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Description: | Specimen of a fossil fish, Seriola priscus Agassiz, collected from the 'Fish Beds' of Tertiary, Middle Eocene age from Monte Bolca, Verona, Italy.
This tropical fish was collected from one of Europe's earliest and most famous fossil localities, Monte Bolca, 30 km northwest of Verona in the Italian Alps. The well-preserved fossil fish found there convinced 16th century naturalists that fossils were actually the remains of living organisms. The fish are preserved in a rock deposited on a seabed where there was no oxygen, which prevented any bacterial decay and stopped other animals feeding on their bodies. This is the reason why so many beautiful fossils are found in this area.
The specimen was found in Italy.
It is from the Tertiary period (65 - 1.8 million years ago) | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Subjects: | Classification: Chordata Pisces | Temporal: | Tertiary period (65 - 1.8 million years ago) | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/geofinder/se... | Go to resource |
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