Briccone (Pliocene of Italy)
Where: Asti, Italy (44.8° N, 8.2° E: paleocoordinates 44.7° N, 8.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Sabbie d'Asti Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: G. Bianucci. 1997. The Odontoceti (Mammalia, Cetacea) from Italian Pliocene. The Ziphiidae. Palaeontographica Italica 84:163-192 [M. Uhen/N. Pyenson/N. Pyenson]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 76971: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.12.2007
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Mesoplodon longirostris Cuvier 1824 beaked whale |