Montebamboli: Aquitanian, Italy
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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Anas lignitifila
Portis 1884
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Bambolinetta lignitifila | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Trionychidae
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Trionyx portisi n. sp.
Ristori 1891
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Ristori 1891 | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Trionychidae | ||||||||||
| Probably IGF (syntype), a rather complete cara- pace, missing only the nuchal, and parts of neural I and costals I (Ristori 1895, pl. 2.8); probably IGF (syntype), a carapace frag- ment (Ristori 1895, pl. 2.12); probably IGF (syntype), a carapace fragment (Ristori 1895, pl. 2.13) | ||||||||||
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Trionyx bambolii n. sp.
Ristori 1891
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Ristori 1891 | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Trionychinae | ||||||||||
| MUSNAF (syntype), a partial carapace and asso- ciated thoracic vertebrae (Ristori 1895, pl. 1.1, 2; Guasparri 1992, fig. 30.2); MUSNAF (syntype), a carapace fragment, one cervi- cal vertebra, and a partial epiplastron (Ristori 1895, pl. 1.3); MSNP (syntype), a carapace fragment, consisting of right costals and neurals I and II (Ristori 1895, pl. 1.4); IGF 999V (syntype), fragment of a hyoplastron and coracoid (Ristori 1895, pl. 2.9); MUSNAF (syntype), a carapace fragment of a juvenile individual (Ristori 1895, not figured) | ||||||||||
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Trionyx senensis n. sp.
Ristori 1891
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Ristori 1891 | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Trionychidae | ||||||||||
| IGF (syntype), an almost complete carapace (Ris- tori 1895, pl. 2.7); probably IGF (syntype), a carapace fragment, containing the last neurals (Ristori 1895, pls. 1.5, 2.10); proba- bly IGF (syntype), a carapace fragment in visceral view, along with parts of vertebrae and pectoral girdle (Ristori 1895, pl. 1.6). | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Italy | State/province: | Toscana |
| Coordinates: | 43.1° North, 10.8° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 42.0° North, 9.9° East |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Aquitanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 |
| Key time interval: | Aquitanian | Mammal zone: | MN 1-2 |
| Age range of interval: | 23.03000 - 20.44000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: early Miocene (MN 1–2) |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Ceva, Piemonte, northwestern Italy (Fig. 1); early Miocene (MN 1–2; Delle Cave, | ||
| Database number: | 152908 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen, E. Vlachos | Enterer: | S. Alam, E. Vlachos, M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2013-12-03 02:03:20 | Last modified: | 2020-08-03 13:04:05 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-12-03 02:03:20 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 42659. | G. Mayr and M. Pavia. 2014. On the true affinities of Chenornis graculoides Portis, 1884, and Anas lignitifila Portis, 1884—an albatross and an unusual duck from the Miocene of Italy. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(4):914-923 [R. Benson/R. Benson/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 64283 | G. Ristori. 1891. I cheloniani fossili di Montebamboli e Casteani (Maremma, Toscana). Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Processi Verbali 7:304-307 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |