Where: Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (51.3° N, 12.0° E: paleocoordinates 48.3° N, 7.7° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)
• Age: Middle Lutetian
Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lignite
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: H. Haubold. 1982. Zur Stellung der Wirbeltierfauna des Geiseltals, insbesondere der Mammalier, im europäischen Mitteleozän (Position of the European Middle Eocene vertebrate fauna of the Geisel Valley, with special focus on mammals). Zeitschrift für geologische Wissenschaften 10(12):1539-1551 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 45002: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 27.09.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Palaeoesox fritzschei n. sp.5
Palaeoesox fritzschei n. sp.5 | |
Mammalia | |
Ailuravus picteti Rütimeyer 1891 rodent | |
Protoadapis klatti n. sp.
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"Nannopithex raabi n. sp." = Vectipithex raabi
"Nannopithex raabi n. sp." = Vectipithex raabi Heller 1930 tarsier | |
Hyrachyus minimus odd-toed ungulate | |
? Lophiodon tapirotherium Desmarest 1822 odd-toed ungulate | |
Propalaeotherium voigti3, Propalaeotherium voigti3, "Propalaeotherium isselanum" = Palaeotherium isselanum3, "Propalaeotherium parvulum" = Eurohippus parvulus6, "Propalaeotherium parvulum" = Eurohippus parvulus3
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Amphilemur eocaenicus n. sp.
Amphilemur eocaenicus n. sp. Heller 1935 elephant shrew | |
Reptilia | |
Geochelone eocaenica n. sp.
Geochelone eocaenica n. sp. turtle | |
"Chrysemys germanica n. sp." = Borkenia germanica
"Chrysemys germanica n. sp." = Borkenia germanica Hummel 1935 turtle | |
Geoemyda ptychogastroides n. sp.
Geoemyda ptychogastroides n. sp. Hummel 1935 turtle | |
Palaeopython ceciliensis n. sp., Paleryx spinifer n. sp.
Palaeopython ceciliensis n. sp. boa
Paleryx spinifer n. sp. boa | |
"Eolacerta robusta n. sp." = Eolacerta robusta4, "Iguanosauriscus haupti n. sp." = Eolacerta robusta4
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Eosaniwa koehni n. sp.4
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Necrosaurus giganteus n. sp.
Necrosaurus giganteus n. sp. squamates | |
Asiatosuchus germanicus Berg 1966 crocodilian | |
Allognathosuchus brevirostris n. sp. crocodilian | |
Diplocynodon hallense n. sp.
Diplocynodon hallense n. sp. crocodilian | |
Aves | |
Diatryma geiselensis n. sp.
Diatryma geiselensis n. sp. bird | |
Actinopteri | |
"Amia kehreri" = Cyclurus kehreri5
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Thaumaturus spannuthi n. sp.5
Thaumaturus spannuthi n. sp.5 | |
Amphiperca siebergi n. sp.5
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