Scontrone, near: Tortonian, Italy

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
? Amphistegina sp.
Rustioni et al. 1992
Artiodactyla indet.
Rustioni et al. 1992
Chelonia indet. (Latreille 1800)
Rustioni et al. 1992 28 specimens
    = Testudines indet.
Georgalis and Delfino 2021
SCT 127e–h (four shell fragments), SCT 5, SCT 214c, SCT 214d, SCT 289, SCT 298, SCT 302, SCT 360, SCT 378, SCT 472, SCT 474, SCT 408, SCT 485, SCT 497, SCT 498, SCT 500, SCT 501, SCT 503, SCT 508, SCT 509, SCT 511, SCT 512 (21 shell fragments), and SCT 106, SCT 387, and SCT 394 (three ?shell fragments).
Rotaliidae
Ammonia sp. Bruennich 1772
Rustioni et al. 1992
Uvigerinidae
Uvigerina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Rustioni et al. 1992
Bolivinidae
Bolivina sp. d'Orbigny 1839
Rustioni et al. 1992
Globigerinidae
Globoquadrina sp. Finlay 1947
Rustioni et al. 1992
Globigerinoides sp. Cushman 1927
Rustioni et al. 1992
Globigerina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Rustioni et al. 1992
Globorotaliidae
Globorotalia scitula (Brady 1882)
Rustioni et al. 1992
recombined as Globorotalia (Hirsutella) scitula
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
Rustioni et al. 1992
"trochid-like"
Reptilia
Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768
Rustioni et al. 1992
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudinidae indet. Batsch 1788
Georgalis and Delfino 2021 10 specimens
SCT 118 (a partial posterior portion of a plastron partly preserved on a slab); SCT 127b–d (three plastral fragments); SCT 216a (a large shell fragment/unidentified laminar bone); SCT 237 (a ?pectoral girdle on a slab); SCT 163 (a pectoral girdle); SCT 203 (a fragment of a ?pubis); SCT 308 (a humerus); SCT 287 (a fragment of an ilium); SCT 236 (a fragment of a ?humerus); SCT 64 (a caudal vertebra).
Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae
Mauremys sp. Gray 1870
Georgalis and Delfino 2021 33 specimens
SCT 371a (a neural), SCT 371b (two costals and nine shell fragments); SCT 26a (a costal); SCT 26b (a costal); SCT 127a (a fragmentary costal); SCT 43 (five costal fragments and a bridge peripheral); SCT 256 (a peripheral); SCT 285 (a peripheral); SCT 258 (a peripheral); SCT 421 (a peripheral); SCT 416 (a peripheral); SCT 463 (a peripheral); SCT 218 (three peripherals); SCT 422 (a bridge peripheral); SCT 423 (fragment of a bridge peripheral); SCT 140a (a fragmentary ?suprapygal); SCT 233 (right epiplastron); SCT 214b (a left epiplastron); SCT 251 (a right epiplastron); SCT 334 (a right epiplastron fragment); SCT 253 (a fragmentary entoplastron); SCT 301 (a right hyoplastron); SCT 535 (a right hyoplastron on a slab); SCT 249 (a left hyoplastron); SCT 248 (a fragment of hyoplastron or hypoplastron); SCT 339 (a fragment of hyoplastron or hypoplastron); SCT 396 (a fragment of hyoplastron or hypoplastron); SCT 270 (a right hypoplastron); SCT 310 (a partial left hypoplastron); SCT 358 (a fragmentary hyo-hypoplastron); SCT 349 (a right xiphiplastron on a slab); SCT 239 (a left xiphiplastron); SCT 259 (several shell fragments on matrix); SCT 119 (an ilium).
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Lutrini indet. Gray 1865
Rustioni et al. 1992
Mammalia - Erinaceidae
Deinogalerix samniticus n. sp. Savorelli et al. 2017
4 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:Italy State/province:L'Aquila
Coordinates: 41.8° North, 14.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:41.5° North, 13.8° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Tortonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Tortonian
Age range of interval:11.62000 - 7.24600 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Lithothamnion Limestone Member:Scontrone
Stratigraphy comments: lower Tortonian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:yellow "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: The vertebrate-bearing levels are represented by yellowish stratified limestone breccias. The breccia elements are millimetric to decimetric and yellowish; they float in a dark grey micritic matrix. The bones occur in the micritic mass and are never included in the breccia elements. The strata are some 10 cms thick, strike 340~and dip ESE about 25~ They overlie greyish to light brown stratified calcarenites and are overlain by a 10 to 15 cms thick layer of greyish limestones with ostreids and cerithids, which form the top of the local sequence.
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:188761
Authorizer:M. Uhen, E. Vlachos Enterer:J. So, M. Uhen, E. Vlachos
Modifier:M. Uhen
Created:2017-09-17 23:58:30 Last modified:2018-01-25 12:58:40
Access level:the public Released:2017-09-17 23:58:30
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

63975. A. Savorelli, F. Masini, P. P. A. Mazza, M. A. Rossi, and S. Agostini. 2017. New species of Deinogalerix (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) from the late Miocene of Scontrone (Abruzzo, central Italy). Palaeontologia Electronica 20(1):16A-1-26 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

77250 G. L. Georgalis and M. Delfino. 2021. The Scontrone turtles – A new insular testudinoid fauna from the late Miocene of the Central Mediterranean. Geobios 1-11 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]
64569 M. Rustioni, P. Mazza, A. Azzaroli, G. Boscagli, F. Cozzini, E. Di Vito, M. Masseti and A. Pisano. 1992. Miocene vertebreate remains from Scontrone, National Park of Abruzzi, Central Italy. Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze fisiche e naturali 3(3):227-237 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
63384 B. Van Valkenburgh, F. Grady, and B. Kurten. 1990. The Plio-Pleistocene cheetah-like cat Miracinonyx inexpectatus of North America. 10(4):434-454 [M. Uhen/J. So/J. So]