The last interglacial transgression in Italy: the breath of the Italian coasts documented by 461 sites
In 2023, the Italian community of Quaternary scientists produced, under the umbrella of METIQ (Modello Evolutivo del Territorio Italiano nel Quaternario (Evolutive Model of the Italian Territory during the Quaternary) coordinated by the Geological Survey of Italy (ISPRA), a Quaternary Map of Italy at 1:500.000 scale that included a database of the last interglacial (LIG) marine highstand's markers along the Italian coasts. The LIG geodatabase lists several well-preserved outcrops and cores, rich in marine fossil features and deposits, straddling the whole Italian coastal areas. This geodatabase relies on three already existing databases, integrated with data from recently published works. In addition, for each site, a re-evaluation of the main chronological and geomorphological data (elevation, age, measurement error, relationship with original sea level and isostatic adjustment correction, GIA) has been made. Coastal areas with the most important LIG inner margins are highlighted. Finally, the long term geological vertical displacement rate is calculated for each site according to the requirements of the METIQ database. 1. Last Interglacial transgression 2. Methodology applicable globally to assess vertical tectonic movement 3. Future sea level flooding in Mediterranean sea 4. Quaternary Map of Italy at 1:500.000 5 ISPRA (Italian Institute for EnvironmentalProtection and Research) Geodatabase
Authors
- Paolo Emanuele Orrù (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2394-3154)
- Luigi Ferranti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0531-6763)
- Attilio Sulli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7705-3632)
- Gabriele Leoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8269-3127)
- Pierluigi Pieruccini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8994-2867)
- Carmelo Monaco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5690-9879)
- Stefano Furlani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-9526)
- Ciro Cerrone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8503-2658)
- Luca Guerrieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2513-3198)
- Giuseppe Mastronuzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2823-2546)
- Alessandra Ascione (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5880-7128)
- Vincenzo De Santis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0993-0047)
- Alessandro Fontana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1556-2770)
- Mauro Agate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9861-7601)
- Giacomo Deiana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7019-9153)
- Valeria Lo Presti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2061-9460)
- Fabrizio Antonioli
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- University of Trieste (IT)
- Ca' Foscari University of Venice (IT)
- University of Cagliari (IT)
- Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (IT)
- University of Catania (IT)
- Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (IT)
- University of Turin (IT)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
- Center for Autism and Related Disorders (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Quaternary Science Reviews
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109376
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.60
Funders
- Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche