Casa Pontita (Pleistocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (43.6° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 43.5° N, 10.5° E)

When: Sabbie di Nugola Vecchia Formation, Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; 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 96745: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 29.06.2010

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas antiquus" = Palaeoloxodon antiquus
"Elephas antiquus" = Palaeoloxodon antiquus Falconer and Cautley 1847 elephant