Reggio Calabria (Pliocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (38.1° N, 15.7° E: paleocoordinates 38.0° N, 15.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine

Primary reference: G. Capellini. 1893. Nuovi resti di Zifioidi in Calabria e in Toscana. Rendiconti delle sedute Della Reale Accademie de Lincei 2:283-288 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 76977: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.12.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Cetacea - Cetotheriidae
Heterocetus major n. sp.3
Heterocetus major n. sp.3 Stefano 1900 whale
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
"Tursiops cortesii" = Hemisyntrachelus cortesii2, Delphinus sp.1
"Tursiops cortesii" = Hemisyntrachelus cortesii2 Fischer 1829 dolphin
Delphinus sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 common dolphin
 Cetacea - Ziphiidae
"Dioplodon tenuirostris" = Ziphius tenuirostris
"Dioplodon tenuirostris" = Ziphius tenuirostris Owen 1870 beaked whale
1Flores 1895; 2Pilleri 1985; 3Stefano 1900