Where: Italy (45.6° N, 11.2° E: paleocoordinates 37.3° N, 10.3° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)
• Initially assigned to the Lutetian. However, calcareous nannofossils attribute the classic Pesciara locality to the Discoaster sublodoensis Zone (NP14 or CP12) of uppermost Ypresian to lowermost Lutetian age. Larger foraminifera indicate the Alveolina dainellii Zone, and have limited abrasion so do not appear to be reworked. Therefore, biostratigraphy restricts the classic Pesciara locality to a narrow interval between the base of NP14 and the top of SBZ11, of late Ypresian age (Papazzoni et al., 2014). The lower-middle part of Monte Postale was also preliminarily assigned to SBZ11 of Ypresian age (Papazzoni & Trevisiani, 2009).
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, soft parts
Collection methods: quarrying,
• Repository: Museo de la Reale Universita di Padova
Primary reference: J. J. Scheuchzer. 1723. Herbarium Diluvianum 1-119 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 152651: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 29.11.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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? Cordulia scheuchzeri n. sp.
? Cordulia scheuchzeri n. sp. Massalongo 1856 true dragonfly "Libella" illustrated on pl 5, fig 2 of Scheuchzer
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