Paranguilla tigrina (AGASSIZ, 1839)

Taxonomy

Eel

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopteri Cope 1871
Order: Anguilliformes Greenwood et al. 1966
Family: Paranguillidae
Genus: Paranguilla
Species: Paranguilla tigrina
Author Citation (AGASSIZ, 1839)

Geological Time Scale

Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Paleogene
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Eocene
International Age: Lutetian

Stratigraphy

Monte Bolca Formation

Biostratigraphy

Alveolina dainelli Zone

Provenance

Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

Dimensions

Length: 39 cm

Location

Pesciara ("The Fishbowl")
Monte Bolca near Verona
Veneto
Italy

• eel
• eocene
• lutetian
• monte bolca
• paranguilla
• pesciara
• tff-oilshale-ch32

Comments

The entire, abundantly fossiliferous formation consists of 19 meters of limestone, all of which contains fossils, but interspersed in which are the lagerstätten layers that contain the highly preserved specimens. Within these layers, the fish and other specimens are so highly preserved that soft tissue preservation can is observable and even the skin color pattern can sometimes be determined.

Taxonomy from Fossilworks.org.

References:

Blot, J. (1976) Les anguilliformes fossiles du Monte Bolca. 2e Congres Europeen des Ichtyologistes Europeens, Paris, 1976, Revue Trav. Inst. Pech. Marit., Nantes, 40 (3&4) 509-511, 1 tabl.
Blot, J. (1978) Les apodes fossiles du Monte Bolca. Studi e Ricerche sui Giacimenti Terziari di Bolca, Verona 3 (1) 1-260, 120 fig, 21 tabl. 39pl.
Blot, J. (1984): Les Apodes fossiles du Monte Bolca. 2. Actinopterygii : Ordre des Apodes (Anguilliformes): Famille des Paranguillidae Blot 1980. Museo civico di storia naturale di Verona, 1984, p. 62-238, 24 p. di tav.