Where: Italy (40.6° N, 16.5° E: paleocoordinates 40.6° N, 16.5° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: MNN19d nannofossil zone, Argille Subappennine Formation, Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)
• Two samples (SG1 and SG2) yielded well-preserved and abundant nannofossils, characterised by the presence of large Gephyrocapsa. The latter defines zone MNN19d [4] and ranges from 1.59 to 1.25 Ma [5], thus indicating an Emilian (Calabrian) age [6].
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: G. Bianucci, F. G. Marx, A. Collareta, A. Di Stefano, W. Landini, C. Morigi, and A. Varola. 2019. Rise of the titans: baleen whales became giants earlier than thought. Biology Letters 15(5):20190175 [M. Uhen/B. Shipps/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 126555: authorized by Carrie Schweitzer, entered by Evaline Johnson on 07.04.2012, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Coccolithophyceae | |
Gephyrocapsa sp. Kamptner 1943 | |
Globothalamea | |
Foraminifera | |
Globigerinita glutinata Egger 1893 | |
Neogloboquadrina pachyderma Ehrenberg 1861 | |
Orbulina universa d'Orbigny 1839
Globigerina bulloides d'Orbigny 1826
Globigerinoides ruber d'Orbigny 1839
Turborotalita quinqueloba Natland 1938 | |
Mammalia | |
Balaenoptera cf. musculus Linnaeus 1758 blue whale |