• MSNUP I17602 represents one of the few monodontid skull of early Pliocene age worldwide. • This discovery testifies the presence of a monodontid taxon in the Mediterranean Basin. • The fossil skull shares several characters with the skull of both extant monodontid genera. • Past monodontid species seems to have been adapted to subtropical climate conditions.
First record of Monodontidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti) in the Mediterranean Basin from the Pliocene sands of Arcille (Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy)
Fabio Pesci
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;Alberto CollaretaSecondo
;Chiara Tinelli;Giovanni BianucciUltimo
2018-01-01
Abstract
• MSNUP I17602 represents one of the few monodontid skull of early Pliocene age worldwide. • This discovery testifies the presence of a monodontid taxon in the Mediterranean Basin. • The fossil skull shares several characters with the skull of both extant monodontid genera. • Past monodontid species seems to have been adapted to subtropical climate conditions.File in questo prodotto:
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