Pretoro (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (42.2° N, 14.2° E: paleocoordinates 41.4° N, 13.4° E)

When: Bolognano Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Collareta, A. Di Cencio, R. Ricci and G. Bianucci. 2020. The shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon (Cetacea: Odontoceti) from the remarkable Montagna della Majella marine vertebrate assemblage (Bolognano Formation, central Italy). Carnets de GĂ©ologie 20(2):19-28 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 207869: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 21.02.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Squalodontidae
Squalodon sp. Grateloup 1840 toothed whale