Details for "Longo" Paleontological Collection
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| Collection data |
| Name | "Longo" Paleontological Collection |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | A collection of vertebrate fossil remains |
| Description for specialists | Collection of 2500 vertebrate fossil remains belonged to Ernesto Longo, and partly collected by himself and his collegues in Italy (Apulia) from 1966 to 1981.
The material is dated Middle and Late Pleistocene and Holocene; it is identified and placed in several paper boxes.
The specimens belong to the follows Classes: Mammalia [Arctiodactyla (Fam. Bovidae, Cervidae, Hippopotamidae, Suidae), Perissodactyla (Fam. Equidae, Rhinocerotidae), Proboscidea (Fam. Elephantidae), Carnivora (Fam. Ursidae, Canidae, Felidae), Primates (Fam. Hominidae), Rodentia]; Aves and Reptilia (Testudinata) |
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| 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 |
| Fossils, Taxonomic |
| McGinley conservation statuses |
| Level 5 |
Identified and integrated material which is inadequately curated. |
| Level 6 |
Identified, integrated, and adequately curated. |
| Date |
14-05-2010 (dd-mm-yyyy) |
| Development status |
| Closed |
| Collectors |
| Attilio Barbattini, Ernesto Longo, Livio Papi, Mauro Giovannoni, Nencini, Radmilli |
| Expeditions |
| no expedition |
| Formation periods |
| From 1966 to 1981 |
| Collection extents |
| 2500 fossil remains |
| Kingdom coverage |
| Animalia |
| Taxon coverage |
| Class Aves, Class: Mammalia [Arctiodactyla (Fam. Bovidae, Cervidae, Hippopotamidae, Suidae), Perissodactyla (Fam. Equidae, Rhinocerotidae), Proboscidea (Fam. Elephantidae), Carnivora (Fam. Ursidae, Canidae, Felidae), Primates (Fam. Hominidae), Rodentia], Class: Reptilia; Order: Testudinata |
| Common name coverage |
| Paleontological Collection |
| Geospatial coverage |
| Italy (Latium, Apulia) (strength) |
| Living time periods |
| Holocene, Middle and Late Pleistocene |
| Specimen preservation methods |
| No Treatment |
| File formats |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access |
| Source: not available |
| Related material |
| Mallegni F., Mariani-Costantini R., Fornaciari G., Longo E., Giacobini G., Radmilli A.M., 1983. New European fossil hominid material from an Acheulean site near Rome (Castel di Guido). American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 62: 263-274., Mariani-Costantini R., Radmilli A.M., 1984. Necrologio di Ernesto Tarquinio Longo. Atti della Societa' Toscana di Scienze Naturali residente in Pisa. Memorie. Serie a: mineralogia, geologia, vol. 90: 10-12. |