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La Collezione Lamarmora - Vertebrati del Museo Sardo di Geologia e Paleontologia Domenico Lovisato (Cagliari, Italia)
No full textSome historical collections housed in the Sardinian Museum of Geology and Palaeontology Domenico Lovisato have been reviewed during a recent cataloging. One of them is the “Lamarmora Vertebrate Collection”, a small assemblage of Quaternary vertebrate fossils gathered by General Alberto Lamarmora during the mid-nineteenth century in the historic locality of Bonaria (Cagliari). Seven mammal taxa belonging to the Microtus (Tyrrhenicola) Faunal Complex have been recognized during preliminary analysis. The collection has an historic importance because it was donated by one of the most illustrious names in that period and, secondly, it
represents one of the first collections annexed to the “Museo Lovisato”. A scientific importance is given by the presence of some of the first Quaternary fossil vertebrate remains collected in Sardinia. It is important to put light on the fact that now the Quaternary fossiliferous deposit of Bonaria is totally disappeared, first exploited by quarry activity and then engulfed by the urban development
I rettili miocenici conservati nel Museo Sardo di Geologia e Paleontologia Domenico Lovisato (Cagliari, Italia)
No full textThe palaeontological material stored in the Sardinian Museum of Geology and Paleontology D. Lovisato (Cagliari, Italy) has been recently catalogued. The fossils stored at present are unfortunately only a part of the original museum collection. In fact, numerous fossils have been irreparably damaged or lost due to the several relocations occurred during the Second World War. This is the case of some interesting Miocene fossil reptiles found in the Cagliari area between the second half of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the second half of the twentieth century. At the present, the Museum still hosts the holotype of the crocodilian Tomistoma calaritanum Capellini, 1890 and two turtle carapaces, all found in the marl-sandstone lithofacies of the late Miocene Calcari di Cagliari Formation
Quaternary mammal fauna from “Surconis”, Bolotana (Sardinia, Italy)=La fauna a mammiferi quaternari di “Surconis”, Bolotana (Sardegna, Italia)
No full textA mammal assemblage discovered in a small fissure filling in the Surconis area, near the village of Bolotana (Marghine mountain range, central-western Sardinia, Italy) is described herein. The association is composed of several taxa: Prolagus sardus, Microtus (Tyrrhenicola) henseli, Rhagamys orthodon, Cynotherium cf. sardous and Praemegaceros (Nesoleipoceros) cazioti. The analysed assemblage infers a Late Pleistocene or Early Holocene age (“Microtus [Tyrrhenicola]” Faunal Complex). The Surconis assemblage represents to date the richest fossil mammal site reported in the Marghine mountain range
The Funtana Morimenta Ichnosite (Sardinia, Italy): a Potential Geotourist Attraction
Full text linkThe late Middle Pleistocene ichnosite of Funtana Morimenta (Gonnesa, Italy) provides a relevant scientific and didactic interest. In this site, tracks of megacerine deer and dwarf mammoths of the Ice Age are well-preserved and visible in situ. The geosite has also historic importance, and it has been mentioned since the beginning of the nineteenth century for the sedimentological features and its palaeontological content. For these reasons, the Funtana Morimenta ichnosite would represent an efficient tool for developing educational goals, such as teaching activities or field trips. Unfortunately, in the last years, it has shown significant deterioration because its sedimentological features (poorly cemented aeolian sandstone) made it susceptible to weathering. For
this site to be available for future generations, great attention should be posed to its safeguard and avoid the permanent disappearance of what is currently a full-fledged natural and scientific resource. The conservation actions herein proposed will
provide several benefits: they are meant to (i) valorize the aeolian deposits and the visible ichnofossils; (ii) show visitors, tourists, or students the geo-palaeontological richness of the territory; (iii) encourage tourists to explore the other numerous geosites
spread in the island of Sardinia; and (iv) allow private entrepreneurs or local public administrations to develop economic opportunities
I cetacei fossili del Museo Sardo di Geologia e Paleontologia Domenico Lovisato (Cagliari)
No full textFossils in Archaeological Sites: A Mesozoic Mollusk in the Nuragic Sanctuary of Sa Sedda ’e Sos Carros (Sardinia, Italy).
No full textUPPER PLEISTOCENE MAMMAL ASSEMBLAGE FROM SU CONCALI QUARRY (SAMATZAI, SOUTHERN SARDINIA, ITALY)
Full text linkA mammal assemblage discovered in a fissure filling located in a quarry near the village of Samatzai (Campidano, southern Sardinia, Italy) is described herein. The following taxa are reported: Microtus (Tyrrhenicola) henseli, Rhagamys orthodon, Prolagus sardus, Asoriculus sp., Cynotherium sardous and Praemegaceros (Nesoleipoceros) cazioti. The assemblage (“Microtus (Tyrrhenicola)” Faunal Complex, Dragonara Faunal Subcomplex) infers a Late Pleistocene age and represents the richest deposit of Quaternary mammals reported in the central Campidano area
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