Where: Salemo, Italy (40.5° N, 15.7° E: paleocoordinates 24.9° N, 15.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Santonian (86.3 - 83.6 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 162621: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Andreas Lauchstedt on 30.09.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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