Fischbach 600m, Helsighausen, Thurgau (Miocene of Switzerland)

Where: Thurgau, Switzerland (47.6° N, 9.1° E: paleocoordinates 47.3° N, 8.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: MN 7 + 8 (12.8 - 11.1 Ma)

• about 13.5 Mill. years; Bollinger 1994: MN7; Bollinger 1992: MN 6-7 (?8);

•Obere Süßwassermolasse (upper Freshwater Molasse);

Environment/lithology: coarse channel fill; coarse-grained, micaceous, pebbly, carbonaceous sandstone and lignite

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: T.h. Bollinger. 1992. Kleinsäugerstratigraphie in der miozänen Hörnlischüttung (Ostschweiz); (Biostratigraphy of small mammals in the Hörnlischüttung of Miocene age (East Switzerland)). Documenta naturae 75:1-296 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 46277: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 10.01.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

 Charales - Feistiellaceae
Nitellopsis sp. Hy 1889
(Tectochara), meriani-Gruppe
unclassified
  -
Angiospermae
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753 willow
Populus mutabilis1 Heer 1856 poplar
Populus latior Braun 1835 poplar
Populus balsamoides Göppert 1855 poplar
 Proteales - Platanaceae
Platanus aceroides Göppert 1852 plane tree
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
 Laurales - Lauraceae
? Cinnamomum sp. Schaeffer 1760 cinnamon
 Coniferae -
"Coniferae indet." = Pinophyta1
"Coniferae indet." = Pinophyta1 Reveal 1996
two species
Actinopteri
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae indet.1 Rafinesque 1815 carp-like fish
 Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx sp.1 Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle
 Testudines - Geoemydidae
? Ptychogaster sp.1 Pomel 1847 turtle
 Squamata - Anguidae
Ophisaurus sp.1 Daudin 1803 glass lizard
Aves
  -
Aves indet.1 Linnaeus 1758 bird
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
"Deinotherium bavaricum" = Prodeinotherium bavaricum
"Deinotherium bavaricum" = Prodeinotherium bavaricum von Meyer 1831 deinothere
entered as "Dinotherium bavaricum"
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotherium sp. Burmeister 1837 gomphothere
 Lagomorpha -
Eurolagus sp.1 Lopez Martinez 1977 placental
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Prolagus oeningensis König 1825 pika
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Megacricetodon germanicus rodent
after Bollinger 1994 not present in the collection
Megacricetodon minor2 Lartet 1851 rodent
Megacricetodon cf. gregarius2 Schaub 1925 rodent
? Eumyarion latior2 Schaub and Zapfe 1953 rodent
Democricetodon brevis2 Schaub 1925 rodent
Democricetodon cf. affinis1 Schaub 1925 rodent
in Bollinger 1994 5%ref. no. 6560 not included
Democricetodon mutilus2 Fahlbusch 1964 rodent
 Rodentia - Castoridae
 Rodentia - Anomalomyidae
? Anomalomys gaudryi2 Mein and Freudenthal 1971 rodent
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Albanensia cf. albanensis1 Major 1893 squirrel
Blackia miocaenica1 Mein 1970 squirrel
Spermophilinus bredai1 von Meyer 1848 squirrel
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Miodyromys aegercii1 Baudelot 1972 dormouse
Myoglis meini1 de Bruijn 1966 dormouse
? Glirulus cf. conjunctus1 Mayr 1979 Japanese dormouse
 Primates - Pliopithecidae
Pliopithecus cf. antiquus Blainville 1839 monkey
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceoidae
Plesiodimylus sp. Gaillard 1897 placental
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Galerix cf. socialis1 von Meyer 1865 hedgehog
Amphechinus sp.1 Aymard 1850 hedgehog
 Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Soricidae indet.1 Fischer 1814 shrew
Dinosorex cf. pachygnathus1 Engesser 1972 shrew
 Soricomorpha - Plesiosoricidae
Plesiosorex sp.1 Pomel 1848 placental
 Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Talpidae indet.1 Fischer de Waldheim 1817 mole
 Placentalia -
Artiodactyla indet.1 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla -
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Dorcatherium naui1 Kaup 1833 chevrotain
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
Aceratherium sp.1 Kaup 1834 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Anchitherium sp.1 von Meyer 1844 anchitheriine horse
 Placentalia -
Carnivora indet.1 Bowdich 1821 carnivoran
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursidae indet. Gray 1825 bear
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet.1 Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
Amphibia
  -
Amphibia indet.1 Linnaeus 1758 tetrapod
Insecta
 Ephemeroptera - Ephemeridae
Ephemeridae indet.1 Latreille 1810 burrowing mayfly
Gastropoda
  -
Bulimus sp.1 Bruguière 1792 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Pomatiidae
Pomatias sp.1 Stimpson 1860 periwinkle
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Theodoxus sp.1 Monfort 1810 snail
 Heterostropha - Planorbidae
Planorbis sp.1 Muller 1774 snail
 Stylommatophora - Helicidae
Helicidae indet.1 Rafinesque 1815 slug
Cepaea sp.1 Held 1838 slug
 Stylommatophora - Clausiliidae
Clausilia sp.1 Draparnaud 1805 slug
 Stylommatophora - Zonitidae
Archaeozonites sp.1 Sandberger 1873 true glass snail
 Stylommatophora - Limacidae
Limax sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 slug
Bivalvia
 Unionida - Unionidae
Unionidae indet.1 Rafinesque 1820 freshwater mussel
div. sp.
Unio flabelliformis1 freshwater mussel
Cycadites
  -
? Cycadites escheri1
taxonomically very unclear, might belong to Filicinae, Cycadeae or Arecaceae