Geodiversity has elements of exceptional scientific value that are considered to represent
geoheritage, or geological heritage. One way to conserve and promote the knowledge of …

The growth and decay of ocean-island volcanoes are intrinsically linked to vertical
movements. While the causes for subsidence are better understood, uplift mechanisms …

Plant fossils are known from the Azores Islands, yet poorly studied. We present a
comprehensive bibliographical review for the archipelago. A first pre-scientific reference …

The Liguria Region in Northern Italy is characterized by a wide geological and
geomorphological variety, encompassing an important and valuable geoheritage. The …

The family Strombidae is one of the twenty-three families and subfamilies of gastropods
associated with tropical environmental conditions, and therefore useful as a biogeographical …

The bowl-shaped trace fossil Piscichnus waitemata appears in Pliocene sandstones from
Santa Maria Island (Azores Archipelago), extensively excavated during a stage of island …

In this work, all the Lower Pliocene gastropod assemblages of Santa Maria Island are
revised. These all form part of the Touril Complex. Seventy-seven species are identified …

Museum exhibitions can be regarded as a key tool for communicating geoheritage.
However, in many countries including Italy, the viewers' experience is often negatively …

Santa Maria is the oldest island of the Azores Archipelago and is remarkably rich in exposed
marine fossiliferous sediments and submarine volcanic sequences. This chapter …

The literature on geosites inventorying and assessment methods often mentions the issue of
objectivity but lacks a detailed discussion of its nature. Indeed, developments in the …