Where: Italy (45.6° N, 11.2° E: paleocoordinates 37.3° N, 10.3° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)
• 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).
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, soft parts
Collection methods: quarrying
• Repository: presumably specimens in the private collection of Abramo Massalongo (perhaps now at Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Verona or Massalongo Collection at "l’Académie de Verone")
Primary reference: A. B. P. Massalongo. 1856. Prodromo di un'entomologia fossile del M. Bolca. Studii Paleontologici 11-21 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 152649: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 29.11.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Insecta | |
Termes peccanae n. sp.
Termes peccanae n. sp. Massalongo 1856 insect | |
Forficula bolcensis n. sp.
Forficula bolcensis n. sp. Massalongo 1856 common earwig | |
"Ancylochira deleta" = Buprestis deleta
"Ancylochira deleta" = Buprestis deleta Heer 1847 jewel beetle | |
Bibio sereri n. sp.
Bibio sereri n. sp. Massalongo 1856 march fly |