PBDB Collection

Orciano Pisano (Pliocene of Italy)

Where: Italy (43.5° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 43.4° N, 10.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: MPL4b/MPL5a other zone, Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; blue mudstone

• whale fall

• shelf mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: G. Pilleri. 1986. The taxonomic status of Schizodelphis elongatus = Miokogia elongatus (Probst, 1886) (Cetacea, Physeteridae). Investigations on Cetacea 18:155-162 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 47428: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 24.02.2005

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Sirenia - Dugongidae	Metaxytherium cf. subappeninum⁶ Metaxytherium cf. subappeninum⁶ dugong
Carnivora - Phocidae	Pristiphoca ? occitana⁸ Pristiphoca ? occitana⁸ Gervais and de Serres 1847 seal
Cetacea - Balaenopteridae	Cetotheriophanes cf. capellinii⁶, ? Balaenoptera sp.¹⁰ Cetotheriophanes cf. capellinii⁶ Brandt 1873 rorqual WFi4-8 ? Balaenoptera sp.¹⁰ Lacépède 1804 rorqual
Cetacea - Balaenidae	? Balaenidae indet.¹⁰, Balaenotus sp.¹⁰, Balaenotus insignis¹⁰, Balaenotus cf. insignis¹⁰, Balaenotus orcianensis n. sp.¹⁰, Balaenula sp.⁶, Balaenula balaenopsis¹, Balaena sp.¹⁰, "Balaenula montalionis" = Balaena montalionis¹⁰ ? Balaenidae indet.¹⁰ Gray 1821 right whale Balaenotus sp.¹⁰ Van Beneden 1872 right whale Balaenotus insignis¹⁰ Van Beneden 1872 right whale Balaenotus cf. insignis¹⁰ Van Beneden 1872 right whale Balaenotus orcianensis n. sp.¹⁰ Pilleri 1987 right whale Balaenula sp.⁶ Van Beneden 1872 right whale WFi4-5, WFi4-9 Balaenula balaenopsis¹ Van Beneden 1872 right whale Balaena sp.¹⁰ Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale "Balaenula montalionis" = Balaena montalionis¹⁰ Capellini 1904 bowhead whale
Cetacea - Tranatocetidae	Mesocetus sp.¹⁰ Mesocetus sp.¹⁰ Van Beneden 1880 whale
Cetacea -	Odontoceti indet.¹⁰, Odontoceti indet.¹⁴ Odontoceti indet.¹⁰ Flower 1867 toothed whale Odontoceti indet.¹⁴ Flower 1867 toothed whale
Cetacea - Delphinidae	Delphinidae indet.¹⁰, Hemisyntrachelus sp.⁶, "Hemisyntrachelus pisanus n. sp." = Hemisyntrachelus cortesii², Steno sp.¹³, "Stenella giulii" = Etruridelphis giulii¹, "Steno bellardii" = Etruridelphis giulii¹⁰, Tursiops sp.¹³, "Delphinus brocchii" = Tursiops brochii⁸ Delphinidae indet.¹⁰ Gray 1821 dolphin Hemisyntrachelus sp.⁶ Brandt 1873 dolphin DFi4-4 "Hemisyntrachelus pisanus n. sp." = Hemisyntrachelus cortesii² Fischer 1829 dolphin [entered as Tursiops cortesi by ref 13332] Steno sp.¹³ Gray 1846 dolphin "Stenella giulii" = Etruridelphis giulii¹ Lawley 1876 dolphin "Steno bellardii" = Etruridelphis giulii¹⁰ Lawley 1876 dolphin Tursiops sp.¹³ Gervais 1855 dolphin "Delphinus brocchii" = Tursiops brochii⁸ Balsamo Crivelli 1842 dolphin
Cetacea - Ziphiidae	Ziphiidae indet.⁷, "? Mesoplodon sp." = Mesoplodon⁴, "Dioplodon meneghini n. sp." = Mesoplodon⁸, "Dioplodon medilineatus" = Mesoplodon medilineatus⁴ Ziphiidae indet.⁷ Gray 1850 beaked whale WFi4-11 "? Mesoplodon sp." = Mesoplodon⁴ Gervais 1850 beaked whale "Dioplodon meneghini n. sp." = Mesoplodon⁸ beaked whale "Dioplodon medilineatus" = Mesoplodon medilineatus⁴ Owen 1870 beaked whale
Cetacea - Kogiidae	Kogia sp.³, Kogia cf. breviceps⁹, "Kogia cf. simus" = Kogia sima⁹ Kogia sp.³ Gray 1846 pygmy sperm whale Kogia cf. breviceps⁹ Blainville 1838 pygmy sperm whale "Kogia cf. simus" = Kogia sima⁹ Owen 1866 dwarf sperm whale
Aves
Columbiformes - Columbidae	"Falco pisanus n. sp." = Columba pisana¹¹ "Falco pisanus n. sp." = Columba pisana¹¹ Portis 1887 dove
Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae	"Fulica pisana n. sp." = Podiceps auritus¹¹ "Fulica pisana n. sp." = Podiceps auritus¹¹ Linnaeus 1758 horned grebe
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Fuligula arctina n. sp.¹¹ Fuligula arctina n. sp.¹¹ Portis 1887 waterfowl
Charadriiformes - Alcoidae	"Uria ausonia n. sp." = Alca ausonia¹¹ "Uria ausonia n. sp." = Alca ausonia¹¹ Portis 1887 auk
Reptilia
Testudines - Cheloniidae	Cheloniidae indet.⁵ Cheloniidae indet.⁵ Bonaparte 1832 sea turtle
Actinopteri
Lophiiformes - Lophiidae	Lophius piscatorius¹² Lophius piscatorius¹² Linnaeus 1758 anglerfish
Polychaeta
- Siboglinidae	Osedax sp.⁷ Osedax sp.⁷ Rouse et al. 2004

¹Bianucci 1996; ²Bianucci 1996; ³Bianucci and Sorbini 2014; ⁴Capellini 1885; ⁵Chesi and Delfino 2006; ⁶Dominici et al. 2018; ⁷Higgs et al. 2012; ⁸Lawley 1876; ⁹Pilleri 1986; ¹⁰Pilleri 1987; ¹¹Portis 1887; ¹²Schultz 2006; ¹³Ugolini 1902; ¹⁴Uhen 2500