Belpberg (Miocene of Switzerland)

Where: Switzerland (46.9° N, 7.5° E: paleocoordinates 46.2° N, 7.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• AGE: late Eggenburgian to early Ottnangian age (=middle Burdigalian).

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, fine-grained, medium sandstone

• LITHOLOGY: mica-rich, fine- to medium-grained sandstone.

Reposited in the NHMW

• REPOSITORIES: Include the Natural History Museum Vienna (Austria) (NHMW).

Primary reference: G. Pilleri. 1987. The Sirenia of the Swiss Molasse 1-114 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 65054: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 18.09.2006, edited by Austin Hendy

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Sirenia - Sirenia
Thecostraca
 Calanticomorpha - Calanticidae
"Scalpellum studeri" = Calantica (Scillaelepas) studeri
"Scalpellum studeri" = Calantica (Scillaelepas) studeri Weltner 1922 barnacle