Rio Stramonte (Pliocene of Italy)

Also known as Lugagnano val D'Arda

Where: Piacenza, Italy (44.8° N, 9.8° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 44.1° N, 10.3° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; claystone

• whale fall

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: F. Cigala-Fulgosi. 1990. Predation (or possible scavenging) by a great white shark on an extinct species of bottlenosed dolphin in the Italian Pliocene. Tertiary Research 12(1):17-36 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taphonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 55542: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 31.10.2005

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Cetacea -
Mysticeti indet.2
Mysticeti indet.2 Cope 1891 whale
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
Balaena paronai n. sp.3
Balaena paronai n. sp.3 Del Prato 1900 right whale
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera acutorostrata2
Balaenoptera acutorostrata2 Lacépède 1804 minke whale
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Delphinidae indet.4, Hemisyntrachelus sp.1, "Hemisyntrachelus cortesii" = Hemisyntrachelus cortesii4, "Tursiops capellinii" = Hemisyntrachelus cortesii
Delphinidae indet.4 Gray 1821 dolphin
Hemisyntrachelus sp.1 Brandt 1873 dolphin
"Hemisyntrachelus cortesii" = Hemisyntrachelus cortesii4 Fischer 1829 dolphin
"Tursiops capellinii" = Hemisyntrachelus cortesii Fischer 1829 dolphin
1Bisconti and Francou 2014; 2Danise and Dominici 2014; 3Del Prato 1900; 4Freschi and Cau 2016