Illerkirchberg 1 (Miocene of Germany)

Where: Germany (48.3° N, 10.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 44.5° N, 12.6° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

Primary reference: V. J. Sach and E. P. J. Heizmann. 2001. Stratigraphy and mammal faunas of the Brackwassermolasse in the surroundings of Ulm (Southwest Germany). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 310:1-95 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 70338: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 21.03.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Unionida - Unionidae
cf. Unio sp.
cf. Unio sp. Philipsson 1788 freshwater mussel
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Pachychilidae
"Brotia escheri" = Tinnyea lauraea
"Brotia escheri" = Tinnyea lauraea Matheron 1843 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Viviparidae
Viviparus suevicus
Viviparus suevicus Wenz 1919 snail
Osteichthyes
 Teleostei -
Teleostei indet.
Teleostei indet. ray-finned fish
Reptilia
 Crocodylia -
Diplocynodon sp.
Diplocynodon sp. Pomel 1847 crocodilian
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp., Geochelone sp.
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle
Geochelone sp. Fitzinger 1835 turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx sp.
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Amphicyon major
Amphicyon major De Blainville 1841 bear-dog
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet.
Mustelidae indet. Batsch 1788 mustelid carnivore
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet., cf. Plesiaceratherium sp.
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
cf. Plesiaceratherium sp. Young 1937 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Anchitherium aurelianense
Anchitherium aurelianense Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse
supspecies aurelianense
 Placentalia -
Artiodactyla indet.
Artiodactyla indet. even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae
cf. Lagomeryx sp.
cf. Lagomeryx sp. Roger 1904 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervidae indet.
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer
Amphibia
 Caudata - Urodela
Andrias scheuchzeri
Andrias scheuchzeri Tschudi 1837 giant salamander
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Carcharias cuspidatus" = Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) cuspidata
"Carcharias cuspidatus" = Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) cuspidata Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark