Also known as Valdondona; Val d'Andona
Where: Asti, Italy (44.9° N, 8.1° E: paleocoordinates 44.8° N, 8.0° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Valldunga Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• Astian, late Pliocene (~3-3.5 mya). ? = Asti Yellow Sands?
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; yellow sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: F. Sacco. 1891. Sopra un cranio di Tursiops cortesii (Desm.) var astensis Sacc. dell'Astigiana. R. Accademia delle scienze di Torino 26:703-712 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 86305: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 28.01.2009, edited by Austin Hendy, David Nicholson and Pete Wagner
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Emys portisi n. sp." = Mauremys portisi4
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"Hoplocetus minor" = Scaldicetus minor5
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"Bittium (Bittium) spina" = Bittium spina2
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"Simnia (Neosimnia) pliomajor" = Neosimnia pliomajor3
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"Trivia (Sulcotrivia) dorsolaevigata" = Niveria dorsolaevigata3, "Erato (Erato) elongata" = Erato elongata3
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"Bursa (Bufonariella) nodosa" = Bursa scrobilator3
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Concavus concavus n. sp.6
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