A NEW FIND OF <em>HEMISYNTRACHELUS</em> <em>(C</em>ETACEA, DELPHINIDAE) FROM PIACENZIAN SEDIMENTS OF RIO STRAMONTE (NORTHERN APENNINES, ITALY)

An incomplete skull of Hemisyntrachelus sp. (Cetacea, Delphinidae) is described from the Piacenzian clayey marls of Rio Stramonte (Piacenza, Italy). The new find confirms the abundance of Hemisyntrachelus in the peri-Adriatic area during the Pliocene.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: GIOVANNI BIANUCCI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 1997-07-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/5292