a micropaleontological study has been carried out on the samples collected from the sarv abad section, the oldest and only known jurassic sedimentary rocks cropping out in the moghan area. studied sequence consists of carbonates bounded at both base and top by clastic deposits. studied carbonate deposits provide an assemblage of benthic foraminifera as well as calcareous algae. the stratigraphi...

We describe here the first fossil otoliths from the Middle Miocene (Badenian and Sarmatian) of Belgrade, Serbia. They were obtained from Lower Badenian outcrops at Slanci and from upper Badenian and Sarmatian sediments recovered from four shallow wells near the village of Barajevo. The otoliths from the Lower Badenian of Slanci represent fishes typical for an open marine environment, characteri...

Abstract The Oligocene and Miocene tectonic biogeographical alterations of the peri-Mediterranean area could strongly impact speciation processes migrations Mediterranean sandfly species. To understand possible former role this palaeobiogeographic factor on ancestral species, potential suitability values five Larroussius , two Paraphlebotomus one Phlebotomus species were modelled from Rupelian ...

This paper focuses on traces of drilling predation in the middle Miocene gastropod assemblage Zaprešić Brijeg locality, Croatia, which provides further insight into palaeoecology south-western margin Pannonian Basin System during Badenian. The analyzed shells were collected first half 20th century, and are housed Croatian Natural History Museum (CNHM) Zagreb. CNHM collections contain 11063 shel...

Abstract Studies of otoliths suggest that Gobioidei, which are among the most species-rich groups modern-day vertebrates, were prominent elements late middle Miocene (early Sarmatian sensu lato) fish faunas in Europe and Western Asia. However, few complete skeletons have come to light. Here, we report an assemblage six marine gobiid species, based on preserved with situ, from lower Volhynian (l...

A large and highly dynamic aquatic system called Paratethys governed important elements of the middle late Miocene (15.97–5.33 Ma) hydrology in western Eurasia. So far, impact vast water body on Eurasian climate, however, is not yet understood. Here we apply biomarker analyses coupled to compound-specific hydrogen carbon isotope data track changes sea surface temperature, mean annual air hydrol...