Vigoleno (Pliocene of Italy)

Where: Piacenza, Italy (44.8° N, 9.9° E: paleocoordinates 44.6° N, 10.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine

Primary reference: V. Simonelli. 1899. Sopra un resto di Zifioide trovato a Vigoleno nel Piacentino. Rivista italiana di paleontologia e stratigrafia. 5:134-138 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 76974: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.12.2007

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Ziphiidae
"Dioplodon lawleyi" = Mesoplodon lawleyi
"Dioplodon lawleyi" = Mesoplodon lawleyi Capellini 1885 beaked whale