Bagnasco (Pliocene to of Italy)

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

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Astadelphis gastaldii1 Brandt 1874 dolphin
[entered as Steno bellardi]
 Cetacea -
"Plesiocetus (Balaenoptera) cortesii" = Balaena cortesii2
"Plesiocetus (Balaenoptera) cortesii" = Balaena cortesii2 Fischer 1829 whale