Dragonflies preserved in transparent gypsum crystals from the Messinian [Upper Miocene] of Alba, Northern Italy

• Autorzy: Schluter T , Kohring R. , Gregor H.J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

From the Upper Miocene (Messinian) of the Alba area in Piedmont, northern Italy, are fossil dragonflies (mainly larvae) described, which were preserved in transparent gypsum crystals. The specimens belong probably to a single species (Oryctodiplax gypsorum), but occur in various pre-imaginal stages. This individual-rich but species-poor palaeoentomofauna appears to be almost autochthonous in origin and may have developed under hypersalinar conditions in a lagoonal environment during the Messinian salinar event.

Słowa kluczowe

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Messinian; dragonfly; Upper Miocene; paleobiology; Italy; taphonomy; Odonata; Oryctodiplax gypsorum

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: 46
• Numer: Suppl.
• Opis fizyczny: p.373-379,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Schluter T

• UNESCO Nairobi Office, P.O.Box 30592 Nairobi, Kenya

autor

Kohring R.

autor

Gregor H.J.

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