Caraffa (Pliocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (38.9° N, 16.5° E: paleocoordinates 38.8° N, 16.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; claystone

Primary reference: E. Flores. 1895. Catalogo dei mammiferi fossili dell' Italia meridionale continentale. Atti della Acccademia pontaniana 25(18):3-48 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 87788: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 24.03.2009

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Delphinus sp. Linnaeus 1758 common dolphin
Tursiops sp. Gervais 1855 dolphin