Poggio Berni (Pliocene to of Italy)

Also known as Marecchia River

Where: Italy (44.0° N, 12.4° E: paleocoordinates 44.0° N, 12.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Piacenzian to Piacenzian (3.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• Sorbini 1988 lists the age as Zanclean to Piacenzian; age after Bianucci et al 2009; no formation name listed

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; diatomaceous marl

• diatomaceous marl

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: G. Pilleri. 1985. Second record of Tursiops osennae (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in a Pliocene horizon of the Romagna Apennines, Central Italy, and the phylogeny of Tursiops. Investigations on Cetacea 17:11-30 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 57058: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 01.12.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Foraminifera
 Buliminoidea - Buliminidae
Bulimina marginata primitiva2
Gnathostomata
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Chondrichthyes indet.
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish
Chondrichthyes
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Prionace cf. glauca2
 Rajiformes - Rajidae
Rajidae indet.2
Rajidae indet.2 Blainville 1816 skate
Osteichthyes
  -
Engraulis cf. encrasicholus2
Actinopteri
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Conger sp.2
Conger sp.2 Schaeffer 1760 conger eel
 Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
Argentina cf. sphyraena2
Argentina cf. sphyraena2 Linnaeus 1758
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Ceratoscopelus maderensis2, Lampanyctus sp., Hygophum sp.2
Ceratoscopelus maderensis2 Lowe 1839 Madeira lantern fish
Lampanyctus sp. Bonaparte 1840 lanternfish
Hygophum sp.2 Bolin 1939 lanternfish
 Beryciformes -
Sargocentron cf. rubrum2
 Acanthomorphata - Caproidae
Capros aper2
Capros aper2 Lacepede 1921
 Perciformes -
Brama sp.2
Brama sp.2 Walbaum 1792 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Boops sp.2
Boops sp.2 Cuvier 1814 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Serranidae indet.2
Serranidae indet.2 Swainson 1839 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Scorpaena notata2
Scorpaena notata2 scorpionfish
 Lophiiformes - Lophiidae
Lophius cf. budegassa2
Lophius cf. budegassa2 Spinola 1807 anglerfish
 Tetraodontiformes -
Alutera sp.2
Alutera sp.2 Oken 1817
 Tetraodontiformes - Monacanthidae
Monacanthidae indet.2
 Beloniformes - Hemiramphidae
Hemiramphus cf. far2, Hyporhamphus sp.2
Hyporhamphus sp.2 Gill 1860
 Beloniformes - Belonidae
Belone cf. belone2
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Trachurus sp.2
Trachurus sp.2 Lacépède 1802
 Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
Bothus sp.2, Arnoglossus laterna2
Bothus sp.2 Rafinesque 1810 flatfish
Arnoglossus laterna2 Walbaum 1792 flatfish
 Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae
Solea vulgaris2
Solea vulgaris2 flatfish
 Scombriformes - Nomeidae
Cubiceps sp.2
Cubiceps sp.2 Lowe 1843
 Scombriformes - Tetragonuridae
Tetragonurus sp.2
Tetragonurus sp.2 Risso 1810
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
Sarda sp.2, Scomber cf. calabrensis2
Sarda sp.2 Lacépède 1802
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Lepidopus sp.2
Lepidopus sp.2 Gouan 1770
 Syngnathiformes - Dactylopteridae
Dactylopterus cf. volitans2
 Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae
Syngnathidae indet.2, Syngnathus acus2, Hippocampus sp., Hippocampus rammulosus2
Syngnathidae indet.2
gen.? et sp. nov.
Syngnathus acus2 pipefish
Hippocampus sp. Rafinesque 1810 sea horse
 Syngnathiformes - Centriscidae
Centriscus sp., Centriscus strigatus2
Centriscus sp. Linnaeus 1758
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Gadiculus sp.2, Micromesistius sp., Micromesistius poutassou2
Gadiculus sp.2 Guichenot 1850
Micromesistius sp. Gill 1863
Micromesistius poutassou2 Risso 1827 blue whiting
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Merluccius sp.2
Merluccius sp.2 Rafinesque 1810
 Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros sp., Bregmaceros albyi2
Bregmaceros sp. Thompson 1840
Bregmaceros albyi2 Sauvage 1880
 Gadiformes - Moridae
Gadella sp.2
Gadella sp.2 Lowe 1843
 Zeiformes - Zeidae
Zeus faber
Zeus faber Linnaeus 1758
 Aulopiformes - Synodontidae
Synodus saurus2
 Alepisauriformes -
Lestidiops sp., Lestidiops sphyrenoides2
 Stomiatiformes - Phosichthyidae
Vinciguerria sp.2
Vinciguerria sp.2 Jordan and Evermann 1895
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Maurolicus muelleri2
Maurolicus muelleri2 Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Etrumeus teres2, Spratelloides gracilis2, Sardina cf. philchardus2, Pomolobus cf. crassa2
Spratelloides gracilis2 Temminck and Schlegel 1846 herring
 Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae
Xiphias gladius, Xiphias gladius2
Xiphias gladius Linnaeus 1758 sword fish
Xiphias gladius2 Linnaeus 1758 sword fish
Mammalia
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Arimidelphis sorbinii n. gen. n. sp.1
Arimidelphis sorbinii n. gen. n. sp.1 Bianucci 2005 dolphin
Foraminifera
  -
Cylindroclavulina rudis2
 Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae
Globorotalia puncticulata2, Globorotalia bononiensis2, Globorotalia aemiliana2, Globorotalia crassaformis2
Globorotalia crassaformis2 Galloway and Wissler 1927
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Globigerinoides elongatus2, Globigerinoides obliquus extremus2, Globigerina umbilicata2, "Globigerina rubescens" = Globoturborotalita rubescens2, "Globigerina apertura" = Globoturborotalita apertura2
Globigerinoides elongatus2 d'Orbigny 1826
Globigerinoides obliquus extremus2 Bolli and Bermudez 1965
Globigerina umbilicata2 Orr and Zaitzeff 1971
"Globigerina rubescens" = Globoturborotalita rubescens2 Hofker 1951
"Globigerina apertura" = Globoturborotalita apertura2 Cushman 1918
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"Marginulina hirsuta" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)2, "Marginulina coarctata" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)2, "Marginulina filicostata" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)2, "Marginulina cherensis" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)2
"Marginulina hirsuta" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)2
"Marginulina coarctata" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)2
"Marginulina filicostata" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)2
"Marginulina cherensis" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)2
Nodosariata
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Vaginulinopsis carinata2
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Planularia auris2, Planularia cymba2, Mucronina gemina2
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Anomalinidae
Anomalinoides helicina2
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicidoides italicus2
Foraminifera
 Rotaliina - Bolivinidae
Bolivina lucidopunctata2
 Buliminacea - Uvigerinidae
Uvigerina rutila2, Uvigerina torquata2
 Chilostomellacea - Heterolepidae
Heterolepa dertonensis2
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Vulvulina italica2
 Buliminoidea - Buliminidae
Bulimina basispinosa2, Bulimina minima2
Bulimina minima2 Tedeschi and Zanmatti 1957
1Bianucci 2005; 2Sorbini 1988