• We report the find of an Inticetus-like cheek tooth from the Miocene of southern Italy. • We identify this specimen as belonging to cf. Inticetus sp. • This finding brings evidence of faunal exchanges between the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. • This faunal exchange likely happened via the Central America Seaway.
An Inticetus-like (Cetacea, Odontoceti) cheek tooth from the Pietra Leccese (Miocene, Southern Italy)
Emanuele Peri
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;Alberto CollaretaSecondo
;Giovanni BianucciUltimo
2018-01-01
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• We report the find of an Inticetus-like cheek tooth from the Miocene of southern Italy. • We identify this specimen as belonging to cf. Inticetus sp. • This finding brings evidence of faunal exchanges between the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. • This faunal exchange likely happened via the Central America Seaway.File in questo prodotto:
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