Details for "Sahabi" Paleontological collection
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| Collection data |
| Name | "Sahabi" Paleontological collection |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | A collection of vertebrate fossil remains |
| Description for specialists | Collection of 72 vertebrate fossil remains collected by Carlo Petrocchi in Libya in 1939.
The material is identified and adequately curated. The classes represented are the follows: Mammalia [Arctiodactyla (Fam. Bovidae, Giraffidae, Hippopotamidae); Perissodactyla (Fam. Equidae); Proboscidea (Fam. Gomphoteriidae, Elephantidae)]; Reptilia [Chelonia]; Chondrichthyes [Carcharhiniformes (Fam. Carcharhinidae)] |
| Cite as | |
| Provenance | The collection was donated to the “Museo Italo-Africano” in Rome |
| 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 |
| Fossils, Taxonomic |
| McGinley conservation statuses |
| Level 6 |
Identified, integrated, and adequately curated. |
| Date |
14-05-2010 (dd-mm-yyyy) |
| Development status |
| Closed |
| Collectors |
| Carlo Petrocchi |
| Expeditions |
| Collected in Libya |
| Collection extents |
| 72 specimens |
| Kingdom coverage |
| Animalia |
| Taxon coverage |
| Class Chondrichthyes, Order Carcharhiniformes (Fam. Carcharhinidae), Class Mammalia, Order: Arctiodactyla (Fam. Bovidae, Giraffidae, Hippopotamidae), Perissodactyla (Fam. Equidae), Proboscidea (Fam. Gomphoteriidae, Elephantidae), Class Reptilia, Order Chelonia |
| Common name coverage |
| Paleontological collection |
| Geospatial coverage |
| Libya (strength) |
| Living time periods |
| Late Miocene-Early Pliocene |
| Specimen preservation methods |
| No Treatment |
| File formats |
| unapplicable |
| Item level access |
| Source: not available |
| Related material |
| D'Erasmo, 1951. I pesci di Sahabi, in Fabiani ed. Paleontologia di Sahabi, Rendiconti dell' Accademia dei XL, Serie IV - Vol. III, pp 34-42, Tav I Roma 1951., Petrocchi C. 1951. Notizie generali sul giacimento fossilifero di Sahabi - Storia degli Scavi - Risultati, in Fabiani ed. Paleontologia di Sahabi, Rendiconti dell' Accademia dei XL, Serie IV - Vol. III, pp 7-32 Tav I-XIII Roma 1951. |