Iola (Miocene to of Italy)

Where: Lecce, Italy (40.1° N, 18.2° E: paleocoordinates 39.6° N, 17.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pietra Leccese Formation, Burdigalian to Burdigalian (20.4 - 5.3 Ma)

• Pietra Leccese Limestone; upper Burdigalian to lower Messinian (~17–7 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: yellow limestone

• homogenous yellow foraminiferal biomicrite

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: T. Kotsakis, M. Delfino, and P. Piras. 2004. Italian Cenozoic crocodilians: taxa, timing and palaeobiogeographic implications. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 210:67-87 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 144554: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 10.05.2013

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Tomistoma lyceense n. sp. Costa 1864 crocodilian
Type (now lost)