An Inticetus-like (Cetacea, Odontoceti) cheek tooth from the Pietra Leccese (Miocene, Southern Italy)

• 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 t...

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Main Authors: Emanuele Peri, Alberto Collareta, Gianni Insacco, Giovanni Bianucci
Other Authors: Saverio Bartolini Lucenti, Peri, Emanuele, Collareta, Alberto, Insacco, Gianni, Bianucci, Giovanni
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Università di Firenze. Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra 2018
Subjects:
Inticetidae
Mediterranean sea
palaeobiogeography
Pietra leccese
toothed whales
Pacific
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11568/957246
https://doi.org/10.32774/FosRepPal.20.1810.113335
https://www.fossiliajournal.com/volumes/fj011peal33352018
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Summary:• 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.

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