ammonites
Orciano (Pliocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (43.5° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 43.4° N, 10.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; blue claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: G. Pilleri. 1986. The taxonomic status of Schizodelphis elongatus = Miokogia elongatus (Probst, 1886) (Cetacea, Physeteridae). Investigations on Cetacea 18:155-162 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 47428: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 24.02.2005