Monte Cetona (Pliocene of Italy)
Also known as Poltriciano farm
Where: Siena, Italy (43.0° N, 11.9° E: paleocoordinates 42.5° N, 11.4° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• Pliocene
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Collection methods: quarrying,
Primary reference: G. Capellini. 1883. Di Un'Orca fossile scoperta a cetona in Toscana. Memorie dell'Accademia delle Scienze dell'Instituto di Bologna 4:1-25 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 54099: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 22.09.2005