Monte Bolca
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Monte Bolca | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Ypresian, 50–49 Ma | |
Type | Lagerstätte |
Sub-units | Pesciacara, Monte Postale, Purga di Bolca, Vegroni |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone, marl, lignite |
Other | Volcaniclastic |
Location | |
Region | Veneto |
Country | Italy |
Type section | |
Named for | Bolca, Italy |
Named by | Giovanni Serafino Volta |
Year defined | 1789 |
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Monte Bolca is a lagerstätte near Verona, Italy that was one of the first fossil sites with high quality preservation known to Europeans, and is still an important source of fossils from the Eocene.[1]