Bargiano (Pleistocene of Italy)

Where: Umbria, Italy (42.8° N, 12.0° E: paleocoordinates 42.8° N, 12.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; silty claystone

• whale fall

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Baldanza, R. Bizzarri, F. Famiani, A. Garassino, G. Pasini, M. Cherin, and F. Rosatini. 2018. The early Pleistocene whale-fall community of Bargiano (Umbria, Central Italy): Paleoecological insights from benthic foraminifera and brachyuran crabs. Palaeontologia Electronica 21(1):11A [M. Uhen/M. Shalap/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 193967: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.06.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Cetacea -
Mysticeti indet.
Mysticeti indet. Cope 1891 whale
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Euryplacidae
Chlinocephalus demissifrons
Chlinocephalus demissifrons Ristori 1886 crab
 Decapoda - Goneplacidae
Albaidaplax ispalensis
Albaidaplax ispalensis Garassino et al. 2013 crab
Foraminifera
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Bigenerina nodosaria, Siphotextularia concava, Siphotextularia sp.
Siphotextularia sp. Finlay 1939
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Lobatula sp.
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Melonis sp., Nonionella sp.
Melonis sp. Monfort 1808
Nonionella sp. Cushman 1926
 Rotaliida - Gavelinellidae
Gyroidina sp.
Gyroidina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
 Rotaliida - Asterigerinatidae
Asterigerinata sp.
Asterigerinata sp. Bermúdez 1949
Nodosariata
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Marginulinopsis costata, Vaginulina cf. striatissima
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina calcar, Lenticulina sp.
Lenticulina sp. Lamarck 1804
Foraminifera
 Rotaliina - Bolivinidae
Bolivina sp., Bolivina spathulata
Bolivina sp. d'Orbigny 1839
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Ammonia parkinsoniana, Ammonia beccarii, Ammonia tepida, Ammonia perlucida
 Discorbacea - Bagginidae
Cancris sp.
Cancris sp. Monfort 1808
 Rotaliina - Fursenkoinidae
Fursenkoina sp.
Fursenkoina sp. d'Orbigny 1846
 Rotaliina - Cassidulinidae
Cassidulina sp.
Cassidulina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
 Chilostomellacea - Heterolepidae
Heterolepa sp.
Heterolepa sp. Franzenau 1884
 Planorbulinacea - Planorbulinidae
Hyalinea sp.
Hyalinea sp. Hofker 1951
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Bannerella gibbosa, Bannerella sp.
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Quinqueloculina sp., Quinqueloculina seminula
Quinqueloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Foraminifera
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
Elphidium sp.
Elphidium sp. Monfort 1808
 Lituolacea - Ataxophragmiidae
Martinottiella sp.
Martinottiella sp. Cushman 1933
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Globigerinoides ruber, Globigerina cariacoensis, Globigerina bulloides, "Globigerinoides sacculifer" = Trilobatus sacculifer, Orbulina universa, Turborotalita quinqueloba
Globigerinoides ruber d'Orbigny 1839
Globigerina bulloides d'Orbigny 1826
"Globigerinoides sacculifer" = Trilobatus sacculifer Brady 1877
Orbulina universa d'Orbigny 1839
 Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae
"Globorotalia inflata" = Globoconella inflata
"Globorotalia inflata" = Globoconella inflata d'Orbigny 1839
 Buliminoidea - Buliminidae
Bulimina sp., Bulimina spinata, Bulimina marginata
Bulimina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Bulimina marginata d'Orbigny 1826