Where: Italy (38.0° N, 15.6° E: paleocoordinates 38.0° N, 15.6° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Early/Lower Pleistocene to Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.1 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Early-Middle Pleistocene. See Ciaranfi et al. (2001) and Girone (2005) for more details. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: from twelve bulk samples (100 dm3).
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep-water; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
• COLLECTOR: Review of previously published collections. REPOSITORY: Unknown.
Primary reference: A. Girone, D. Nolf, and H. Cappetta. 2006. Pleistocene fish otoliths from the Mediterranean Basin: a synthesis. Geobios 39:651-671 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 159455: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 02.08.2014, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Aves | |
Morus bassanus Linnaeus 1758 northern gannett | |
Actinopteri | |
Polyipnus aff. polli Schultz 1961
Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside | |
Gonostoma sp. Rafinesque 1810 | |
Chauliodus sloani Bloch and Schneider 1901 | |
Vincinguerria aff. attenuata Cocco 1838
Vincinguerria poweriae Cocco 1838 | |
Nansenia groelandica Reinhardt 1840 | |
Bathylagus euryops Goode and Bean 1896 | |
Bathypterois sp. Günther 1868 | |
Laemonema sp. Guenther 1862
Lepidion lepidion Risso 1810 | |
Micromesistius poutassou Risso 1827 blue whiting
Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot 1850 silvery pout | |
Coryphaenoides cf. guentheri, Coryphaenoides rupestris, Coelorinchus coelorhincus, Coelorinchus stellaris
Coryphaenoides cf. guentheri Vaillant 1888 grenadiers
Coryphaenoides rupestris Gunnerus 1765 grenadiers
Coelorinchus coelorhincus Risso 1810 grenadiers
Coelorinchus stellaris Nolf and Girone 2000 grenadiers | |
Bellotia cf. apoda Giglioli 1883 | |
Zoarcidae indet. perch-like fish | |
Diaphus taaningi, Diaphus rafinesqui, Diaphus holti, Lampanyctus crocodilus, Lobianchia dofleini, Notoscopelus elongatus, Scopelopsis pliocenicus, Hygophum benoiti, Hygophum hygomi, Myctophum punctatum, Lampadena ionica, Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Electrona rissoi, Symbolophorus veranyi, Benthosema glaciale
Diaphus taaningi Norma 1930 slopewater lanternfish
Diaphus rafinesqui Cocco 1838 lanternfish
Diaphus holti Taaning 1918 small lantern fish
Lampanyctus crocodilus Risso 1810 lanternfish
Lobianchia dofleini Zugmayer 1911 Dofleini's lanternfish
Notoscopelus elongatus Costa 1844 lanternfish
Scopelopsis pliocenicus Anfossi and Mosna 1976 lanternfish
Hygophum benoiti Cocco 1838 Benoit's lanternfish
Hygophum hygomi Lütken 1892 Bermuda lantern fish
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810 spotted lanternfish
Lampadena ionica Girone and Nolf 2002 lanternfish
Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lowe 1839 Madeira lantern fish
Electrona rissoi Cocco 1829 lanternfish
Symbolophorus veranyi Moreau 1888 lanternfish
Benthosema glaciale Reinhardt 1837 glacier lantern fish | |
Alepocephalus sp. Goode and Bean 1879 |