Where: Crete, Greece (35.5° N, 23.7° E: paleocoordinates 35.1° N, 23.3° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; marl
Size class: microfossils
Preservation: original aragonite
Collection methods: sieve,
Primary reference: K. Agiadi, A. Antonarakou, G. Kontakiotis, N. Kafousia, P. Moissette, J. J. Cornee, E. Manoutsoglou and V. Karakitsios. 2017. Connectivity controls on the late Miocene eastern Mediterranean fish fauna. International Journal of Earth Sciences 106:1147-1159 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 207587: authorized by Evangelos Vlachos, entered by Evangelos Vlachos on 20.01.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Actinopteri | |
Pseudophichthys sp. Roule 1915 conger eel | |
Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Lampadena dea, Hygophum hygomii, Benthosema suborbitale, Scopelopsis pliocenicus, Myctophum coppa, Myctophum sp., Diaphus cavallonis, Diaphus sp., Diaphus aff. splendidus, Lampanyctus latesulcatus
Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lowe 1839 Madeira lantern fish
Lampadena dea Frasier-Brunner 1949 lanternfish
Hygophum hygomii lanternfish
Benthosema suborbitale Gilbert 1913 lanternfish
Scopelopsis pliocenicus Anfossi and Mosna 1976 lanternfish
Myctophum coppa lanternfish
Myctophum sp. Rafinesque 1810 lanternfish
Diaphus cavallonis lanternfish
Diaphus sp. Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 lanternfish
Diaphus aff. splendidus Prochazka 1893 horned lanternfish
Lampanyctus latesulcatus Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 lanternfish | |
Pagellus cf. acarne Risso 1826 perch-like fish | |
Sparidae indet. Cuvier 1817 | |
Echiodon sp. Thompson 1837 | |
Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758 | |
Atherina sp. Linnaeus 1758 silverside | |
Scopelogadus sp. Vaillant 1888 | |
Gadidae indet. Rafinesque 1810 | |
Bathygadus novus Bossoli 1906 grenadiers |