Details for Paleontological miscellanea
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| Collection data |
| Name | Paleontological miscellanea |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | A collection of vertebrate fossil remains |
| Description for specialists | Collection of 31 vertebrate fossil remains collected by various collectors essentially in Italy (Latium) and Argentina. There are also 10 paper boxes still to sort. The remains belong to the Class Mammalia [Arctiodactyla (Fam. Bovidae, Cervidae, Hippopotamidae); Perissodactyla (Fam. Equidae, Rhinocerotidae); Proboscidea (Fam. Elephantidae)] and are dated Pleistocene |
| Cite as | |
| Provenance | |
| Notes | |
| Primary grouping principle | Taxonomic |
| Primary purpose | Research |
| Part of collection | |
| Related collection(s) | |
| Known to contain types | Not known to contain types |
| Rights |
| Rights | The materials are property of the Municipality of Rome |
| Access rights | The collection is freely available for scientific research, under the regulations set up by the managerial staff |
| Usage restrictions | Destructive or invasive assays are normally prohibited or must be previously agreed with the managerial staff. Uses other than for scientific research (e.g. extensive taking of pictures for commercial use) are subject to written contracts |
| Collection types |
| Animals, Fossils, Taxonomic |
| McGinley conservation statuses |
| Level 3 |
Unidentified material, sorted to "Loanable units" (usually genus, but variable depending on group) and accessible to the research community. For most groups of Diptera, this was material sorted to family level. |
| Level 4 |
Material identified to species level but not incorporated into main collection (e.g., material identified for biodiversity or ecological studies, surveys, etc.). |
| Level 5 |
Identified and integrated material which is inadequately curated. |
| Date |
14-05-2010 (dd-mm-yyyy) |
| Development status |
| Passive growth |
| Collectors |
| P.L. Marchetti, unknown collectors |
| Expeditions |
| no expedition |
| Formation periods |
| not available |
| Collection extents |
| 31 fossil remains |
| Kingdom coverage |
| Animalia |
| Taxon coverage |
| Mammalia: Arctiodactyla (Fam. Bovidae, Cervidae, Hippopotamidae); Perissodactyla (Fam. Equidae, Rhinocerotidae); Proboscidea (Fam. Elephantidae) |
| Common name coverage |
| Paleontological Collection |
| Geospatial coverage |
| Argentina, Italy (Latium) (strength) |
| Living time periods |
| Pleistocene |
| Specimen preservation methods |
| No Treatment |
| Media |
| Paper boxes (and 10 paper boxes still to sort) |
| File formats |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access |
| Source: not available |
| Related material |
| nonexistent |