Flonheim (Oligocene of Germany)

Where: Germany (49.8° N, 8.0° E: paleocoordinates 49.2° N, 4.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Alzey Formation (Selztal Group), Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

• lower Oligocene according to Voss (2014)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. Pilleri. 1987. The Sirenia of the Swiss Molasse 1-114 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 65077: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 18.09.2006, edited by Philip Mannion

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
"Pugmeodon schinzii n. sp." = Halitherium schinzii2, "Halitherium kaupi n. sp." = Halitherium schinzii3, "Halytherium dubium" = Halitherium schinzii2, "Halitherium bronni n. sp." = Kaupitherium bronni3
"Pugmeodon schinzii n. sp." = Halitherium schinzii2 Kaup 1838 dugong
"Halitherium kaupi n. sp." = Halitherium schinzii3 Kaup 1838 dugong
"Halytherium dubium" = Halitherium schinzii2 Kaup 1838 dugong
"Halitherium bronni n. sp." = Kaupitherium bronni3 Krauss 1858 dugong
 Creodonta - Hyainailouridae
Apterodon gaudryi1 Fischer 1880 creodont