Oggetto archeologico
Scomber speciosus, fossil remains on limestone slabUp one level |
Civic Museum Paleontology and Palaeo-ethonology “Decio de Lorentiis” Scomber
speciosus, fossil remains on limestone slab. Eocene period. 55-30 million years.
Fossil on a limestone slab of a Mackerel which lived in the Eocene period. Excellently preserved, it is clearly visible in all its parts, from the bluff rounded head to the large caudal end. It comes from Pesciaia di Bolca, on the Lessini mountains, an enormous fossil deposit, discovered about five hundred years ago and consisting above all of fish fauna.
Further information
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| Identificazione | ||
| Inventory number: | 85646 | |
| Precedenti localizzazioni | ||
| Provenance: | D. De Lorentiis collection | |
| Reperimento | ||
| Place of discovery: | Pesciaia di Bolca (Vr) | |
| Oggetto | ||
| Class and ware: | fossil | |
| Cronologia | ||
| Period: | Eocene | |
| Datazione certa secolo: | 55-30 million years | |
| Dati tecnici | ||
| Height: | 17,0 | |
| Width: | 28,0 | |
| Thickness: | 2,2 | |
| Varie: | Unit cm | |
