Palizzi collections 874 and 875 (Oligocene of Italy)

Where: Calabria, Italy (40.0° N, 16.0° E: paleocoordinates 37.6° N, 14.1° E)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lower Member (Palizzi Formation), Oligocene (33.9 - 23.0 Ma)

• the two collections are from the same bed

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; green marl

• said to be lagoonal based on molluscs and ostracods in this part of the section

molluscs are said to be poorly preserved

• marnes verdatres = greenish marl

Primary reference: J. -P. Bouillin, C. Majeste-Menjoulas, M.-F. Ollivier-Pierre, Y. Tambareau, and J. Villatte. 1985. Transgression de l''Oligocene inferieur (formation de Palizzi) sur un karst a remplissage dans les zones internes calabro-peloritaines (Italie). Comptes Rendus de l''Academie des Sciences, Serie II 301(6):415-420 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 9068: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 21.09.2000

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Cylichina sp.
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Potamides cf. labyrinthus, Potamides aff. conjunctus
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet.
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea ex gr. rudicula