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ELIANA FORNACIARI
Position
Professoressa Associata
Structure
Address
VIA G. GRADENIGO, 6 - PADOVA
Telephone
0498279185
Eliana Fornaciari graduated in Geological Sciences at the University of Padova in 1987. She obtained the doctorate degree in Earth Sciences at the University of Padova in 1996. Since 6/04/1999 to 30/08/1999 she was researcher at the CNR (Centro di Studio per la Geodinamica Alpina) of Padova. Since 1/09/1999 to 31/10/2002 she was researcher at the Department of Geology, Paleontology and Geophysics of the University of Padova (Italy). Since 1/11/2002 is Associate Professor at the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padova. She has been working on Neogene calcareous nannofossil taxonomy biostratigraphy paleoecology and biochronology. In particular she contributed to the studies on the reconstruction of geological evolution of Adriatic Margin during the Miocene. Currently her studies are focused 1) on Paleogene calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy and paleoecology in national/international projects with the aim to investigate some climatic perturbations in the Paleogene hemipelagic sediments of the Veneto region (Italy) and ODP cores using an integrated approach and multidisciplinary methodologies. 2) on the stratigraphy of Crotone Basin (South Italy) within a network of integrated and multidisciplinary studies where the calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy contribute to chronological constrain3) on calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy and biochronology of Cenomanian-Turonian interval with the main aim to explore some climatic perturbations in the upper Cretaceous hemipelagic sediments of the Veneto region (Italy) using an integrated approach and multidisciplinary methodologiesShe has been the author or co-author of some 105 papers and has contributed to the Italian National Cartography program of Regione Emilia-Romagna (biostatigraphic contribution to 18 geological maps).
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Orari di ricevimento
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Publications
2023-2024 ISI publications
- ZANOLA E., RODRIGUES T., BONOMO S., FERRETTI P., FORNACIARI E., DI STEFANO A., INCARBONA A., PRETO N., RAFFI I., CAPRARO L. (2024). Orbital and suborbital temperature variability in the central Mediterranean across the Pliocene/Pleistocene transition. PLoS ONE, 19 (12), art. no. e0310684.
- BONOMO S., ZANOLA E., INCARBONA A., DI STEFANO A., DISTEFANO S., BARBAGALLO V., FERRETTI P., FORNACIARI E., MACRÌ P., RAFFI I., SABATINO N., SPERANZA F., SPROVIERI M., DI STEFANO E., SPROVIERI R., RIO D., CAPRARO L. (2024). Calcareous Nannofossil variability controlled by Milankovitch and sub-Milankovitch periodicity in the Monte San Nicola section (Gelasian GSSP / MIS 100–104). Marine Micropaleontology, 192, art. no. 102397.
- D’ONOFRIO R., BARRETT R., SCHMIDT D.N., FORNACIARI E., GIUSBERTI L., FRIJIA G., ADATTE T., SABATINO N., MONSURU A., BROMBIN V., LUCIANI V. (2024). Extreme Planktic Foraminiferal Dwarfism Across the ETM2 in the Tethys Realm in Response to Warming. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 39 (6), art. no. e2023PA004762.
- BENEDETTI A., PAPAZZONI C.A., BOSELLINI F., GIUSBERTI L., FORNACIARI E. (2024). High-diversity larger foraminiferal assemblages calibrated with calcareous nannoplankton biozones in the aftermath of EECO (Collio, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeastern Italy). Palaeoworld, 33 (2), pp. 492 – 503
- ROUX M., MARTINEZ-SOARES P., FORNACIARI E., GATTO R., PAPAZZONI C.A., GIUSBERTI L. (2024). Eocene stalked crinoids in the genus Isselicrinus (echinodermata, crinoidea, isocrinida) from Northeastern Italy. RIPS, 130 (1), pp. 153 – 171.
- NOBILE F., COLLARETA A., PERENZIN V., FORNACIARI E., GIUSBERTI L., BIANUCCI G. (2024). Dawn of the Delphinidans: New Remains of Kentriodon from the Lower Miocene of Italy Shed Light on the Early Radiation of the Most Diverse Extant Cetacean Clade. Biology, 13 (2), art. no. 114.
- ZANOLA E., BONOMO S., INCARBONA A., DI STEFANO A., DISTEFANO S., FERRETTI P., FORNACIARI E., GALEOTTI S., MACRÌ P., RAFFI I., SABATINO N., SPERANZA F., SPROVIERI M., DI STEFANO E., SPROVIERI R., RIO D., CAPRARO L. (2024). High-resolution climate variability across the Piacenzian/Gelasian boundary in the Monte San Nicola section (Sicily, Italy). Quaternary Science Reviews, 324, art. no. 108469.
- CAPRARO L., INCARBONA A., FORNACIARI E., SABATINO N., SCAILLET S., SPROVIERI R., SPROVIERI M. (2023). Hydroclimate variability in the central Mediterranean during MIS 17 interglacial (Middle Pleistocene) highlights timing offset with monsoon activity. Sc. Reports, 13 (1), art. no. 18938.
- GANDOLFI A., GIRALDO-GÓMEZ V.M., LUCIANI V., PIAZZA M., ADATTE T., ARENA L., BOMOU B., FORNACIARI E., FRIJIA G., KOCSIS L., BRIGUGLIO A. (2023). the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) impact on the benthic and planktic foraminiferal resilience from a shallow-water sedimentary record. RIPS, 129 (3), pp. 629 – 651.
- PAPAZZONI C.A., FORNACIARI B., GIUSBERTI L., SIMONATO M., FORNACIARI E. (2023). A new definition of the Paleocene Shallow Benthic Zones (SBP) by means of larger foraminiferal biohorizons, and their calibration with calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy. Micropaleontology, 69 (4-5), pp. 363 – 400
- DI STEFANO A., BALDASSINI N., RAFFI I., FORNACIARI E., INCARBONA A., NEGRI A., BONOMO S., VILLA G., DI STEFANO E., RIO D. (2023). Neogene-Quaternary Mediterranean calcareous nannofossil biozonation and biochronology: A review. Stratigraphy, 20 (4), pp. 259 – 302
Research Area
1) Calcareous Nannofossil Paleontology (Biostratigraphy, Biochronology and paleoecology) mainly with reference to the Cenozoic (worldwide) and Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) 2) Cenozoic Chronostratigraphy (Eocene, Miocene and Pleistocene)3) Climatic variability of the early Paleogene 4) The interactions of climate, tectonics, and eustasy in shaping the Miocene to Pleistocene Mediterranean stratigraphic record5) Tempo and mode analysis of the extinction and recovery pattern of calcareous nannofossil communities during the Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 (OAE 2)
Thesis proposals
FIRST DEGREE THESIS.
-Sampling and preliminary study of Paleogene and Cretaceous sections from the Veneto area
- Cenozoic and Upper Cretaceous calcareous nannofossils Biostratigraphy
MASTER'S THESES
- The response of calcareous nannofossils to climatic perturbations during the Upper Cretaceous and the Paleogene
-Upper Cretaceous and Cenozoic calcareous nannofossils biostratigraphy and Biochronology
Other thesis topics in the field of paleontology can be agreed upon between the teacher and the student.
