Where: Aulia, Italy (40.2° N, 18.5° E: paleocoordinates 39.6° N, 18.0° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: MN 3 mammal zone, Pietra Leccese Formation, Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)
• 3 limestone quarries in the Cursi & Melpignano area
Environment/lithology: marine; calcareous lime mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: M.P. Ferretti. 2008. Miocene Proboscideans from Italy: African Elements and Paleogeographic Implications. In M. J.Salem, A. El-Arnauti, S.A. El Sogher (eds.), Geology of East Libya 3:325-334 [M. Uhen/J. Conaty]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 215201: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Joseph Conaty on 02.11.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Gomphotherium angustidens Burmeister 1837 gomphothere | |
Stegotetrabelodon syrticus Petrocchi 1941 elephant |