Byala: Priabonian, Bulgaria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella (Haustator) copiosa
spelled with current rank as Haustator
Turritella (Haustator) gradataeformis
spelled with current rank as Haustator
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea (Ostrea) cyathula Lamarck 1806
recombined as Crassostrea cyathula
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides (Lucinoma) saxorum
original and current combination Lucinoma
Miltha (Gibbolucina) coeloprocta
original and current combination Gibbolucina
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cyrenidae
Cyrena sirena
see common names

Geography
Country:Bulgaria State/province:Sliven
Coordinates: 42.7° North, 26.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:38.2° North, 23.0° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Priabonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:Priabonian
Age range of interval:37.71000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:103768
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-02-02 01:40:43 Last modified:2011-02-01 08:40:43
Access level:the public Released:2011-02-02 01:40:43
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

34737. Y. D. Karagyuleva. 1964. Fosilite na B'lgariya, VIa Paleogen Molyuski [Bulgarian fossils, VIa Paleogene molluscs] 1-270 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]