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RHOI-supported the Fiume Santo research project as a contextual project.

The faunal list below is derived from Chesi et al. (2009).

REPTILES
   Crocodylia
      Crocodyidae cf.
         Crocodylus sp.
   Testudines
      Geoemydidae
         Mauremys campanii
      Testudinidae
         Testudo s.l.
      Trionychidae
         Trionyx cf. T. pliopedemontanus
         Trionyx sp.

MAMMALS
   Primates
      Hominoidea
         Oreopithecus bambolii
      Colobinae
         Mesopithecus sp.
   Artiodactyla
      Suidae
         Eumaiochoerus etruscus
         Propotamochoerus provincialis
      Giraffidae
         Umbrotherium azzarolii
      Bovidae
         Tyrrhenotragus gracillimus
         Neotragini gen. et sp. indet.
         Marenumia haupti
         Maremmia lorenzi
         Etruria viallii
         Turriragus casteanensis
         ?Protoryx sp.
      Cervidae
         Pliocervulus cf. P. australis
         Procapreolus cf. P. loczyi
         Tuscomeryx huerzeleri
   Carnivora
      Mustelidae
         Tyrrhenolutra helbingi
         Paludolutra campanii
         Paludolutra maremmana
         Mustela majori
         Plesiogulo crassa
      Ursidae
         Indarctos laurillardi
      Felidae
         Machairodus cf. M. giganteus
         Metailurus major
      Hyaenidae
         Hyaenidae indet.
      Viverridae
         Viverra howelli
   Perissodactyla
      Tapiridae
         Tapirus cf. T. arvernensis
      Equidae
         Hippotherium sp.
      Rhinocerotidae
         Stephanorhinus megarhinus