Details for "Longino Contoli" Microteriological Collection
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| Collection data |
| Name | "Longino Contoli" Microteriological Collection |
| Alternative name | Osteological collection |
| Description | A specialized collection of mammalian biology (micro-bones); they are bones and remains of small mammals (Insectivora and Rodentia) in owl (Tyto alba) pellets |
| Description for specialists | Collection of bones and remains of small mammals (Insectivora and Rodentia) in owl (Tyto alba) pellets. It's about 13000 specimens belonging to Longino Contoli, collected in Italy from the 70s to 90s of the XX century (precisely 1973-1993). It is one of the first collections specifically dedicated to relational systems trophic "mammals-predators" and based on bones found in discarded food ("flock" or "bolus" or "treatment", etc...) of birds of prey or other predatory mammals of small to medium-small size. They are exposed in 181 full boxes out of 528 total (347 are empty) and 121 boxes of mixed wads, still to sort and identifiy. |
| Cite as | |
| Provenance | The collection, started in the early '70s of the XX century by Longino Contoli was then continuously enriched by himself and by the fundamental contribution of several collaborators, including G. Aloise, G. Amori, C. Battisti, M. Cristaldi, L. Tizi, etc.
The collection was housed at the Center for Evolutionary Genetics (CNR) and Institute of Zoology (now Department of Human and Animal Biology), University "La Sapienza" of Rome. From 10 October 2007 the collection is kindly hosted at the Museo Civico di Zoologia di Roma |
| 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 | |
| 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 8 |
Physical curation complete, individual specimen label data captured. |
| Date |
14-05-2010 (dd-mm-yyyy) |
| Development status |
| Closed |
| Collectors |
| C. Battisti, G. Aloise, G. Amori, L. Tizi, Logino Contoli, Mauro Cristaldi |
| Expeditions |
| no expedition |
| Formation periods |
| From the 70s to 90s of the twentieth century (precisely 1973-1993) |
| Collection extents |
| 13000 specimens |
| Kingdom coverage |
| Animalia |
| Taxon coverage |
| Lagomorpha, Carnivora, Chiroptera |
| Common name coverage |
| Microteriological Collection |
| Geospatial coverage |
| Italy (strength) |
| Living time periods |
| Actual |
| Specimen preservation methods |
| No Treatment |
| Media |
| 181 full boxes out of 528 total (347 are empty) and 121 boxes of mixed wads, still to sort and identifiy |
| File formats |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access |
| Source: not available |
| Related material |
| nonexistent |