Is there any data about paleoentomofauna from Miocene carbonate deposits of Scontrone (Abruzzo, Central Italy)?

09 September 2018 0 8K Report

I'm currently making a research for a project about the ecosystem of Abruzzi-Apulia paleobioprovince during the Late Miocene. Data about vertebrates' fossils are quite commons, but I couldn't find any pubblications about Gargano's entomofauna.

Have we ever found insects in this italian formation? Or is it taphonomically implausible?

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