San Michele en Chazine (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (39.2° N, 9.1° E: paleocoordinates 40.9° N, 4.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pietra de cantoni Formation, Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. Capellini. 1899. Balenottere Mioceniche di San Michele Presso Cagliari. Memorie della R. Accademia delle Science dell'Instituto di Bologna Classe di Scienze Fisiche 7(5):269-287 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 54158: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 25.09.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea -
Aulocetus lovisati n. sp. Capellini 1899 whale
Aulocetus calaritanus n. sp. Capellini 1899 whale