Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia (Jul 1997)
A NEW FIND OF <em>HEMISYNTRACHELUS</em> <em>(C</em>ETACEA, DELPHINIDAE) FROM PIACENZIAN SEDIMENTS OF RIO STRAMONTE (NORTHERN APENNINES, ITALY)
Abstract
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.
