Taphonomy of marine vertebrates of the Pisco Formation (Miocene, Peru): Insights into the origin of an outstanding Fossil-Lagerstätte

G Bosio, A Collareta, C Di Celma, O Lambert… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The Miocene Pisco Formation, broadly exposed in the Ica Desert of southern Peru, is among
the most outstanding Cenozoic marine Fossil-Lagerstätten worldwide. It is renowned for its …

Distribution and paleoenvironmental framework of middle Miocene marine vertebrates along the western side of the lower Ica Valley (East Pisco Basin, Peru)

A Collareta, C Di Celma, G Bosio, PP Pierantoni… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
We report 130 vertebrate fossils preserved as bony elements and the co-occurring
assemblage of fish teeth and spines from the lower strata of the Pisco Formation exposed …

Taphonomy and palaeoecology of the lower Miocene marine vertebrate assemblage of Ullujaya (Chilcatay Formation, East Pisco Basin, southern Peru)

G Bianucci, A Collareta, G Bosio, W Landini… - Palaeogeography …, 2018 - Elsevier
The taphonomy and palaeoecology of the early Miocene (Burdigalian) vertebrate
assemblage of Ullujaya (East Pisco Basin, Peru) is here described. Vertebrate remains are …

Looking for the key to preservation of fossil marine vertebrates in the Pisco Formation of Peru: new insights from a small dolphin skeleton

A Gioncada, K Gariboldi, A Collareta… - Andean …, 2018 - rderecho.equipu.cl
Abstract The upper Neogene Pisco Formation of Peru is known worldwide as one of the
most significant Cenozoic marine vertebrate Konservatt-Lagerstätten, even featuring …

A high resolution stratigraphic framework for the remarkable fossil cetacean assemblage of the Miocene/Pliocene Pisco Formation, Peru

L Brand, M Urbina, A Chadwick, TJ DeVries… - Journal of South …, 2011 - Elsevier
Abstract The Miocene/Pliocene Pisco Formation of Peru contains a rich marine vertebrate
fossil record, providing a unique opportunity for the study of paleoecology and evolution …

Biostratigraphy, geochronology and sedimentation rates of the upper Miocene Pisco Formation at two important marine vertebrate fossil-bearing sites of southern Peru

K Gariboldi, B Giulia, M Elisa, A Gioncada… - Newsletters on …, 2017 - arpi.unipi.it
Abstract The Mio-Pliocene Pisco Formation, Peru, is a world renowned Konservat-
Lagerstätte. Beside its potential in preserving important information on the history of the …

The dolomite nodules enclosing fossil marine vertebrates in the East Pisco Basin, Peru: Field and petrographic insights into the Lagerstätte formation

K Gariboldi, A Gioncada, G Bosio, E Malinverno… - Palaeogeography …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mio-Pliocene Pisco Formation (Peru) is a world-famous marine vertebrate
Lagerstätte. Several fossil specimens are wrapped up in dolomitic nodules. Some others lie …

Fossil marine vertebrates of Cerro Los Quesos: Distribution of cetaceans, seals, crocodiles, seabirds, sharks, and bony fish in a late Miocene locality of the Pisco Basin …

G Bianucci, C Di Celma, A Collareta, W Landini… - Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
One-hundred and ninety-two fossil marine vertebrate specimens, preserved as bone
elements cropping out at Cerro Los Quesos (Pisco Basin, Peru), are identified and reported …

Stratigraphic framework of the late Miocene Pisco Formation at Cerro Los Quesos (Ica Desert, Peru)

C Di Celma, E Malinverno, G Cantalamessa… - Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The enormous concentration of marine vertebrates documented within the Pisco Formation
is unique for Peru and South America and places this unit among the prime fossil …

[PDF][PDF] Taphonomy of fossil whales in the diatomaceous sediments of the Miocene/Pliocene Pisco Formation, Peru

R Esperante, LR Brand, A Chadwick… - De Renzi, M., Pardo …, 2002 - origins.swau.edu
The Miocene/Pliocene Pisco Formation in Peru consists mostly of sandstones, siltstones,
and tuffaceous beds in the lower units and diatomaceous mudstones in the upper units …