Palaia (Pliocene of Italy)

Also known as Rio Ricavo

Where: Italy (43.6° N, 10.8° E: paleocoordinates 43.5° N, 10.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: MPL5a other zone, Villamagna Formation, Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: G. Bianucci and W. Landini. 2005. I paleositi a vertebrati fossili della Provinia di Pisa. Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali - Memorie serie A 110:1-21 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 96734: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 29.06.2010

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
"Rhinoceros megarhinus" = Dihoplus megarhinus
"Rhinoceros megarhinus" = Dihoplus megarhinus de Christol 1835 rhinoceros
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
Eubalaena sp. Gray 1864 right whale