Monte Bolca is an Eocene fossil deposit near Verona in northern Italy, roughly fifty million years old, formed from fine limestone laid down in a shallow tropical lagoon, renowned for its extraordinarily well preserved fossil fish, several hundred species, along with crabs, plants and other marine life, often retaining color patterns and fine anatomical detail. It is among the most important sites in the world for understanding the diversity of early Eocene tropical marine life and has been studied since the sixteenth century.
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Monte Bolca is an Early Eocene-aged geologic site located near Verona, Italy.
Caused By: Volcanism, Article text, process Volcanism
Due to the differences in the environment and stratigraphy, more recent authors have also called these sites the Bolca Lagerstätten. Due to volcanic events that had taken place in the area, a number of tectonic disturbances are present which were a result of the uplift of the ‘‘Trento Plateau’’.
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Monte Bolca is an Early Eocene-aged geologic site located near Verona, Italy
In Group: Cenozoic and Ice Age Fossil Sites, Lead sentence
Monte Bolca is an Early Eocene-aged geologic site located near Verona, Italy.
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