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Valdarno

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Valdarno is the valley of the Arno river, from Florence to the sea. The name applies to the entire river basin, though usage of the term generally excludes Casentino and the valleys formed by the river's major tributaries. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Pleistocene, Eras
Source Valdarno (Wikipedia)
Pliocene, Eras
Source Valdarno (Wikipedia)

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Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Valdarno

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Valdarno
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Source Wikidata: Valdarno
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Valdarno (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Valdarno is the valley of the river Arno, from Florence to the sea.
  • Associated With: Pliocene, Lead paragraph
    The valley has been renowned since Renaissance for its fossils, dating from the Pliocene to the Early Pleistocene, including species such as the mammoth Mammuthus meridionalis, and the sabertooth cats Homotherium and Megantereon.
  • Associated With: Pleistocene, Lead paragraph
    The valley has been renowned since Renaissance for its fossils, dating from the Pliocene to the Early Pleistocene, including species such as the mammoth Mammuthus meridionalis, and the sabertooth cats Homotherium and Megantereon.
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Wikidata: Valdarno
Wikidata Q538820, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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