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Valldunga, Asti Province, Piedmont, Italy

Formation	Valldunga
Age:	3.60 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic
Interval	Piacenzian
Lithology	sandstone
Number of Collections	1
Number of Occurrences	39

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Valleandona	Asti Province, Piedmont, Italy	Valldunga

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Concavus concavus species	7	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Balanidae : Concavus : *Concavus concavus*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Hemisyntrachelus cortesii species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae : Hemisyntrachelus : *Hemisyntrachelus cortesii*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Hoplocetus minor species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Physeteridae : Scaldicetus : *Hoplocetus minor*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Physeteridae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Ziphioides : Physeteridae	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Mauremys portisi species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Geoemydidae : Mauremys : *Mauremys portisi*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Aporrhais pespelecani species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Aporrhais : *Aporrhais pespelecani*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Architectonica (Architectonica) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectonicidae : Architectonica : *Architectonica (Architectonica)*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Pseudotorinia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectonicidae : *Pseudotorinia*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Bursa scrobilator species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Bursidae : Bursa : *Bursa scrobilator*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Calyptraea chinensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Calyptraea : *Calyptraea chinensis*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Crepidula (Janacus) crepidula species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Calyptraeidae : Crepidula : *Crepidula (Janacus) crepidula*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Capulus (Brocchia) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Capulidae : Capulus : *Capulus (Brocchia)*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Cypraecassis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : *Cypraecassis*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Semicassis (Semicassis) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cassidae : Semicassis : *Semicassis (Semicassis)*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Schilderia longiscata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Schilderia : *Schilderia longiscata*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Schilderia utricolata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Schilderia : *Schilderia utricolata*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Amaea (Acrilloscala) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Amaea : *Amaea (Acrilloscala)*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Melanella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Eulimidae : *Melanella*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Niso eburnea species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Eulimidae : Niso : *Niso eburnea*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Thyca sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Eulimidae : *Thyca*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Ficus (Ficus) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ficidae : Ficus : *Ficus (Ficus)*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Leiostraca sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Eulimidae : *Leiostraca*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Natica (Natica) millepunctata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Natica : *Natica (Natica) millepunctata*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Neverita josephinia species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Neverita : *Neverita josephinia*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Neosimnia pliomajor species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ovulidae : Simnia : *Neosimnia pliomajor*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Monoplex sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cymatiidae : *Monoplex*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Manzonia crassa species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Rissoidae : Manzonia : *Manzonia crassa*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Rissoina (Zebinella) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Rissoidae : Rissoina : *Rissoina (Zebinella)*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Malea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Tonnidae : *Malea*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Erato elongata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Eratoidae : Erato : *Erato elongata*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Niveria dorsolaevigata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Triviidae : Niveria : *Niveria dorsolaevigata*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Serpulorbis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Vermetidae : *Serpulorbis*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Xenophora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Xenophoridae : *Xenophora*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Cerithium (Thericium) vulgatum species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Campanilidae : Thericium : *Cerithium (Thericium) vulgatum*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Thericium sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Campanilidae : *Thericium*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Bittium spina species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Bittium : *Bittium spina*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Turritella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : *Turritella*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Turritella (Haustator) vermicularis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Haustator : *Turritella (Haustator) vermicularis*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic

References

Sacco F. Sopra un cranio di Tursiops cortesii (Desm.) var astensis Sacc. dell'Astigiana, R. Accademia delle scienze di Torino 26, 703-712

Glibert M. M. (1962) Les Mesogastropoda Fossiles du Cenozoïque étranger des Collections de L'Institute Royale des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique: Cyclophoridae à Stilifetidae, Institute Royale des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Memoire, 10th sériés 69, 1-304

Glibert M. M. (1963) Les Mesogastropoda Fossiles du Cenozoïque étranger des Collections de L'Institute Royale des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Institute Royale des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Memoire, 10th sériés 69, 1-305

Zullo V. A. (1992) Revision of the balanid barnacle genus Concavus Newman, 1982, with the description of a new subfamily, two new genera, and eight new species, The Paleontological Society Memoir 27, 1-46

Hervet S. (2004) Systématique du groupe "Palaeochelys sensu lato – Mauremys" (Chelonii, Testudinoidea) du Tertiaire d'Europe occidentale: principaux résultats [Systematic of the "Palaeochelys sensu lato – Mauremys" group (Chelonii, Testudinoidea) from the Tertiary of Western Europe: principal results, Annales de Paléontologie 90 1, 13-78 doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2003.12.002

Ormezzano D., Lanzetti A. (2014) I cetacei fossili del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino, Museologia Scientifica Memorie 13, 18-24

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