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- Title
THE MIOCENE FOSSILIFEROUS SITES OF THE AVALA MT. (BELGRADE AREA, SERBIA) AND THEIR IMPORTANCE.
- Authors
RUNDIĆ, LJUPKO; KNEŽEVIĆ, SLOBODAN
- Abstract
Sediments of the Middle and Late Miocene (about 16-5.3 Ma) are widespread in the area of Avala Mt. and its vicinity. As a rule, they contain abundant and diverse fossilized representatives of macro and micro fauna that existed during the Middle Miocene in the Paratethys (Rakovica stream, Leštane, Torlak, Kumodraž, Zavojnica River valley, Vrčin). Rich fossil assemblages consist mainly of algae, foraminifers, ostracods, mollusks, corals, bryozoans, echinoderms and crabs as well as otoliths and jaws of fish. Although marine organisms are not found in the Late Miocene sediments, there are numerous and diverse representatives of endemic fauna from the ancient Lake Pannon. The most important sites of Middle and Late Miocene deposits are located at the Torlak hill, in Vrčin, Zuce, Karagača, Beli Potok and Konopljište. They are significant not only for the stratigraphic- -paleontological studies, paleogeographic and geodynamic reconstructions during the Miocene but also as valuable geodiversity and geoheritage objects.
- Publication
Bulletin of the Natural History Museum in Belgrade, 2017, Vol 10, p29
- ISSN
1820-9521
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5937/bnhmb1710029R