Suslanesti (Oligocene of Romania)

Where: Romania (45.2° N, 25.1° E: paleocoordinates 45.1° N, 21.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; slate

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: M. Pauca. 1929. Vorläufige mitteilung über eine fossile fischfauna aus den Oligozänschiefern von Sulanesti, Muscel. Academia Romana 12(4-5):26-34 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 50344: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 13.05.2005, edited by Matthew Clapham and Margot Nelson

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Teleostei - Protostomiidae
 Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
"Nemachilus musceli n. sp." = Glossanodon musceli
"Nemachilus musceli n. sp." = Glossanodon musceli Pauca 1929
 Stomiatiformes - Stomiidae
Mrazecia mrazeci n. gen. n. sp.
Mrazecia mrazeci n. gen. n. sp. Pauca 1929
 Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Scorpaenoides popovicii Priem 1899 perch-like fish
Scorpaena pilari Kramberger 1882 scorpionfish
 Perciformes - Serranidae
"Properca sabbai n. sp." = Properca sabbae, Serranus simionescui n. sp., Serranus elongatus n. sp., Serranus budensis1
"Properca sabbai n. sp." = Properca sabbae Pauca 1929 perch-like fish
Serranus simionescui n. sp. Pauca 1929 perch-like fish
Serranus elongatus n. sp. Pauca 1929 perch-like fish
Serranus budensis1 Heckel 1856 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Propercarinidae
Propercarina rebeli1 perch-like fish
Propercarina pietschamanni1 perch-like fish
Propercarina pietschmanni1 perch-like fish
 Acanthomorphata - Caproidae
Capros longirostris1 Kramberger 1882
Capros radobojanus1 Kramberger 1882
 Pleuronectiformes - Scophthalmidae
"Rhombus stamatini n. sp." = Scophthalmus stamatini1
"Rhombus stamatini n. sp." = Scophthalmus stamatini1 Pacua 1931 flatfish
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Caranx macoveii n. sp. Pauca 1929
 Scombriformes - Palaeorhynchidae
Palaeorhynchus cf. zitteli1 Kramberger 1879
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scomber oligocenicus n. sp. Pauca 1929
Scomber voitestii1 Pauca 1929
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
"Lepidopus glarisianus" = Anenchelum glarisianum1
"Lepidopus glarisianus" = Anenchelum glarisianum1 de Blainville 1818
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
"Nemopteryx athanasiui" = Palaeogadus1, Merluccius athanasiui n. sp.
"Nemopteryx athanasiui" = Palaeogadus1
Merluccius athanasiui n. sp. Pauca 1929
 Acanthomorphata - Ammodytidae
Ammodytes antipai1 Pauca 1929
Ammodytes antipae n. sp. Pauca 1929
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Clupea sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 herring
Clupea voinovi n. sp. Pauca 1929 herring
Clupea longimana1 Heckel 1850 herring
Alosa sp.1 Linck 1790 herring
Alosa sculptata1 Weiller 1928 herring
"Clupea crenata" = Maicopiella longimana Heckel 1850 herring
"Clupea sardinites" = Maicopiella longimana Heckel 1850 herring
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
? Scardinius sp.1 Sauvage 1873 carp-like fish
Barbus sp.1 Cuvier and Cloquet 1816 carp-like fish
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus1
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus1 Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
Insecta
 Hemiptera - Pentatomidae
Pentatomidae indet.2 Leach 1815 stink bug
From Marlauz hill
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Portunidae
Portunus oligocenicus1 Paucǎ 1929 swimming crab
Proantigonia
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