A kogiid sperm whale from the lower Pliocene of the Northern Apennines (Italy)

We report on a new specimen of Kogiidae from S. Andrea Bagni, a Zanclean fossiliferous site of northern Italy. • This specimen consists of a partially complete cranium, one vertebra, one fragment of rib, and one tooth. • The S. Andrea Bagni kogiid is recognized as representative of a new taxon in th...

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Main Authors: Alberto Collareta, Franco Cigala Fulgosi, Giovanni Bianucci
Other Authors: Saverio Bartolini Lucenti, Collareta, Alberto, Cigala Fulgosi, Franco, Bianucci, Giovanni
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Università di Firenze. Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra 2018
Subjects:
Adriatic palaeo-area
Mediterranean Basin
Physeteroidea
palaeoecology
psychrosphere
Tooth The
Sperm whale
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11568/957114
https://www.fossiliajournal.com/volumes/fj003ceal113142018
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Summary:We report on a new specimen of Kogiidae from S. Andrea Bagni, a Zanclean fossiliferous site of northern Italy. • This specimen consists of a partially complete cranium, one vertebra, one fragment of rib, and one tooth. • The S. Andrea Bagni kogiid is recognized as representative of a new taxon in the subfamily Kogiinae. • Association of this specimen with teeth of deep-water squaloids provides interesting palaeoecological hints.

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