Stazzano (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (44.7° N, 8.9° E: paleocoordinates 44.5° N, 8.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; conglomerate

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: C.-H. Lin, R. Brzobohaty, D. Nolf and A. Girone. 2017. Tortonian teleost otoliths from northern Italy: taxonomic synthesis and stratigraphic significance. European Journal of Taxonomy 322:1-44 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 187596: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.08.2017

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Polyipnus sp. Günther 1887
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Lampadena aff. speculigeroides Brzobohaty and Nolf 1996 lanternfish
Hygophum hygomii lanternfish
Hygophum derthonensis Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Benthosema fitchi Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978 lanternfish
Scopelopsis pliocenicus Anfossi and Mosna 1976 lanternfish
Myctophum fitchi lanternfish
Diaphus befralai lanternfish
Diaphus cavallonis lanternfish
Diaphus metopoclampoides Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
Lampanyctus latesulcatus Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish
 Beryciformes - Melamphaidae
Scopelogadus sp. Vaillant 1888
 Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
 Gadiformes - Bathygadidae
Gadomus tejkali Brzobohaty and Schultz 1978
 Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Bathygadus novus Bossoli 1906 grenadiers
Coelorinchus robustus Robba 1970 grenadiers