet. Cope 1891 whale | |
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Gnathostomata | |
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish | |
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Echinodermata indet. Klein 1754 | |
Polychaeta | |
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835 | |
Scaphopoda | |
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Bivalvia | |
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii2
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"Ostrea lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis2
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"Corbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba2
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"Venus multilamella" = Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella2
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Gastropoda | |
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Ostracoda | |
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Foraminifera | |
Neogloboquadrina sp.2 Bandy et al. 1967
"Globorotalia inflata" = Globoconella inflata2 d'Orbigny 1839 | |
Globigerinoides ruber2, Orbulina universa2, "Globigerinoides sacculifer" = Trilobatus sacculifer2, Globigerina bulloides2
Globigerinoides ruber2 d'Orbigny 1839
Orbulina universa2 d'Orbigny 1839
"Globigerinoides sacculifer" = Trilobatus sacculifer2 Brady 1877
Globigerina bulloides2 d'Orbigny 1826 | |
Nodosariata | |
Foraminifera | |
Bulimina marginata2 d'Orbigny 1826 | |
Textularia sagittula2 Defrance 1824 | |
Cancris auriculus2 Fichtel and Moll 1798 | |
Tubothalamea | |
Foraminifera | |
"Marginulina costata" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)2
"Marginulina costata" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)2 | |
Globothalamea | |
Lobatula lobatula2 Walker and Jacob 1798 | |
Ambergrisichnus alleronae2 Monaco et al. 2014 |