Pietra Leccese: Burdigalian - Messinian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Brachyrhyncus teretirostris
Capellini 1878
Reptilia - Testudines
Euclastes melii n. sp. Misuri 1910
Chesi et al. 2007
Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Cheloniidae indet. Bonaparte 1832
Chesi et al. 2007
Testudo varicosa n. sp. Costa 1851
Chesi et al. 2007
synonym of Trachyaspis lardyi
Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Psephophorus polygonus von Meyer 1847
Chesi et al. 2007
MAUL 990/1a-l, partial carapace
Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Dugongidae indet. Gray 1821
Mammalia - Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Messapicetus longirostris Bianucci et al. 1992
Bianucci et al. 2001
Mammalia - Cetacea - Squalodontidae
Squalodon sp. Grateloup 1840
Capellini 1878
Squalodon antverpiensis Van Beneden 1861
Capellini 1878
Squalodon scillae (Agassiz 1841)
Bassani and Misuri 1913
synonym of Squalodon melitensis
[entered as Squalodon scillai]
Phocodon scillae Agassiz 1841
Capellini 1878
synonym of Squalodon melitensis
Mammalia - Cetacea - Kentriodontidae
Kentriodontidae indet. Slijper 1936
Bianucci et al. 2001
Lamprolithax sp. Kellogg 1931
Bianucci et al. 2001
Mammalia - Cetacea - Squalodelphinidae
Notocetus sp. Moreno 1892
Bianucci et al. 2001
Mammalia - Cetacea
Scaldicetus grandis (Du Bus 1872)
Scaldicetus degiorgii n. sp. Varola et al. 1988
Varola et al. 1988
Mammalia - Cetacea - Physeteridae
Hoplocetinae indet. Cabrera 1926
Bianucci et al. 2001
Physodon leccense n. gen., n. sp. Gervais 1872
Bassani and Misuri 1913
nomen dubium belonging to Hoplocetinae
Orycterocetus sp. Leidy 1853
Bianucci et al. 2001
Orcopsis sp. Van Beneden 1876
Capellini 1878
nomen dubium belonging to Physeteridae
Mammalia - Cetacea
Scaldicetus mortezelensis (Du Bus 1872)
Bianucci et al. 2001
original and current combination Eudelphis mortezelensis
[entered as Scaldicetus mortselensis]
Champsodelphis sp. Gervais 1852
Capellini 1878
nomen dubium belonging to Odontoceti
[entered as Campsodelphis sp.]
Mammalia - Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae
Ziphiodelphis abeli n. sp. Bassani and Misuri 1913
Eurhinodelphis cristatus (Du Bus 1872)
Bianucci et al. 2001
recombined as Xiphiacetus cristatus
Eurhinodelphis salentinus n. sp. Moncharmont Zei 1950
Moncharmont Zei 1950
    = Argyrocetus salentinus Moncharmont Zei 1950
Bianucci et al. 2001
nomen dubium belonging to Eurhinodelphinidae
Schizodelphis sulcatus (Gervais 1853)
    = Schizodelphis sp. Gervais 1861
Bianucci et al. 2001
Eurhinodelphis sp. Van Beneden and Gervais 1880
Bianucci et al. 2001
[entered as Eurinodelphis sp.]
Schizodelphis longirostris (Du Bus 1867)
Bianucci et al. 2001
original and current combination Eurhinodelphis longirostris
Mammalia - Cetacea
Argyrocetus sp. Lydekker 1894
Bianucci et al. 2001
Mysticeti indet. Cope 1891
Actinopteri - Scombriformes
Sphyraenodus bottii
Capellini 1878
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy State/province:Apulia
Coordinates: 40.4° North, 18.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.8° North, 17.6° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Key time interval:Burdigalian - Messinian
Age range of interval:20.44000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Pietra Leccese
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:transition zone/lower shoreface
Geology comments: tropical/subtropical, depth likely changed over time
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original phosphate
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Taxonomic list comments:This collection is for fossils from the "Pietra Leccese" not assigned to a particular quarry or specific other collection.
Metadata
Database number:47125
Authorizer:M. Uhen, E. Vlachos Enterer:M. Uhen, N. Pyenson, E. Vlachos
Modifier:B. Shipps Research group:vertebrate
Created:2005-02-12 13:31:19 Last modified:2017-02-26 15:57:12
Access level:the public Released:2005-02-12 13:31:19
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
12475. G. Pilleri. 1986. The Miocene Cetacea of the Pietra leccese with special reference to the Cosimo de Giorgi Collection, Lecce. 1-27 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

13389 F. Bassani and A. Misuri. 1913. Sopra un Delfinorinco del calcare Miocenico di Lecce (Ziphiodelphis abeli Dal Piaz). Memorie Della R. Accademia dei Lincei Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali 9:25-38 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
13419 G. Bianucci, W. Landini, and A. Varola. 2001. Studies on the Miocene toothed whale fauna from the Pietra Leccese (South Italy): the state of the art. European Workshop on Vertebrate Paleontology 6:18 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
16967 G. Capellini. 1878. Della pietra leccese e di alcuni suoi fossili. Memoire dell' Accademia delle Scienze dell' Instituto di Bologna 3(4):1-34 [M. Uhen/N. Pyenson]
64157 F. Chesi, M. Delfino, A. Varola and L. Rook. 2007. Fossil sea turtles (Chelonii, Dermochelyidae and Cheloniidae) from the Miocene of Pietra Leccese (late Burdigalian-early Messinian), Southern Italy. Geodiversitas 29(2):321-333 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]
16563 M. Moncharmont Zei. 1950. Spora una nuova specie di Eurhinodelphis della Pietra Leccese. Rendiconto delle'Accademia delle Scienze Fisiche e Mathematiche 17:190-200 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/J. Alroy]
15447 A. Varola, W. Landini, and G. Pilleri. 1988. A new Scaldicetus (Cetacea: Physeteridae) from the Pietra Leccese, Late Miocene. Investigations on Cetacea 21:16-38 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]