Also known as Fangonero, Pozzaia, Val di Pugna
Where: Siena, Italy (43.3° N, 11.4° E: paleocoordinates 43.2° N, 11.2° E)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: MN 14 zone, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• 4.12–3.84; age after Sorbi et al. 2012
Environment/lithology: coastal; bioturbated, fine-grained, yellow sandstone and blue claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: G. Bianucci. 1997. The Odontoceti (Mammalia, Cetacea) from Italian Pliocene. The Ziphiidae. Palaeontographica Italica 84:163-192 [M. Uhen/N. Pyenson/N. Pyenson]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 45497: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nick Pyenson on 26.10.2004, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Coccolithophyceae | |
Pontosphaera multipora2, Discoaster asymmetricus2, Discoaster tamalis2, Discoaster sp.2, Discoaster brouweri2, Discoaster surculus2, Coccolithus pelagicus2
Pontosphaera multipora2 Roth 1970
Discoaster sp.2 Tan 1902
Discoaster brouweri2 Tan Sin Hok 1927
Discoaster surculus2 Martini and Bramlette 1963
Coccolithus pelagicus2 Wallich 1877 | |
Sphenolithus sp.2 Deflandre 1952 | |
Rhabdosphaera sp.2 Haeckel 1894 | |
"Scapholithus fossilus" = Calciosolenia2
"Scapholithus fossilus" = Calciosolenia2 | |
Scyphosphaera sp.2 Lohmann 1902 | |
Helicosphaera | |
Helicosphaera carteri | |
Helicosphaera carteri2 Wallich 1877 | |
Reticulofenestra | |
Reticulofenestra sp.2 Hay et al. 1966 | |
Syracosphaera | |
Syracosphaera sp.2 Lohmann 1902 | |
Foraminifera | |
Globigerinita glutinata2 Egger 1893 | |
Globorotalia puncticulata2, "Globorotalia margaritae" = Globorotalia (Hirsutella) margaritae2, Neogloboquadrina acostaensis2
"Globorotalia margaritae" = Globorotalia (Hirsutella) margaritae2 Bolli and Bermudez 1965
Neogloboquadrina acostaensis2 Blow 1959 | |
Orbulina universa2, Orbulina suturalis2, Globigerina bulloides2, Globigerina falconensis2, Zeaglobigerina apertura2, Zeaglobigerina decoraperta2, Zeaglobigerina woodi2, Sphaeroidinellopsis sp.2, Globigerinoides hellcinus2, Globigerinoides bolli2, Globigerinoides immaturus2, Globigerinoides quadrilobatus2, Globigerinoides trilobus2, Globigerinoides extremus2, Globigerinoides ruber2, Globigerinoides obliquus2, Globigerinoides elongatus2, Globigerinella obesa2, Globigerinella siphonifera2, "Globigerinoides sacculifer" = Trilobatus sacculifer2
Orbulina universa2 d'Orbigny 1839
Orbulina suturalis2 Bronnimann 1951
Globigerina bulloides2 d'Orbigny 1826
Globigerina falconensis2 Blow 1959
Sphaeroidinellopsis sp.2 Banner and Blow 1959
Globigerinoides trilobus2 Reuss 1850
Globigerinoides extremus2 Bolli and Bermudez 1965
Globigerinoides ruber2 d'Orbigny 1839
Globigerinoides obliquus2 Bolli 1957
Globigerinoides elongatus2 d'Orbigny 1826
Globigerinella obesa2 Bolli 1957
Globigerinella siphonifera2 d'Orbigny 1839
"Globigerinoides sacculifer" = Trilobatus sacculifer2 Brady 1877 | |
Bivalvia | |
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Mammalia | |
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Tusciziphius crispus n. gen. n. sp. Bianucci 1997 beaked whale | |
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"Metaxytherium gervaisi" = Metaxytherium subapenninum2
"Metaxytherium gervaisi" = Metaxytherium subapenninum2 Bruno 1839 dugong 4 specimens according to Dominici et al 2018
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Teredolites sp.2 Leymerie 1842 | |
Life | |
Calcidiscus leptoporus2 Murray and Blackman 1898
Calcidiscus macintyrei2 Bukry and Bramlette 1969 |