Turnu Rosu: Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene, Romania

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
Gavialoidea indet. (Brochu 1997)
Venczel et al. 2023
collections of the Natural History Museum, Sibiu
Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae
Chilomycterus hilgendorfi (Dames 1883)
original and current combination Progymnodon hilgendorfi
Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae
Lachnolaimus multidens (Munster 1846)
see common names

Geography
Country:Romania
Coordinates: 45.6° North, 24.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:43.9° North, 19.7° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Key time interval:Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Turnu Roșu; Porcești, Portsest, Portsesd; near Sibiu town
Database number:186852
Authorizer:M. Uhen, P. Mannion Enterer:M. Uhen, P. Mannion
Modifier:P. Mannion Research group:vertebrate
Created:2017-07-05 19:56:01 Last modified:2023-01-10 09:40:33
Access level:the public Released:2017-07-05 19:56:01
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
62655. E. P. Dica. 2002. A review of the Eocene diodontids and labrids from Transylvania. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Geologia 47(2):37-46 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

83604 M. Venczel, V. A. Codrea, and N. Trif. 2023. Eocene gavialoid teeth from southern Transylvania with notes on the diversity of Paleogene crocodilians from Romania. North-Western Journal of Zoology 19(1) [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]