Editing Monte Bolca (section)

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{{Infobox rockunit
|name=Monte Bolca
|period=Ypresian
|age=Late [[Ypresian]], {{fossil range|50|49}}
|subunits=Pesciacara, Monte Postale, Purga di Bolca, Vegroni
|country={{Flag|Italy}}
|namedfor=[[Bolca]], Italy
|type=[[Lagerstätte]]
|prilithology=[[Limestone]], [[marl]], [[lignite]]
|otherlithology=[[Volcaniclastic]]
|region=[[Veneto]]|namedby=[[Giovanni Serafino Volta]]|year_ts=1789|paleocoordinates={{coord|37.3|N|10.3|E|display=inline}}|coordinates={{coord|45.6|N|11.2|E|display=inline}}|image=Photo Massimiliano Cerato during fossil extraction operations at the Cave della Pesciara on Monte Purga near Bolca 1964 - Touring Club Italiano 07 0547.jpg|caption=Fossils being excavated from the ''Pesciara'' site, ca. 1964|map={{Location map+ | Italy
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| float   = center
| places  =
  {{Location map~ | Italy
  | lat_deg = 45.6
  | lon_deg = 11.2
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'''Monte Bolca''' is an [[Ypresian|Early Eocene]]-aged geologic site located near [[Verona, Italy|Verona]], [[Italy]]. A ''[[Konservat-Lagerstätte]]'', it contains an extremely well-preserved and diverse marine biota, including the most diverse fish fauna of any Cenozoic fossil site, as well as many of the earliest fossil occurrences of modern marine fish groups. It was one of the first fossil sites with high quality preservation known to Europeans, with studies of its biota dating back to the 18th century and earlier, and is still an important source of fossils.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Friedman |first=Matt |last2=Carnevale |first2=Giorgio |date=2018 |title=The Bolca Lagerstätten: shallow marine life in the Eocene |url=https://www.lyellcollection.org/doi/10.1144/jgs2017-164 |journal=Journal of the Geological Society |language=en |volume=175 |issue=4 |pages=569–579 |doi=10.1144/jgs2017-164 |issn=0016-7649|url-access=subscription }}</ref>