Verduno, Tanaro River (Miocene of Italy)

Where: Cuneo, Italy (44.7° N, 7.9° E: paleocoordinates 44.9° N, 7.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fluvial-deltaic; poorly lithified, silty claystone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: The macromammals are kept in the Museo Civico "F. Eusebio" of Alba, Cuneo (MCEA), the other remains are kept in the Museo di Geologia e Paleontologia of the Torino University (MGPT), both in Italy

Primary reference: S. Colombero, C. Angelone, E. Bonelli, G. Carnevale, O. Cavallo, M. Delfino, P. Giuntelli, P. Mazza, G. Pavia, M. Pavia, and G. Repetto. 2014. The upper Messinian assemblages of fossil vertebrate remains of Verduno (NW Italy): Another brick for a latest Miocene bridge acress the Mediterranean. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie 272(3):287-234 [M. Pavia/M. Pavia]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 175903: authorized by Marco Pavia, entered by Marco Pavia on 18.01.2016, edited by Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
"Colubrines" indet.
"Colubrines" gen. et sp. indet.
Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Cyprideis sp. Jones 1857 ostracod
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere
Gomphotheriidae gen. et sp. indet.
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion cf. macedonicum Koufos 1984 hipparionine horse
Cremohipparion cf. macedonicum
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
Rhinocerothidae gen. et sp. indet.
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Euprox sp. Stehlin 1928 deer
Pliocervus sp. Hilzheimer 1922 deer
 Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
aff. Palaeomeryx sp. von Meyer 1834 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Helladotherium sp. Gaudry 1860 giraffe
(? Bramatherium)
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Gazella aff. pilgrimi Bohlin 1935 gazelle
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
cf. Camelidae indet. Gray 1821 camel
Artiodactyla indet. cf. Camelidae
 Carnivora - Felidae
Pristifelis attica Wagner 1857 cat
Amphimachairodus sp. Kretzoi 1929 cat
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaenictitherium sp. Kretzoi 1938 hyaena
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet. Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
Mustelidae gen. et sp. indet.
 Carnivora - Canidae
Eucyon monticinensis Rook 1992 canine
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Parasorex sp. von Meyer 1865 hedgehog
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Muscardinus vireti Hugueney and Mein 1965 dormouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Apocricetus barrierei Mein and Michaux 1970 mouse
 Rodentia - Muridae
Apodemus gudrunae van de Weerd 1976 Eurasian field mouse
Occitanomys sp. Michaux 1969 mouse
Centralomys benericettii de Guili 1989 mouse
Reptilia
 Squamata -
Scolecophidia indet. snake
Scolecophidia gen. et sp. indet.
 Squamata - Agamidae
Agamidae indet. Gray 1827 squamates
Agamidae gen. et sp. indet.
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Lacertidae indet. Bonaparte 1831 squamates
Lacertidae gen. et sp. indet.
 Squamata -
Amphisbaenia indet. worm lizard
Amphisbaenia gen. et sp. indet.
 Squamata - Anguidae
Anguinae indet. Gray 1825 squamates
Anguinae gen. et sp. indet.
 Squamata - Varanidae
Varanus sp. Merrem 1820 monitor lizard
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle
 Testudines - Geoemydidae
Geoemydidae indet. Theobald 1868 turtle
Geoemydidae gen. et sp. indet.
Aves
 Carinatae -
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Phasianidae indet. Horsfield 1821 pheasant
Phasianidae gen. et sp. indet.
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Strigidae indet. Vigors 1825 true owl
Strigidae gen. et sp. indet.
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Accipitridae indet. Viellot 1816 hawk
Accipitridae gen. et sp. indet.
Amphibia
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog
Rana s.l.
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo sp. Laurenti 1768 toad
Bufo s.l.
Actinopteri
 Cyprinodontiformes - Cyprinodontidae
Aphanius crassicaudus Agassiz 1839 nono
 Teleostei -