Pampean megamammals in Europe: the fossil collections from Santiago Roth
Abstract Santiago Roth was a Swiss fossil finder, naturalist, and paleontologist that emigrated to Argentina in 1866. His work largely influenced the discipline in the country at the end of the twentieth century, particularly the stratigraphy of the Pampean region. Some of his collections of Pampean...
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| author | Damián Voglino Jorge D. Carrillo-Briceño Heinz Furrer Ana Balcarcel Gizeh Rangel-de Lazaro Gabriel Aguirre Fernández Analía M. Forasiepi |
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| description | Abstract Santiago Roth was a Swiss fossil finder, naturalist, and paleontologist that emigrated to Argentina in 1866. His work largely influenced the discipline in the country at the end of the twentieth century, particularly the stratigraphy of the Pampean region. Some of his collections of Pampean fossils were sold to museums and private collectors in Europe and were accompanied by elaborated catalogues. Fossils in the Roth’s catalogues N° 2 and 3 are housed today in the Natural History Museum of Denmark, fossils from catalogues N° 4 to 6, were sold to Swiss museums, with Catalogue N° 5 currently housed at the Department of Paleontology, Universität Zürich. Here, we provide a general framework on the stratigraphy from the Roth’s Pampean fossil sites, summarize the history of the Pampean fossils in Europe originally collected by Roth, and provide historical and curatorial details of the Roth’s collection at the Department of Paleontology, Universität Zürich. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3df10329420f4df2b549bad49a119e822023-11-26T14:07:31ZengSpringerOpenSwiss Journal of Palaeontology1664-23761664-23842023-09-01142112610.1186/s13358-023-00283-5Pampean megamammals in Europe: the fossil collections from Santiago RothDamián Voglino0Jorge D. Carrillo-Briceño1Heinz Furrer2Ana Balcarcel3Gizeh Rangel-de Lazaro4Gabriel Aguirre Fernández5Analía M. Forasiepi6Museo de Ciencias Naturales “A. Scasso” (Observatorio del Patrimonio Arqueológico Y Paleontológico OPAP, CRePAP, Dirección Provincial de Patrimonio Cultural)Department of Paleontology, Universität ZürichDepartment of Paleontology, Universität ZürichDepartment of Paleontology, Universität ZürichDepartment of Paleontology, Universität ZürichDepartment of Paleontology, Universität ZürichInstituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología Y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Y Técnicas (CONICET), CCT-MendozaAbstract Santiago Roth was a Swiss fossil finder, naturalist, and paleontologist that emigrated to Argentina in 1866. His work largely influenced the discipline in the country at the end of the twentieth century, particularly the stratigraphy of the Pampean region. Some of his collections of Pampean fossils were sold to museums and private collectors in Europe and were accompanied by elaborated catalogues. Fossils in the Roth’s catalogues N° 2 and 3 are housed today in the Natural History Museum of Denmark, fossils from catalogues N° 4 to 6, were sold to Swiss museums, with Catalogue N° 5 currently housed at the Department of Paleontology, Universität Zürich. Here, we provide a general framework on the stratigraphy from the Roth’s Pampean fossil sites, summarize the history of the Pampean fossils in Europe originally collected by Roth, and provide historical and curatorial details of the Roth’s collection at the Department of Paleontology, Universität Zürich.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-023-00283-5QuaternaryFossilsNineteenth century explorationsSouth AmericaArgentinaEurope |
| spellingShingle | Damián Voglino Jorge D. Carrillo-Briceño Heinz Furrer Ana Balcarcel Gizeh Rangel-de Lazaro Gabriel Aguirre Fernández Analía M. Forasiepi Pampean megamammals in Europe: the fossil collections from Santiago Roth Swiss Journal of Palaeontology Quaternary Fossils Nineteenth century explorations South America Argentina Europe |
| title | Pampean megamammals in Europe: the fossil collections from Santiago Roth |
| title_full | Pampean megamammals in Europe: the fossil collections from Santiago Roth |
| title_fullStr | Pampean megamammals in Europe: the fossil collections from Santiago Roth |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pampean megamammals in Europe: the fossil collections from Santiago Roth |
| title_short | Pampean megamammals in Europe: the fossil collections from Santiago Roth |
| title_sort | pampean megamammals in europe the fossil collections from santiago roth |
| topic | Quaternary Fossils Nineteenth century explorations South America Argentina Europe |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-023-00283-5 |
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