Where: Italy (45.0° N, 8.0° E: paleocoordinates 44.9° N, 7.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Sabbie d'Asti Formation, Zanclean to Zanclean (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
• upper Zanclean – lower Piacenzian (3.1–3.8 Ma) interval (Ferrero and Pavia 1996)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: A. Portis. 1886. Catalogo descrittivo dei Talassoterii rinevnuti nei Terreni Terziarii del Piemonte e Della Ligura. Memorie della Reale Accademia Scienze di Torino 37(2):247-365 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 52063: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 18.07.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Plesiocetus (Balaenoptera) cortesii" = Balaena cortesii2
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