A revision of the trionychid turtle Procyclanorbis sardus Portis, 1901 from the late Miocene of Sardinia (Italy)

Georgalis, Georgios L.; Zoboli, Daniel; Pillola, Gian Luigi; Delfino, Massimo

doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2017.04.002

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“…The carbonate succession of Cagliari is considered to be late Miocene in age (Kotsakis, 1985;Zoboli and Pillola, 2016b). The Tortonian-Messinian boundary is tentatively placed within the upper part of the "Pietra Cantone" (Georgalis et al, 2017).…”

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“…This succession is represented by three main lithofacies which are, from the bottom to top: "Pietra Cantone", "Tramezzario" and "Pietra Forte". Note that the names, informally adopted in the most recent official geological map (Barca et al, 2005), are derived from the names used by quarrymen (Georgalis et al, 2017). The bottom lithofacies ("Pietra Cantone") is represented by yellow marly-arenaceous limestone with common intense bioturbation.…”

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confidence: 99%

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An overview of the crocodylian fossil record from Sardinia (Italy)

Zoboli

Sanciu²,

Pillola

et al. 2019

Annales de Paléontologie

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In the present contribution we focus on an overview of the Cenozoic crocodylians of Sardinia (Italy). Crocodylians from this Italian island have been published since the second half of the 19th Century and a number of papers reported on the presence of these vertebrates in 16 different localities. The remains, some of which apparently lost, are mainly represented by isolated teeth housed in historical collections of different museums (in Italy and The Netherlands) that in most cases have never been figured or described. We illustrate for the first time and provide brief descriptions of all crocodylian teeth collected in the island as well as of the still available holotype of Tomistoma calaritanum, the only crocodylian taxon established on material from Sardinia. In addition, we report crocodylian remains from two new localities, one of which testifies the presence of these vertebrates already in the Eocene record of the island.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

An overview of the crocodylian fossil record from Sardinia (Italy)

Zoboli

Sanciu²,

Pillola

et al. 2019

Annales de Paléontologie

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“…The Calcari di Cagliari Fm. is considered to be the late Miocene in age (Cherchi 1974;Barca et al 2005), with the Tortonian-Messinian boundary tentatively placed within the upper part of the "Pietra Cantone" lithofacies (Georgalis et al 2017). The palaeontological content of (Capo Sant'Elia, route 3-5th stop), "Tramezzario" lithofacies, f echinoid (Clypeaster sp.…”

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“…Soft-shell turtles (Pan-Trionychine indet.) were collected in the Is Mirrions -Piazza d'Armi area (Portis 1901a;Comaschi Caria 1959a;Georgalis et al 2017), while an internal mould of a marine turtle shell (Cheloniidae indet.) was found in the Sant'Avendrace neighbourhood (Comaschi Caria 1959a).…”

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“…Although some of the species housed in the collection are now considered taxonomically invalid (e.g. Rhinostodes lovisatoi Vigliarolo 1893, Palaeopython sardus Portis 1901a and Procyclanorbis sardus Portis 1901b), many still retain a significant historical value (Bianucci et al 1994;Delfino et al 2014;Georgalis et al 2017;Zoboli et al 2019).…”

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Crocodiles, sharks and turtles: the urban geo-palaeontological heritage of Cagliari (Italy)

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In this paper, we report on the first project on the promotion of urban geoheritage in Cagliari, the capital of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia (Italy). We briefly address the history of geo-palaeontological research in the city area and outline the main phases of development in the history of Cagliari’s geo-palaeontological museum. Geotourism is an efficient method of bringing geosciences to a wider audience. For this project, we compiled a geoitinerary of the main lithotypes and fossils present within the urban territory. Miocene lithotypes are the most important materials in the edification of the Cagliari’s old town, and in the past, the quarrying activity favoured the geology knowledge of the area. The presence of abandoned quarries and natural outcrops in parks, public gardens, on the nearby coastline, and also of fossils exposed in ashlars of historic buildings, made Cagliari an excellent example to valorise the geo-palaeontological heritage using geotourism. This project showcases the importance of knowledge transfer and non-technical communication methods by converting highly technical aspects into accessible and engaging information dissemination to a wide range of audience types, including non-specialised ones.

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