Suslanesti (Oligocene of Romania)

Where: Romania (45.2° N, 25.1° E: paleocoordinates 45.1° N, 21.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; slate

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: M. Pauca. 1929. Vorläufige mitteilung über eine fossile fischfauna aus den Oligozänschiefern von Sulanesti, Muscel. Academia Romana 12(4-5):26-34 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 50344: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 13.05.2005, edited by Matthew Clapham and Margot Nelson

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Teleostei - Protostomiidae
Pronotacanthus sahelalmae1
 Stomiatiformes - Stomiidae
Mrazecia mrazeci n. gen. n. sp.
Mrazecia mrazeci n. gen. n. sp. Pauca 1929
 Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
"Nemachilus musceli n. sp." = Glossanodon musceli
"Nemachilus musceli n. sp." = Glossanodon musceli Pauca 1929
 Acanthomorphata - Ammodytidae
Ammodytes antipae n. sp., Ammodytes antipai1
Ammodytes antipae n. sp. Pauca 1929
Ammodytes antipai1 Pauca 1929
 Perciformes - Propercarinidae
Propercarina rebeli1, Propercarina pietschamanni1, Propercarina pietschmanni1
Propercarina rebeli1 perch-like fish
Propercarina pietschamanni1 perch-like fish
Propercarina pietschmanni1 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Serranidae
"Properca sabbai n. sp." = Properca sabbae, Serranus budensis1, Serranus simionescui n. sp., Serranus elongatus n. sp.
"Properca sabbai n. sp." = Properca sabbae Pauca 1929 perch-like fish
Serranus budensis1 Heckel 1856 perch-like fish
Serranus simionescui n. sp. Pauca 1929 perch-like fish
Serranus elongatus n. sp. Pauca 1929 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Scorpaenoides popovicii, Scorpaena pilari
Scorpaenoides popovicii Priem 1899 perch-like fish
Scorpaena pilari Kramberger 1882 scorpionfish
 Acanthomorphata - Caproidae
Capros radobojanus1, Capros longirostris1
Capros radobojanus1 Kramberger 1882
Capros longirostris1 Kramberger 1882
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Caranx macoveii n. sp.
Caranx macoveii n. sp. Pauca 1929
 Pleuronectiformes - Scophthalmidae
"Rhombus stamatini n. sp." = Scophthalmus stamatini1
"Rhombus stamatini n. sp." = Scophthalmus stamatini1 Pacua 1931 flatfish
 Scombriformes - Palaeorhynchidae
Palaeorhynchus cf. zitteli1
Palaeorhynchus cf. zitteli1 Kramberger 1879
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
"Lepidopus glarisianus" = Anenchelum glarisianum1
"Lepidopus glarisianus" = Anenchelum glarisianum1 de Blainville 1818
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scomber oligocenicus n. sp., Scomber voitestii1
Scomber oligocenicus n. sp. Pauca 1929
Scomber voitestii1 Pauca 1929
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
"Nemopteryx athanasiui" = Palaeogadus1, Merluccius athanasiui n. sp.
"Nemopteryx athanasiui" = Palaeogadus1
Merluccius athanasiui n. sp. Pauca 1929
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Barbus sp.1, ? Scardinius sp.1
Barbus sp.1 Cuvier and Cloquet 1816 carp-like fish
? Scardinius sp.1 Sauvage 1873 carp-like fish
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Alosa sp.1, Alosa sculptata1, Clupea sp.1, Clupea humulis, Clupea voinovi n. sp., Clupea longimana1, "Clupea crenata" = Maicopiella longimana, "Clupea sardinites" = Maicopiella longimana
Alosa sp.1 Linck 1790 herring
Alosa sculptata1 Weiller 1928 herring
Clupea sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 herring
Clupea voinovi n. sp. Pauca 1929 herring
Clupea longimana1 Heckel 1850 herring
"Clupea crenata" = Maicopiella longimana Heckel 1850 herring
"Clupea sardinites" = Maicopiella longimana Heckel 1850 herring
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus1
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus1 Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Portunidae
Portunus oligocenicus1
Portunus oligocenicus1 Paucǎ 1929 swimming crab
Insecta
 Hemiptera - Pentatomidae
Pentatomidae indet.2
Pentatomidae indet.2 Leach 1815 stink bug
From Marlauz hill
Proantigonia
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Proantigonia caprossoides
1Pauca 1931; 2Paucă and Paina 1981