Monte Bolca

45°35′43″N 11°12′36″E / 45.59528°N 11.21000°E / 45.59528; 11.21000

Monte Bolca
Stratigraphic range: Late Ypresian, 50–49 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Lagerstätte
Sub-units	Pesciacara, Monte Postale, Purga di Bolca, Vegroni
Lithology
Primary	Limestone, marl, lignite
Other	Volcaniclastic
Location
Coordinates	45°36′N 11°12′E / 45.6°N 11.2°E / 45.6; 11.2
Approximate paleocoordinates	37°18′N 10°18′E / 37.3°N 10.3°E / 37.3; 10.3
Region	Veneto
Country	Italy
Type section
Named for	Bolca, Italy
Named by	Giovanni Serafino Volta
Year defined	1789

Monte Bolca is a lagerstätte near Verona, Italy that was one of the first fossil sites with high quality preservation known to Europeans, and is still an important source of fossils from the Eocene.^[1]