P P Pierantoni
Biographic Data
| ID | 2784111 |
|---|---|
| NAME | P P Pierantoni |
| GIVEN NAMES | P P |
| FAMILY NAME | Pierantoni |
| SIGNATURE | PIERANTONI P P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Università di Camerino |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1237-4689 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Miocene stratigraphy and vertebrate paleontology along the western side of Cerros Cadena de los Zanjones (East Pisco Basin, Peru)
The Miocene Pisco Formation (East Pisco Basin, Peru) is renowned for its abundant, well-preserved fossils of marine vertebrates, representing one of the most spectacular and complete records of Neogene marine vertebrates worldwide. Here, we present a geological map at 1:10,000 scale investigating the spatial and temporal distribution of fossil vertebrates at Cerros Cadena de los Zanjones, in the Ica River Valley. Stratigraphic and paleontological…
Towards deciphering the Cenozoic evolution of the East Pisco Basin (southern Peru)
The Cenozoic succession of the East Pisco Basin preserves the sedimentary record of several episodes of deformation of the forearc crust along the Peruvian margin. The 1:50,000 scale geological map presented here encompasses an area of about 1,000 km 2 lying astride the Ica River, and contributes to our understanding of the timing and mode of basin filling and deformation. Our novel two-fold megasequence framework provides a sound basis for estab…
Geo-environmental changes and historical events in the area of the Greek archaeological site of Selinunte (Western Sicily, Italy)
Neste estudo no sítio arqueológico grego de Selinônte foram realizados levantamentos geomorfológicos e geoarqueológicos detalhados com o intuito de reconstruir a evolução da paisagem que ocorreu antes e durante a antropização do sítio e para verificar as possíveis correlações entre mudanças geoambientais e eventos humanos que caracterizou quase quatro séculos da história da cidade. Utilizando uma abordagem multidisciplinar e diferentes técnicas d…
Distribution and paleoenvironmental framework of middle Miocene marine vertebrates along the western side of the lower Ica Valley (East Pisco Basin, Peru)
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 along the western side of the lower Ica Valley (East Pisco Basin, Peru). Geological mapping at 1:10,000 scale reveals that all these fossils originate from the Langhian–Serravallian P0 allomember. In the study area, P0 is up to ∼40 m thick and features a sandy lower portion, refl…
Allostratigraphy and paleontology of the lower Miocene Chilcatay Formation in the Zamaca area, East Pisco basin, southern Peru
Based on mapping of laterally traceable stratigraphic discontinuities, we propose a high-resolution allostratigraphic scheme for one of the world’s foremost fossil marine vertebrate Lagerstätten: the lower Miocene strata of the Chilcatay Formation exposed along the Ica River near Zamaca, southern Peru. Measured sections combined with 1:10,000 scale mapping of a 24 km2 area provide an overview of the stratal architecture, as well as a general faci…
Intraformational unconformities as a record of late Miocene eustatic falls of sea level in the Pisco Formation (southern Peru)
Field mapping and sedimentological study of outcrop sections exposed along the Ica River valley permitted the establishment of a regional allostratigraphic framework for the upper Miocene portion of the Pisco Formation. The stratigraphy of the studied interval is illustrated using a new 1:20,000-scale geological map which reveals that this formation is a cyclical sedimentary succession composed of three fining-upward allomembers. The bounding sur…
Facies analysis, stratigraphy and marine vertebrate assemblage of the lower Miocene Chilcatay Formation at Ullujaya (Pisco basin, Peru)
This paper is the first integrated account of the sedimentology, stratigraphy, and vertebrate paleontology for the marine strata of the Chilcatay Formation exposed at Ullujaya, Pisco basin (southern Peru). An allostratigraphic framework for the investigated strata was established using geological mapping (1:4000 scale) and conventional sedimentary facies analysis and resulted in recognition of two unconformity-bounded allomembers (designated Ct1 …
Magnetic field modelling and analysis of uncertainty in archaeological geophysics
One of the major problems in the forward modelling of magnetic anomalies is the assessment of a minimum level of acceptable accuracy in the fit between observed and theoretical anomalies. We present a new approach to the analysis and interpretation of archaeological magnetic anomalies, based on classical algorithms of forward modelling and a new technique of error assessment. This approach allows us to determine geometry, physical properties, and…
