Monte Bolca (Canossa collection): Ypresian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Galeidae
Jaekel 1894
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Jaekel 1894
Trygon muricata (Volta 1796)
Jaekel 1894
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Urolophidae
Jaekel 1894
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes
Promyliobatis gazolae n. gen., n. sp. (de Zigno 1885)
Jaekel 1894
Marramà et al. 2019
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Platyrhinidae
Jaekel 1894
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Jaekel 1894
Rhinobatus dezignii (Heckel 1853)
Jaekel 1894
Chondrichthyes - Zanobatidae
Platyrhina egertoni (de Zigno 1878)
Jaekel 1894
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Jaekel 1894
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Jaekel 1894
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Marramà et al. 2019
Chondrichthyes - Torpediniformes - Torpedinidae
Platyrhina gigantea (de Blainville 1818)
Jaekel 1894
Actinopteri - Ellimmichthyiformes - Paraclupeidae
Marramà et al. 2019
Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Acanthuridae
Blot and Tyler 1990
Tyler 1999
Blot and Tyler 1990
Blot and Tyler 1990
Tyler 1999
Blot and Tyler 1990
Blot and Tyler 1990
Blot and Tyler 1990
Acanthurus gaudryi de Zigno 1887
Blot and Tyler 1990
Sorbini and Tyler 1998
Blot and Tyler 1990
Blot and Tyler 1990
Blot and Tyler 1990
Blot and Tyler 1990
Blot and Tyler 1990
Blot and Tyler 1990
Blot and Tyler 1990
Blot and Tyler 1990
Blot and Tyler 1990
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Gobioidei
Bannikov and Carnevale 2016
Actinopteri - Perciformes
Bannikov 2005
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Lutjanidae
Bannikov and Zorzin 2014
Actinopteri - Perciformes
Bannikov 2016
Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae
Bannikov and Bellwood 2017
Bannikov and Zorzin 2019
Actinopteri - Caproiformes - Antigoniidae
Antigonia veronensis Sorbini 1983
Sorbini and Bottura 1988
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae
Agassiz 1843
Agassiz 1843
Woodward 1901
Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Marrama` and Carnevale 2018
Actinopteri - Zeiformes - Bajaichthyidae
Bajaichthys elegans Sorbini 1983
Sorbini and Bottura 1988
Actinopteri
Bannikov et al. 2017
Tetraodontiformes - Tetraodontidae
Tyler and Santini 2002
Eotetraodon pygmaeus (Zigno 1887)
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae
Tyler and Santini 2002
Heptadiodon echinus (Heckel 1853)
Tyler and Santini 2002
Pshekhadiodon parini Bannikov and Tyler 1997
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tyler and Santini 2002
Prodiodon erinaceus (Agassiz 1844)
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tetraodontiformes - Protobalistidae
Protobalistum imperiale (Massalongo 1857)
Tyler and Santini 2002
Spinacanthus cuneiformis (Blainville 1818)
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tetraodontiformes - Aracanidae
Proaracana dubia (Blainville 1818)
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tetraodontiformes - Bolcabalistidae
Eospinus daniltshenkoi Tyler and Bannikov 1992
Tyler and Santini 2002
Bolcabalistes varii Tyler and Sorbini 1998
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tetraodontiformes - Zignoichthyidae
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tetraodontiformes - Ostraciidae
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tetraodontiformes - Triacanthidae
Protacanthodes nimesensis Tyler and Santini 2001
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tetraodontiformes - Triodontidae
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tetraodontiformes - Molidae
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tetraodontiformes - Eoplectidae
Eoplectus bloti Tyler 1975
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tetraodontiformes - Monacanthidae
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tetraodontiformes - Balistidae
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tyler and Santini 2002
Tetraodontiformes - Moclaybalistidae
Tyler and Santini 2002
Reptilia - Palaeophiidae
1 specimen
Reptilia - Anomalophiidae
1 specimen
unclassified
Jaekel 1894
Malacostraca - Isopoda - Sphaeromatidae
Sphaeroma gasparellai De Angeli and Lovato 2009
Beschin et al. 2016
Angiospermae - Alismatales - Posidoniaceae
Posidocea frickingeri n. gen., n. sp.
Gregor 1991
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 45.6° North, 11.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:33.4° North, 18.6° East (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Paleogene Epoch: Eocene
Stage: Ypresian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 2
Key time interval: Ypresian
Age range of interval: 56 - 48.07 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: 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).
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:planar lamination,shelly/skeletal "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: "The fossil-bearing section consits of several calcareous units (Figure 20.2). Exceptionally well preserved fossils are derived from units of laminated sheet limestones unlain by reefal limestones. Fish and plant fossils can be found at five levels. The beds containing fish and plant fossils show a varved structure in which relatively thick biomicritic laminae alternate in a regular pattern with very thin micritic laminae, which are homogenous and slightly clayey. The thicker biomicritic laminae contain silt-sized particles and foraminifera, ostracods, molluscs, and small thin-shelled gastropods. These biomicritic laminae are gradational with the micritic laminae, producing a graded bedding texture for each pair of laminae. Finely disseminated pyrite and bitumen can be found in these laminated beds. (pg. 369)"
Environment:lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,mold/impression,soft parts
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:excellent
Abundance in sediment:abundant
Articulated whole bodies:many
Associated major elements:many
Temporal resolution:snapshot
Spatial resolution:autochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all macrofossils
Collection methods:selective quarrying,mechanical,survey of museum collection,observed (not collected)
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:MCZ,MfN
Collection method comments: Repository: collection of Canossa (material later separated, some going to Museum fur Naturkunde and some to Museum of Comparative Zoology)
Metadata
Database number:55239
Authorizer:J. Head, M. Uhen, P. Holroyd Enterer:J. Head, M. Uhen, P. Holroyd
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:vertebrate
Created:2005-09-30 14:06:02 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2005-09-30 14:06:02
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:

14695. A. Massalongo. 1859. Specimen photographicum animalium quorundam plantaumque fossilium agri veronensis [J. Head/J. Head/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

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