Saticula
For the cicada genus, see
First Samnite War, the Roman consul Cornelius attacked it during the campaign against the Samnites in the Battle of Saticula.[3]
Its archaeological remains are in the territory of the modern town of
Fossil record
In 1995, the construction of the
deciduous forest with a mixture of oak and hickory trees, along with hornbeam, elm, zelkova, and linden. The more mountainous forest was likely formed by species of cedars and hemlocks, with more evidence of fir and spruce close to the timberline. Herbs found at the site came mainly from the Poaceae and Asteraceae families, while the steppe plants from genera such as Artemisia and Ephedra were less common. A single grain of Quercus ilex
, a Mediterranean oak, was discovered at the site in the second trench section.
The animal fossils identified at the site are: an unidentified species of
Middle Pleistocene
.
References
- JSTOR 283875.
- ISBN 978-0-521-06185-8.
- ISBN 978-1-4728-2491-2.
- ISBN 978-90-04-22960-0.
- ISSN 1040-6182.
41°5′N 14°30′E / 41.083°N 14.500°E
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