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Mesolouri , Grevena, Western Macedonia, Greece
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.1253,21.1711 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Grevena, Western Macedonia, Greece |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesolouri (Eptachorion Fm) | Harzhauser M. (2004) | Eptachorion | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Eptachorion Fm that overlies ophiolithic basement. Details given by Wielandt-Schuster et al. (2004). THICKNESS: From 900 m thick basal unit, within 1700 m thick section AGE: Eptachorion Fm is Late Rupelian to Early Chattian based on planktonic foraminfera, corresponding to biozones P20-P21 (Barbieri 1992) and to NP 24 (Zygojanni and Müller, 1982) based on nannoplankton. The basal part of Mesolouri, from where the gastropod fauna derives, indicates a Late Rupelian ag | marl | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Harzhauser M. (2004) Oligocene gastropod faunas for the Eastern Mediterranean (Mesohellenic Trough/Greece and Esfahan-Sirjan Basin/Central Iran), Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 248, 93-181 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
