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Montafia, Asti Province, Piedmont, Italy
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 44.9897,8.02417 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Asti, Italy |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Asti Province, Piedmont, Italy |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Montafia | Gastaldi B. | Sabbie d'Asti | he molluscan assemblage occurring within the Sabbie dAsti Formation falls within Mediterranean Pliocene Molluscan Unit 1 (5.3–3.0 Ma) [61-64], whereas its foraminiferal assemblage correlates with biozone MPl4a (4.0–3.6 Ma) [65]. Taken together, these estimates indicate an age range of 4.0–3.0 Ma for the holotype. (Marx & Fordyce, 2015) | not reported | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Mysticeti suborder | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Burtinopsis : Mysticeti | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Balaenoptera (Plesiocetus) cortesii species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenopteridae : Plesiocetus : Balaenoptera (Plesiocetus) cortesii | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!