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

Foraminifera
 Buliminoidea - Buliminidae
Bulimina minima2 Tedeschi and Zanmatti 1957
Bulimina marginata2 d'Orbigny 1826
primitiva
Nodosariata
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
 Rotaliida - Anomalinidae
Foraminifera
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
  -
"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
 Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Globigerina umbilicata2 Orr and Zaitzeff 1971
Globigerinoides obliquus2 Bolli 1957
subspecies extremus
Globigerinoides elongatus2 d'Orbigny 1826
"Globigerina apertura" = Globoturborotalita apertura2 Cushman 1918
"Globigerina rubescens" = Globoturborotalita rubescens2 Hofker 1956
  -
 Chilostomellacea - Heterolepidae
 Buliminacea - Uvigerinidae
 Rotaliina - Bolivinidae
Gnathostomata
  -
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish
Chondrichthyes
 Rajiformes - Rajidae
Rajidae indet.2 Blainville 1816 skate
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Mammalia
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Arimidelphis sorbinii n. gen. n. sp.1
Arimidelphis sorbinii n. gen. n. sp.1 Bianucci 2005 dolphin
Osteichthyes
  -
Actinopteri
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Maurolicus muelleri2 Gmelin 1789 Mueller's pearlside
 Stomiatiformes - Phosichthyidae
Vinciguerria sp.2 Jordan and Evermann 1895
 Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
Argentina cf. sphyraena2 Linnaeus 1758
 Aulopiformes - Synodontidae
 Alepisauriformes -
 Zeiformes - Zeidae
Zeus faber Linnaeus 1758
 Gadiformes - Moridae
Gadella sp.2 Lowe 1843
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Merluccius sp.2 Rafinesque 1810
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Micromesistius poutassou2 Risso 1827 blue whiting
Gadiculus sp.2 Guichenot 1850
 Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros sp. Thompson 1840
Bregmaceros albyi2 Sauvage 1880
 Beryciformes -
 Lophiiformes - Lophiidae
Lophius cf. budegassa2 Spinola 1807 anglerfish
 Acanthomorphata - Caproidae
Capros aper2 Lacepede 1921
 Tetraodontiformes - Monacanthidae
 Tetraodontiformes -
Alutera sp.2 Oken 1817
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Boops sp.2 Cuvier 1814 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Serranidae indet.2 Swainson 1839 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Scorpaena notata2 scorpionfish
 Perciformes -
Brama sp.2 Walbaum 1792 perch-like fish
 Scombriformes - Tetragonuridae
Tetragonurus sp.2 Risso 1810
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Lepidopus sp.2 Gouan 1770
 Scombriformes - Nomeidae
Cubiceps sp.2 Lowe 1843
 Syngnathiformes - Dactylopteridae
 Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae
Syngnathidae indet.2
gen.? et sp. nov.
Syngnathus acus2 pipefish
Hippocampus sp. Rafinesque 1810 sea horse
 Syngnathiformes - Centriscidae
 Beloniformes - Belonidae
 Beloniformes - Hemiramphidae
 Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae
Xiphias gladius Linnaeus 1758 sword fish
Xiphias gladius2 Linnaeus 1758 sword fish
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Trachurus sp.2 Lacépède 1802
 Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae
Solea vulgaris2 flatfish
 Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
Arnoglossus laterna2 Walbaum 1792 flatfish
Bothus sp.2 Rafinesque 1810 flatfish
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Lampanyctus sp. Bonaparte 1840 lanternfish
Hygophum sp.2 Bolin 1939 lanternfish
Ceratoscopelus maderensis2 Lowe 1839 Madeira lantern fish
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Spratelloides gracilis2 Temminck and Schlegel 1846 herring
Etrumeus teres2 herring
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Conger sp.2 Schaeffer 1760 conger eel