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Very recent picture of the southern side of the Dell’Erba quarrying complex... Available to Purchase
in Tectono-sedimentary evolution of the Pliocene to Lower Pleistocene succession of the Apricena-Lesina-Poggio Imperiale quarrying district (western Gargano, southern Italy)
> Italian Journal of Geosciences
Published: 01 February 2010
recente del settore meridionale del complesso di cave Dell’Erba, excave Pirro Nord. Gli asterischi numerati ubicano gli scavi paleontologico-antropologici di Pirro 10 e Pirro 13, iniziati nel 2007. I numeri 1–4 indicano la posizione delle sezioni da 1 a 4 descritte nel testo.
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TAPHONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE LOWER PLEISTOCENE PIRRO NORD FOSSIL LOCALITY (PIRRO 10 SITE, PUGLIA, SOUTHERN ITALY): A DEPOSITIONAL MODEL FOR VERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES IN A KARSTIC ENVIRONMENT Available to Purchase
Journal: PALAIOS
Publisher: SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology
Published: 01 January 2012
PALAIOS (2012) 27 (1): 3–18.
...MARTA ZUNINO; MARCO PAVIA; SIXTO R. FERNÁNDEZ-LÓPEZ; GIULIO PAVIA Abstract Taphonomic analyses have been conducted on the macromammal remains found in Sedimentary Unit 7 of the lower Pleistocene Pirro 10 site of the Pirro Nord locality in Italy. Recent field research has concentrated...
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Latest Villafranchian climate and landscape reconstructions at Pirro Nord (southern Italy) Available to Purchase
Journal: Geology
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 19 June 2019
Geology (2019) 47 (9): 829–832.
... record from 24 fissures (Cava Pirro) of the Pirro Nord karstic complex (southern Italy) is used to infer quantitative paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions. These numerical data indicate that the mean annual temperature may have been somewhat lower (–1.6 to –3.6 °C compared to modern...
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Tectono-sedimentary evolution of the Pliocene to Lower Pleistocene succession of the Apricena-Lesina-Poggio Imperiale quarrying district (western Gargano, southern Italy) Available to Purchase
Journal: Italian Journal of Geosciences
Publisher: Societa Geologica Italiana
Published: 01 February 2010
Italian Journal of Geosciences (2010) 129 (1): 132–155.
... recente del settore meridionale del complesso di cave Dell’Erba, excave Pirro Nord. Gli asterischi numerati ubicano gli scavi paleontologico-antropologici di Pirro 10 e Pirro 13, iniziati nel 2007. I numeri 1–4 indicano la posizione delle sezioni da 1 a 4 descritte nel testo. ...
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THE PLIO-PLEISTOCENE ANCESTOR OF WILD DOGS, LYCAON SEKOWEI N. SP Available to Purchase
Journal: Journal of Paleontology
Publisher: Paleontological Society
Published: 01 March 2010
Journal of Paleontology (2010) 84 (2): 299–308.
.... falconeri , MC II-V, PN 7-10 Cava dell'Erba Pirro Nord drawn for Rook 1994 ; 5.3 , L. pictus , MC II–V, TM AZ 2232 ♂; 5.4 , C. lupus , MC I–V, TM AZ 1570 ♂. The constellation of morphology represented by the maxilla from Coopers Cave and the skeleton from Gladysvale is unlike any seen...
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New insights into the onset and evolution of the central Apennine extensional intermontane basins based on the tectonically active L’Aquila Basin (central Italy) Available to Purchase
Journal: GSA Bulletin
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 23 June 2017
GSA Bulletin (2017) 129 (9-10): 1314–1336.
... al., 2012 ). If the affinity of our equid remains are affiliated with Equus suessenbornensis , this implies a time span from the Pirro Nord FU (ca. 1.4–1.2 Ma; and possibly from the Farneta FU) to the Isernia FU (ca. 0.7–0.55 Ma; Alberdi and Palombo, 2013 ). For the large-sized cervid, two similar...
