Lardos Section (Pleistocene of Greece)

Where: Rhodes, Greece (36.1° N, 28.0° E: paleocoordinates 36.1° N, 28.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Lindos Bay Formation, Ionian (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; marl

• Three samples (Lar1–3) were taken from the lower marl beds of the Lindos Bay Formation. On the eastern foothills, six samples (Lar4–9) were taken from a sandier, more littoral facies. Sample Lar5, in particular, was taken from a horizon showing the best macrofossil preservation, including many rhodoliths.

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: original aragonite

Primary reference: K. Agiadi, A. Girone, E. Koskeridou, P. Moissette, J. J. Cornee and F. Quillevere. 2018. Pleistocene marine fish invasions and paleoenvironmental reconstructions in the eastern Mediterranean. Quaternary Science Reviews 196:80-99 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 207568: authorized by Evangelos Vlachos, entered by Evangelos Vlachos on 20.01.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Anguilliformes - Muraenidae
"Conger conger" = Muraena conger
"Conger conger" = Muraena conger Linnaeus 1758 European conger
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Gnathophis mystax
 Stomiatiformes - Gonostomatidae
Gonostoma sp.
Gonostoma sp. Rafinesque 1810
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Maurolicus muelleri, Polyipnus polli
Maurolicus muelleri Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside
Polyipnus polli Schultz 1961
 Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
Argentina sphyraena
Argentina sphyraena Linnaeus 1758
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Hygophum hygomii, Hygophum benoiti, Protomyctophum arcticum, Electrona risso, Benthosema glaciale, Lobianchia dofleini, Notoscopelus elongatus, Scopelopsis pliocenicus, Myctophum punctatum, Diaphus holti, Diaphus taaningi, Lampanyctus crocodilus
Ceratoscopelus maderensis Lowe 1839 Madeira lantern fish
Hygophum hygomii lanternfish
Hygophum benoiti Cocco 1838 Benoit's lanternfish
Protomyctophum arcticum Lütken 1892 lanternfish
Electrona risso Cocco 1829 lanternfish
Benthosema glaciale Reinhardt 1837 glacier lantern fish
Lobianchia dofleini Zugmayer 1911 Dofleini's lanternfish
Notoscopelus elongatus Costa 1844 lanternfish
Scopelopsis pliocenicus Anfossi and Mosna 1976 lanternfish
Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810 spotted lanternfish
Diaphus holti Taaning 1918 small lantern fish
Diaphus taaningi Norma 1930 slopewater lanternfish
Lampanyctus crocodilus Risso 1810 lanternfish
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Dentex sp., Pagellus erythrinus, Oblada melanura
Dentex sp. Cuvier 1815 perch-like fish
Pagellus erythrinus perch-like fish
Oblada melanura perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Cepolidae
Cepola macrophthalma
Cepola macrophthalma perch-like fish
 Perciformes -
Aphia minuta
Aphia minuta perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Scorpaena sp.
Scorpaena sp. Linnaeus 1758 scorpionfish
 Perciformes - Cottidae
Cottidae indet.
Cottidae indet. perch-like fish
 Spariformes - Centracanthidae
Spicara smaris
Spicara smaris Linnaeus 1758
 Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Grammonus ater
Grammonus ater Risso 1810
 Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus, Lesueurigobius friesii, Lesueurigobius suerii, Pomatoschistus sp., Gobius niger
Pomatoschistus sp. Gill 1864 goby
Gobius niger Linnaeus 1758 goby
 Blenniiformes - Blenniidae
Blennius ocellaris
Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus 1758
 Acanthomorphata - Pomacentridae
Chromis chromis
 Atheriniformes - Atherinidae
Atherina boyeri
Atherina boyeri Risso 1810 silverside
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Trachurus sp.
Trachurus sp. Lacépède 1802
 Gadiformes - Lotidae
Phycis blennoides
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Micromesistius poutassou, Gadiculus thori, Gadiculus argenteus, Gaidropsarus sp.
Micromesistius poutassou Risso 1827 blue whiting
Gadiculus argenteus Guichenot 1850 silvery pout
Gaidropsarus sp. Rafinesque 1810
 Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Coelorinchus sp.
Coelorinchus sp. Giorna 1809 grenadiers
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Clupeidae indet.
Clupeidae indet. Cuvier 1817 herring
Osteichthyes
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Engraulis encrasicolus
Engraulis encrasicolus Linnaeus 1758