Geobulletin alpha

Source info:

Author:	Kentuckiana Mike
Date:	2014-10-12 06:14:00
Blog:	Louisville Area Fossils
URL:	http://louisvillefossils.blogspot.com/2014/10/oreopithecus-bambolii-fossil.html

Summary:

An interesting fossil shown in this picture is of an Oreopithecus bambolii primate. The fossil can be found at the Museo di Paleontologia at Sapienza University of Rome Italy. Creatures like this existed in the Miocene Epoch of Neogene Period. Fossil was found in Baccinello Basin located in Tuscany, Italy. The area was known for its lignite mines. An intact Oreopithecus fossil skeleton was

Content analysis:

Stratigraphic context:

Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]:	Neogene [1] Miocene [1]
Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]:	Neogene [0.5] Cenozoic [0.5] Phanerozoic [0.5] Miocene [0.1]

Geographic context:

Location	Country	Latitude	Longitude
Rome	IT	41.8984	12.4956
Tuscany	IT	43.4168	11.0293
Baccinello	IT	42.7911	11.3646
Museo Di Paleontologia	IT	44.645	10.9278

Keywords:

Baccinello Basin, intact Oreopithecus fossil, interesting fossil, italy, lignite mines, Miocene Epoch, Museo, Neogene Period, Oreopithecus bambolii Fossil, Oreopithecus bambolii primate, Paleontologia, Rome Italy, Sapienza University