Where: Salerno, Italy (40.5° N, 15.7° E: paleocoordinates 24.6° N, 14.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Turonian to Late/Upper Turonian (93.5 - 86.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: offshore shelf; lithified, massive limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: L. Simone, G. Carannante, D. Ruberti, M. Sirna, G. Sirna, A. Laviano, and M. Tropeano. 2003. Development of rudist lithosomes in the Coniacian-Lower Campanian carbonate shelves of central-southern Italy: high-energy vs low-energy settings. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 200:5-29 [W. Kiessling/A. Lauchstedt/A. Lauchstedt]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 162619: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Andreas Lauchstedt on 30.09.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)