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 | |
Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Notoscopelus elongatus, Hygophum benoiti, Myctophum punctatum, Benthosema glaciale, Lampanyctus crocodilus
Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lowe 1839 Madeira lantern fish
Notoscopelus elongatus Costa 1844 lanternfish
Hygophum benoiti Cocco 1838 Benoit's lanternfish
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810 spotted lanternfish
Benthosema glaciale Reinhardt 1837 glacier lantern fish
Lampanyctus crocodilus Risso 1810 lanternfish | |
Bellotia cf. apoda Giglioli 1883 | |
Nezumia sclerorynchus, Coelorinchus stellaris, Coelorinchus coelorhincus, Coryphaenoides cf. guentheri
Nezumia sclerorynchus Valenciennes 1838 grenadiers
Coelorinchus stellaris Nolf and Girone 2000 grenadiers
Coelorinchus coelorhincus Risso 1810 grenadiers
Coryphaenoides cf. guentheri Vaillant 1888 grenadiers | |
Micromesistius poutassou Risso 1827 blue whiting | |
Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside |