Pantalla (Pliocene of Italy)

Where: Perugia, Italy (42.9° N, 12.4° E: paleocoordinates 42.8° N, 12.3° E)

When: Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; silty lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. Cherin, D. Berte, and L. Rook. 2014. Re-Defining Canis etruscus (Canidae, Mammalia): A New Look into the Evolutionary History of Early Pleistocene Dogs Resulting from the Outstanding Fossil Record from Pantalla (Italy). Journal of Mammal Evolution 21:95-110 [M. Uhen/M. Chua]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 197940: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Marcus Chua on 02.12.2018

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis etruscus Forsyth Major 1877 canine