Vigoponzo: Rupelian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus pristismetallis
Diaphus sp. Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890
Diaphus stafforaensis Nolf and Steurbaut 1988
Diaphus longirostris Brozobohaty 1983
Diaphus molossus Nolf and Steurbaut 1988
Diaphus alcoholicus Brzobohaty and Nolf 1995
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy
Coordinates: 44.8° North, 9.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:42.6° North, 7.6° East
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Oligocene
Stage:Rupelian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 4
Key time interval:Rupelian
Age range of interval:33.90000 - 27.82000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: early Oligocene
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray sandy marl
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: gray, sandy marls
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:Casa del Piano
Database number:186979
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2017-07-10 10:09:19 Last modified:2017-07-10 10:09:19
Access level:the public Released:2017-07-10 10:09:19
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

62676. R. Brzobohaty and D. Nolf. 1995. Diaphus otoliths from the European Oligocene (Myctophidae, Teleostei). Bulletin de l'Istitute Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 65:257-268 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]