Where: Italy (43.5° N, 12.7° E: paleocoordinates 29.1° N, 18.8° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Maiolica Formation, Late/Upper Hauterivian (136.4 - 130.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified, cherty/siliceous limestone
Size class: microfossils
Preservation: original silica, replaced with silica
Collection methods: bulk, chemical, hydrochloric,
Primary reference: R. Dumitrica-Jud. 1995. Early Cretaceous Radiolarian Biostratigraphy of Umbria-Marche Apennines (Italy), Southern Alps (Italy and Switzerland) and Hawasina Nappes (Oman). Mémoires de Géologie (Lausanne) 23:751-790 [T. Danelian/T. Danelian/T. Danelian]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 51792: authorized by Taniel Danelian, entered by Taniel Danelian on 18.06.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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