Melpignano: Tortonian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
Tomistominae indet. Eastman 1902
Kotsakis et al. 2004
Mammalia - Cetacea - Inticetidae
cf. Inticetus sp. Lambert et al. 2017
Peri et al. 2018 1 specimen
Mammalia - Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae
Eurhinodelphis salentinus Moncharmont Zei 1950
1 specimen
nomen dubium belonging to Eurhinodelphinidae
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy State/province:Lecce
Coordinates: 40.2° North, 18.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.9° North, 18.0° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Tortonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Tortonian
Age range of interval:11.63000 - 7.24600 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Pietra Leccese
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: calcarenite
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original phosphate
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:49403
Authorizer:M. Uhen, P. Mannion Enterer:M. Uhen, P. Mannion
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2005-04-14 18:26:52 Last modified:2020-08-03 09:39:28
Access level:the public Released:2005-04-14 18:26:52
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
13196. G. Pilleri. 1986. The Oligo-Miocene Cetacea of the Italian waters with a bibliography of the fossil Cetacea of Italy (1670-1986) 1-41 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

46758 T. Kotsakis, M. Delfino, and P. Piras. 2004. Italian Cenozoic crocodilians: taxa, timing and palaeobiogeographic implications. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 210:67-87 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]
64530 A. Lanzetti. 2014. I cetacei fossili del Museo Paleontologico dell’Università di Napoli. Museologia Scientifica Memorie 13:111-113 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
73260 E. Peri, A. Collareta, G. Insacco and G. Bianucci. 2018. An Inticetus-like (Cetacea, Odontoceti) cheek tooth from the Pietra Leccese (Miocene, Southern Italy). Fossilia 2018:33-35 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
4427 E. Peri, A. Collareta, G. Insacco and G. Bianucci. 2019. An Inticetus-like (Cetacea: Odontoceti) postcanine tooth from the Pietra leccese (Miocene, southeastern Italy) and its palaeobiogeographical implications. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 291(2):221-228 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Uhen]