Bosa, Tortonian (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Sardinia, Italy (40.3° N, 8.5° E: paleocoordinates 41.9° N, 5.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: I. Comaschi Caria. 1957. Nuovi resti di Sirenii nel Miocene della Sardegna. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana 76:1-16 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 234354: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 04.04.2024

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Metaxytherium sp. de Christol 1840 dugong