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The Kvabebi Canidae record revisited (late Pliocene, Sighnaghi, eastern Georgia) Available to Purchase
Journal: Journal of Paleontology
Publisher: Paleontological Society
Published: 05 September 2017
Journal of Paleontology (2017) 91 (6): 1258–1271.
... (Odintzov, 1967 ) from Megalo Emvolon, Alatini and the Odessa Catacombs; Eucyon minor (Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau, 1930 ) from Nihewan and Shamar; Vulpes alopecoides (Major, 1875 ) from the Upper Valdarno Basin, Pirro Nord and Dafnero-1; Vulpes praeglacialis (Kormos, 1932 ) and Vulpes...
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The Late Pleistocene Canis lupus (Canidae, Mammalia) from Avetrana (Apulia, Italy): reappraisal and new insights on the European glacial wolves Available to Purchase
Journal: Italian Journal of Geosciences
Publisher: Societa Geologica Italiana
Published: 01 February 2018
Italian Journal of Geosciences (2018) 137 (1): 138–150.
... data on the extant and fossil taxa. In particular, the material for the extinct Canis mosbachensis S oergel , 1925 from Pirro Nord (Italy), is housed in the Earth Science Department of the University of Florence, and the sample from Vértesszȍlȍs II (Hungary) is housed in the Palaeovertebrate...
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The abbot Alberto Fortis and the elephant bones from Romagnano: the early development of the concepts of biostratinomy and taphonomy sensu lato Available to Purchase
Journal: Italian Journal of Geosciences
Publisher: Societa Geologica Italiana
Published: 01 June 2024
Italian Journal of Geosciences (2024) 143 (2): 237–256.
... and Early Modern Europe . Oxford University Press . De Giuli C. , Masini F. & Torre D. ( 1987 ) - The latest Villafranchian faunas in Italy: the Pirro Nord Fauna (Apricena, Gargano) . Palaeontogr. Ital. , 74 , 51 - 62 . Del Campana D. ( 1907 ) - Sulla fauna della...
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Systematics and paleobiogeography of Sardolagus obscurus n. gen. n. sp. (Leporidae, Lagomorpha) from the early Pleistocene of Sardinia Available to Purchase
Journal: Journal of Paleontology
Publisher: Paleontological Society
Published: 01 May 2018
Journal of Paleontology (2018) 92 (3): 506–522.
... Pliocene (MN15). * Ory ctolagus valdarnensis (Weithofer, 1889 ) from Valdarno (type locality) (I) and Pirro Nord (I)—early Pleistocene; collections: Basel Naturhistorisches Museum; “Museo di Storia Naturale“ (Geology and Palaeontology Section) at the University of Florence. The material...
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Significance of the Calcare Cavernoso: stratigraphic-structural setting and role as tectonic chaotic unit in the evolution of the Northern Apennines (Italy) Available to Purchase
Journal: Italian Journal of Geosciences
Publisher: Societa Geologica Italiana
Published: 01 June 2024
Italian Journal of Geosciences (2024) 143 (2): 187–209.
.... , Cornamusini G. & Pirro A. ( 2013 ) - Geological Map of Tuscany (Italy) . J. Maps , 9 ( 4 ), 487 – 497 . Carmignani L. , Decandia F.A. , Disperati L. , Fantozzi P.L. , Kligfield R. , Lazzarotto A. , Liotta D. & Meccheri M. ( 2001 ) - Inner...
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An outline of the geology of the Northern Apennines (Italy), with geological map at 1:250,000 scale Available to Purchase
Journal: Italian Journal of Geosciences
Publisher: Societa Geologica Italiana
Published: 01 June 2020
Italian Journal of Geosciences (2020) 139 (2): 149–194.
... and Soraggio area. Due to the high porosity, the cataclastic Calcare Cavernoso Fm. is frequently reworked and affected by karst phenomena in recent times (Holocene), with karst cave sedimentation. Upsection Rhaetian deposits follow (TN ma ) and they sedimented in subtidal platform carbonate ramp, poorly...
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