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Details for Paleontological miscellanea

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Collection data
NamePaleontological miscellanea
Alternative name
DescriptionA collection of vertebrate fossil remains
Description for specialistsCollection 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
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Provenance
Notes
Primary grouping principleTaxonomic
Primary purposeResearch
Part of collection
Related collection(s)
Known to contain typesNot known to contain types
Rights
RightsThe materials are property of the Municipality of Rome
Access rightsThe collection is freely available for scientific research, under the regulations set up by the managerial staff
Usage restrictionsDestructive 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
Institution
Museo Civico di Zoologia
Persons
Francesca Pavesi
Alberto Zilli
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