Stratigraphic framework of the late Miocene to Pliocene Pisco Formation at Cerro Colorado (Ica Desert, Peru)
This paper describes a 200 m-thick section of the Pisco Formation exposed at Cerro Colorado, an important fossiliferous site in the Ica desert. In order to properly place the fauna in its correct relative position, this study establishes the stratigraphic framework within which the different fossil-bearing intervals of this site can be compared and may prove invaluable in future high-resolution studies on the faunal change. Most of the Pisco Form…
Stratigraphic framework of the late Miocene Pisco Formation at Cerro Los Quesos (Ica Desert, Peru)
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 Lagerstätten for Miocene to Pliocene marine mammals worldwide. In order to provide a robust stratigraphic framework for the fossil-bearing locality of Cerro Los Quesos, this study presents a 1:10,000 scale geological map covering an area of about 21 km2, a detailed measured section…
Searching for the Antigonea Theatre
We report on two magnetic surveys performed in July and September 2015 at the ancient Hellenistic city of Antigonea, located in southern Albania. The main objective of the two surveys was to find the city theatre and determine possible sites of future excavations. We suggest a new technique for dense collecting of magnetic data along difficult terrains, with minimization of the topographic effect. Evidence of a possible location of the theatre wa…
Geological map of the Miocene-Pleistocene successions of the Mejillones Peninsula, Northern Chile
The Mejillones Peninsula (northern Chile) has undergone a complex tectono-sedimentary history from the Miocene onward and is dissected by a network of normal faults that generated three asymmetric half-grabens located in a forearc position with respect to the Chile subduction system. A new 1:50,000-scale geological map of the peninsula, covering an area of ca 800 km 2 and based on a detailed facies analysis and field mapping (1:20,000 scale) in c…
Magnetic field modelling and analysis of uncertainty in archaeological geophysics
One of the major problems in the forward modelling of magnetic anomalies is the assessment of a minimum level of acceptable accuracy in the fit between observed and theoretical anomalies. We present a new approach to the analysis and interpretation of archaeological magnetic anomalies, based on classical algorithms of forward modelling and a new technique of error assessment. This approach allows us to determine geometry, physical properties, and…
Geological map of the Miocene-Pleistocene successions of the Mejillones Peninsula, Northern Chile
The Mejillones Peninsula (northern Chile) has undergone a complex tectono-sedimentary history from the Miocene onward and is dissected by a network of normal faults that generated three asymmetric half-grabens located in a forearc position with respect to the Chile subduction system. A new 1:50,000-scale geological map of the peninsula, covering an area of ca 800 km 2 and based on a detailed facies analysis and field mapping (1:20,000 scale) in c…
Stratigraphic framework of the late Miocene to Pliocene Pisco Formation at Cerro Colorado (Ica Desert, Peru)
This paper describes a 200 m-thick section of the Pisco Formation exposed at Cerro Colorado, an important fossiliferous site in the Ica desert. In order to properly place the fauna in its correct relative position, this study establishes the stratigraphic framework within which the different fossil-bearing intervals of this site can be compared and may prove invaluable in future high-resolution studies on the faunal change. Most of the Pisco Form…
Stratigraphic framework of the late Miocene Pisco Formation at Cerro Los Quesos (Ica Desert, Peru)
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 Lagerstätten for Miocene to Pliocene marine mammals worldwide. In order to provide a robust stratigraphic framework for the fossil-bearing locality of Cerro Los Quesos, this study presents a 1:10,000 scale geological map covering an area of about 21 km2, a detailed measured section…
Searching for the Antigonea Theatre
We report on two magnetic surveys performed in July and September 2015 at the ancient Hellenistic city of Antigonea, located in southern Albania. The main objective of the two surveys was to find the city theatre and determine possible sites of future excavations. We suggest a new technique for dense collecting of magnetic data along difficult terrains, with minimization of the topographic effect. Evidence of a possible location of the theatre wa…
