Fiumi Santo (Miocene of Italy)
Where: Italy (40.8° N, 8.4° E: paleocoordinates 42.1° N, 5.3° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)
• late Tortonian
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Primary reference: L. Abbazzi, M. Delfino, G. Gallai, L. Trebini, and L. Rook. 2008. New Data on the vertebrate assemblage of Fiume Santo (North-West Sardinia, Italy), and overview on the Late Miocene Tusco-Sardinian Palaeobioprovince. Palaeontology 51(2):425-451 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 92904: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 04.12.2009
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Taxonomic list
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| Reptilia | |
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Crocodylia indet. Owen 1842 crocodilian | |
"Chelonii indet." = Testudines
"Chelonii indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle | |
| Mammalia | |
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Mustelidae indet. Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore | |
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Eumaiochoerus cf. etruscus Hurzeler 1982 pig | |
Umbrotherium azarolii n. gen. n. sp.
Umbrotherium azarolii n. gen. n. sp. giraffe | |
Turritragus casteanensis n. gen. n. sp., ? Neotragini indet., Tyrrhenotragus gracillimus, Etruria viallii n. gen. n. sp., Maremmia cf. lorenzi
Turritragus casteanensis n. gen. n. sp. Abbazzi et al. 2008 antelope originally entered as "Turritragus castanensis"
? Neotragini indet. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope
Tyrrhenotragus gracillimus Weithofer 1888 antelope
Etruria viallii n. gen. n. sp. Abbazzi et al. 2008 antelope
Maremmia cf. lorenzi Hurzeler and Engesser 1976 antelope | |
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Oreopithecus sp. Gervais 1872 ape | |