Where: Island of Gozo, Malta (36.1° N, 14.2° E: paleocoordinates 36.0° N, 14.4° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Globigerina Limestone Formation, Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, phosphatic conglomerate
Size class: mesofossils
Preservation: original calcite
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
Primary reference: A. Kroh. 2004. First fossil record of the family Euryalidae (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the Middle Miocene of the Central Mediterranean. In T. Heinzeller, J. Nebelsick (eds.), Echinoderms: München 447-452 [L. Villier/L. Villier/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 47990: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 09.03.2005, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
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Ophiuroidea | |
Euryalidae indet. Gray 1840 basket star |