Intraformational unconformities as a record of late Miocene eustatic falls of sea level in the Pisco Formation (southern Peru)
Field mapping and sedimentological study of outcrop sections exposed along the Ica River valley permitted the establishment of a regional allostratigraphic framework for the upper Miocene portion of the Pisco Formation. The stratigraphy of the studied interval is illustrated using a new 1:20,000-scale geological map which reveals that this formation is a cyclical sedimentary succession composed of three fining-upward allomembers. The bounding sur…
Facies analysis, stratigraphy and marine vertebrate assemblage of the lower Miocene Chilcatay Formation at Ullujaya (Pisco basin, Peru)
This paper is the first integrated account of the sedimentology, stratigraphy, and vertebrate paleontology for the marine strata of the Chilcatay Formation exposed at Ullujaya, Pisco basin (southern Peru). An allostratigraphic framework for the investigated strata was established using geological mapping (1:4000 scale) and conventional sedimentary facies analysis and resulted in recognition of two unconformity-bounded allomembers (designated Ct1 …
Magnetic field modelling and analysis of uncertainty in archaeological geophysics
One of the major problems in the forward modelling of magnetic anomalies is the assessment of a minimum level of acceptable accuracy in the fit between observed and theoretical anomalies. We present a new approach to the analysis and interpretation of archaeological magnetic anomalies, based on classical algorithms of forward modelling and a new technique of error assessment. This approach allows us to determine geometry, physical properties, and…
Allostratigraphy and paleontology of the lower Miocene Chilcatay Formation in the Zamaca area, East Pisco basin, southern Peru
Based on mapping of laterally traceable stratigraphic discontinuities, we propose a high-resolution allostratigraphic scheme for one of the world’s foremost fossil marine vertebrate Lagerstätten: the lower Miocene strata of the Chilcatay Formation exposed along the Ica River near Zamaca, southern Peru. Measured sections combined with 1:10,000 scale mapping of a 24 km2 area provide an overview of the stratal architecture, as well as a general faci…
Distribution and paleoenvironmental framework of middle Miocene marine vertebrates along the western side of the lower Ica Valley (East Pisco Basin, Peru)
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 along the western side of the lower Ica Valley (East Pisco Basin, Peru). Geological mapping at 1:10,000 scale reveals that all these fossils originate from the Langhian–Serravallian P0 allomember. In the study area, P0 is up to ∼40 m thick and features a sandy lower portion, refl…
Towards deciphering the Cenozoic evolution of the East Pisco Basin (southern Peru)
The Cenozoic succession of the East Pisco Basin preserves the sedimentary record of several episodes of deformation of the forearc crust along the Peruvian margin. The 1:50,000 scale geological map presented here encompasses an area of about 1,000 km 2 lying astride the Ica River, and contributes to our understanding of the timing and mode of basin filling and deformation. Our novel two-fold megasequence framework provides a sound basis for estab…
Geo-environmental changes and historical events in the area of the Greek archaeological site of Selinunte (Western Sicily, Italy)
Neste estudo no sítio arqueológico grego de Selinônte foram realizados levantamentos geomorfológicos e geoarqueológicos detalhados com o intuito de reconstruir a evolução da paisagem que ocorreu antes e durante a antropização do sítio e para verificar as possíveis correlações entre mudanças geoambientais e eventos humanos que caracterizou quase quatro séculos da história da cidade. Utilizando uma abordagem multidisciplinar e diferentes técnicas d…
Miocene stratigraphy and vertebrate paleontology along the western side of Cerros Cadena de los Zanjones (East Pisco Basin, Peru)
The Miocene Pisco Formation (East Pisco Basin, Peru) is renowned for its abundant, well-preserved fossils of marine vertebrates, representing one of the most spectacular and complete records of Neogene marine vertebrates worldwide. Here, we present a geological map at 1:10,000 scale investigating the spatial and temporal distribution of fossil vertebrates at Cerros Cadena de los Zanjones, in the Ica River Valley. Stratigraphic and paleontological…
Geology (11 works) · Paleontology (10 works) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (7 works) · Structural basin (7 works) · Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (5 works) · Tectonics (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Stratigraphy (4 works) · Unconformity (4 works)