Laimering 2 (Miocene of Germany)

Where: Bayern, Germany (48.4° N, 11.1° E: paleocoordinates 48.7° N, 9.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: MN 6 (13.7 - 12.8 Ma)

• MN6; Oberen Süßwasser-Molasse (Upper Freshwater Molasse); Above the "Brockhorizont" (generated by the Ries-impact)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; unlithified, pebbly, sandy marl

• Blew-greyish marl with calcareous concretions, course sand and fine pebbles

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• Most fossils are stored in the Bayerische Staatssammlung

Primary reference: K. Heissig. 1989. Neue Ergebnisse zur Stratigraphie der mittleren Serie der Oberen Süßwassermolasse Bayerns (New results on the stratigraphy of the middle series of upper Freshwater Molasse, Bavaria). Geologica Bavarica 94:239-257 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 45614: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 17.11.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Prolagus oeningensis, Lagopsis verus
Prolagus oeningensis König 1825 pika
Lagopsis verus Hensel 1856 pika
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Paraglirulus werenfelsi, Microdyromys miocaenicus
Paraglirulus werenfelsi Engesser 1972 dormouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Eumyarion medius, Democricetodon mutilus, "Democricetodon gracilis" = Democricetodon minor gracilis, Cricetodon aff. aureus, Cricetodon cf. jotae, Megacricetodon minor
Eumyarion medius Lartet 1851 rodent
Democricetodon mutilus Fahlbusch 1964 rodent
"Democricetodon gracilis" = Democricetodon minor gracilis Fahlbusch 1964 rodent
Cricetodon aff. aureus Mein and Freudenthal 1971 rodent
Cricetodon cf. jotae Mein and Freudenthal 1971 rodent
Megacricetodon minor Lartet 1851 rodent
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Spermophilinus bredai, Heteroxerus sp., Miopetaurista sp.
Spermophilinus bredai von Meyer 1848 squirrel
Heteroxerus sp. Stehlin and Schaub 1951 squirrel
Miopetaurista sp. Kretzoi 1962 squirrel
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Euprox sp.
Euprox sp. Stehlin 1928 deer
Euprox/Heteroprox sp.
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
Micromeryx cf. flourensianus
Micromeryx cf. flourensianus Lartet 1851 musk deer
 Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Proscapanus sansaniensis
Proscapanus sansaniensis Lartet 1851 mole
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Lanthanotherium sansaniense, Galerix sp.
Galerix sp. Pomel 1848 hedgehog
Reptilia
 Squamata - Anguidae
Ophisaurus sp.
Ophisaurus sp. Daudin 1803 glass lizard
 Squamata - Varanidae
Varanus sp.
Varanus sp. Merrem 1820 monitor lizard
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp.
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle
Amphibia
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Amphibia indet.
Amphibia indet. Linnaeus 1758 tetrapod
Gastropoda
 Stylommatophora - Helicidae
Cepaea sp.
Cepaea sp. Held 1838 slug