ammonites
Ano Metochi 2 (Miocene of Greece)

Where: Greece (41.2° N, 23.5° E: paleocoordinates 40.9° N, 23.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Lefkon Formation, Turolian (8.7 - 5.3 Ma)

• approx. 100 m below the top of the Lefkon Fm.

Environment/lithology: alluvial fan; conglomerate and silty, carbonaceous sandstone

• Unsorted arkosic polymict conglomerate, which interfingers with fine grained, better sorted arkosic sandstone, siltstone and mudstone with occasional marls and lignites. Occasional dark red loam beds.

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: A. Armour-Brown, H. de Bruijn, C. Maniati, G. Siatos, and P. Niesen. 1977. The Geology of the Neogene sediments north of Serrai and the use of rodent faunas for biostratigraphic control. VI Colloquium on the Geology of the Aegean Region; Athens 1977, Proceedings 2:615-622 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/E. Leckey] more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31924: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Erin Leckey on 29.05.2003

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