Corradino: Pleistocene, Malta
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Testudinidae
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Testudo robustissima n. sp.
Tagliaferro 1913
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| synonym of Solitudo robusta | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Malta |
| Coordinates: | 35.9° North, 14.5° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.8° North, 14.4° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | cave |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: In Valetta Museum | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 190862 | ||
| Authorizer: | E. Vlachos | Enterer: | E. Vlachos |
| Created: | 2017-12-19 16:03:03 | Last modified: | 2017-12-19 16:03:03 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2017-12-19 16:03:03 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 64166. | N. Tagliaferro. 1913. On the occurrence of a new gigantic land tortoise on the 9th April, 1913, at Coradino, Malta. Archivo Melitense 2:76-79 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |