Nizza Monferrato (Pliocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (44.8° N, 8.4° E: paleocoordinates 44.7° N, 8.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: MN 15 zone, Sabbie di Asti Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• age after Sorbi et al 2012; MN 15 according to Bianucci et al, 2008

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. PIlleri. 1988. The Pliocene Sirenia of the Po Basin. Contributions to the Paleontology of some Tethyan Cetacea and Sirenia (Mammalia) 45-110 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 65250: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 20.09.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Metaxytherium subapenninum Bruno 1839 dugong
PU MR-P 172 & NHMB T.J. 458