Where: Cuneo, Italy (44.7° N, 7.9° E: paleocoordinates 44.8° N, 7.5° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Sabbie di Asti Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• Piacenzian age after Sorbi et al 2012; MN 15 according to Bianucci et al 2008
•updated to Zanclean after Agiadi et al 2024
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: A. de Zigno. 1878. Sopra un nuovo Sirenio fossile scoperto nelle colline di Bra in Piemonte. Atti della R. Accad. de Lincei Serie III. Memorie Classe di scienze fisiche 2:939-949 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 124389: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Margaret Shalap on 14.02.2012, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
"Felsinotherium gastaldi n. sp." = Metaxytherium subapenninum
"Felsinotherium gastaldi n. sp." = Metaxytherium subapenninum Bruno 1839 dugong |