Tympana (Miocene of Greece)
Also known as Timpana
Where: Crete, Greece (35.2° N, 26.1° E: paleocoordinates 35.2° N, 26.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Achladia Formation, Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; gray marl
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: A. Marcopoulu-Diacontoni and E. Logos. 2004. The occurrence of the Metaxytherium cuvieri Christol in the Late Miocene Sediments of Sitia, Crete. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece 36:764-771 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 110174: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 02.06.2011