Ragusa (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Sicillia, Italy (36.9° N, 14.6° E: paleocoordinates 36.3° N, 13.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Langhiano Formation, Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)

• unclear if that is really the formation name or a descriptor or what

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. Fabiani. 1927. Resti di Mammiferi del Terziario e del Quaternario di Ragusa in Sicilia. Atti della Reale Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei 6:521-524 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 28617: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 20.02.2003, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx ragusensis n. sp.1 De Gregorio 1883 softshell turtle
ITCAM (holotype), a carapace
Mammalia
 Cetacea - Squalodontidae
Squalodon dalpiazi n. sp.2 Fabiani 1949 toothed whale
Squalodon cf. bariensis2 Jourdan 1861 toothed whale
 Cetacea -
Neosqualodon gastaldii4 Brandt 1873 toothed whale
subspecies major
"Neosqualodon gemmelllaroi n. sp." = Neosqualodon gastaldii gemmellaroi3 Fabiani 1949 toothed whale
Neosqualodon assenzae Dal Piaz 1904 toothed whale