Pliocene stratigraphic paleobiology in Tuscany and the fossil record of marine megafauna

S Dominici, S Danise, M Benvenuti - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Tuscany has a rich Pliocene record of marine megafauna (MM), including mysticetes,
odontocetes, sirenians and seals among the mammals, and six orders of sharks among the …

The Messinian diatomite deposition in the Mediterranean region and its relationships to the global silica cycle

L Pellegrino, FD Pierre, M Natalicchio… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Diatomites constitute a widely represented lithology in the Messinian sections of the circum-
mediterranean Neogene marginal basins. Although traditionally interpreted as genuine …

An outline of the geology of the Northern Apennines (Italy), with geological map at 1: 250,000 scale

P Conti, G Cornamusini… - Italian Journal of …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
An outline of the geology of the Italian Northern Apennines, to accompany a geological map
at 1: 250,000 scale covering the Emilia-Romagna, Marche, Tuscany and Umbria regions, is …

New constraints on the evolution of the inner Northern Apennines by K‐Ar dating of Late Miocene‐Early Pliocene compression on the Island of Elba, Italy

G Viola, E Torgersen, F Mazzarini, G Musumeci… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Northern Apennines (NA) orogenic wedge formed during Oligocene‐Miocene
convergence and westward subduction of Adria beneath the European Plate. Extension …

Response of Mediterranean Sea bivalves to Pliocene–Pleistocene environmental changes

A Mondanaro, S Dominici, S Danise - Palaeontology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mediterranean Sea is recognized as a hotspot of marine biodiversity. Analysing
its past biodiversity can help in understanding species' response to climate change. We built …

Late Miocene shortening of the Northern Apennines back-arc

M Bonini, F Sani, EM Stucchi, G Moratti… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The inner Northern Apennines (western Tuscany and Tyrrhenian basin) is
characterized by a relatively thin continental crust (∼ 20–25 km), high heat flow (> 100 mW …

Pliocene geotourism: innovative projects for valorizing the paleontological heritage of three different-staged quarries of tuscany (Central Italy)

M Merella, A Collareta, S Casati, A Di Cencio… - Geoheritage, 2023 - Springer
Quarries are areas of pivotal importance for investigation, popularization, and educational
purposes in the field of geosciences. Here, we focus on three quarries of Tuscany (La Serra …

[HTML][HTML] Tectonic-Sedimentary evolution of the Tuscan shelf (Italy): Seismic-stratigraphic/structural analysis of Neogenic succession in the Tyrrhenian Sea between …

M Buttinelli, F Mazzarini, G Musumeci, R Maffucci… - Tectonophysics, 2024 - Elsevier
A reinterpretation of the vectorized version of public vintage seismic profiles in the
Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy), between Elba Island and Monte Argentario promontory, was …

Mediterranean onshore–offshore gradient in the composition and temporal turnover of benthic molluscs across the middle Piacenzian Warm Period

S Dominici, S Danise - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The mid-Piacenzian Warm Period (mPWP: 3.3–3.0 Ma) is the most recent
geological analogue of ongoing climate change and has been the subject of considerable …

[PDF][PDF] Two alternative ages for the Montebamboli Oreopithecus (Late Miocene, Tuscany)

S Dominici, M Benvenuti - Bollettino Della Società Paleontologica …, 2024 - paleoitalia.it
19th century scientists concerned with the interpretation of well and outcrop data collected
during mining activities in southern Tuscany (Italy) agreed on the isochrony of the …