Fish otoliths from the Middle Eocene (Bartonian) of Yebra de Basa, province of Huesca, Spain

• Authors: BRZOBOHATÝ Rostislav; NOLF Dirk
• Year of publication: 2011
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Bulletin de l Institutdes Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Geology and mineralogy
• Keywords: Teleosts; otoliths; Eocene; Bartonian; Spain
• Description: Otoliths from the basal part of the Pamplona Marl reconstituing a teleost fauna of 31 taxa, including 18 nominal species (among them 6 new species). The assemblage reflects a very shallow neritic environment and show similarity with otolith assemblages from the European Middle and Upper Eocene

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