Biodiversity of museum and bulk field samples compared: The Eocene Chiampo sponge fauna, Lessini Mountains, Italy

The sponge body fossils from the Lutetian (Eocene) of Chiampo Valley in north-eastern Italy, Lessini Mountains, exhibit a high diversity. The fauna, comprising 32 species, was recently described in a systematic study based on museum material. Here we compare diversity measures and rank-abundance dis...

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Main Authors: Viviana Frisone, Andrzej Pisera, Nereo Preto, Wolfgang Kiessling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2018-12-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
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Online Access:http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app63/app004742018.pdf