Where: Malta (35.9° N, 14.5° E: paleocoordinates 35.9° N, 14.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Globigerina Limestone Formation, Chattian to Chattian (28.1 - 13.8 Ma)
• Rothausen (1968) states that this is Burdigalian, but the detailed stratigraphy in Bianucci et al (2011) indicates a much broader possible time range.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; phosphorite
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: A. Scilla. 1670. La vana speculazione disinganuata dal senso, Lettera risponsiva circa: Corpi Marini che Petrificata si trovano in varii luoghi terrestri, Napoli [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 48661: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 25.03.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Phoca melitensis n. sp." = Squalodon melitensis2, "Phocodon scillae n. sp." = Squalodon melitensis1
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