Leucucești (Miocene of Romania)

Also known as Leucuşeşti

Where: Romania (47.5° N, 26.4° E: paleocoordinates 46.9° N, 26.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Sarmatian (12.7 - 11.6 Ma)

• Volhynian

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: P. Gol'din, B. S. Haiduc, O. Kovalchuk, M. Górka, P. Otryazhyi, M. Brânzilă, E. L. Păun, Z. Barkaszi, P. and B. G. Răţoi. 2020. The Volhynian (late Middle Miocene) marine fishes and mammals as proxies for the onset of the Eastern Paratethys re-colonisation by vertebrate fauna. Palaeontologia Electronica 23(3):a43 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 213743: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 10.09.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Sarmatella doljeana Gorjanovic'-Kramberger 1884 herring