Where: Baselland, Switzerland (47.5° N, 7.9° E: paleocoordinates 47.7° N, 6.8° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: MN 7 + 8 (12.8 - 11.1 Ma)
• Vindobonian, Sarmatian; MN 8
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: B. Engesser. 1972. Die obermiozäne Säugetierfauna von Anwil (Baselland); (The Upper Miocene mammalian fauna of Anwil, Baselland). Tätigkeitsberichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Baselland 28:35-364 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/J. Richter]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 49421: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 15.04.2005, edited by Lars van den Hoek Ostende
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
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Tadarida sp. Rafinesque 1814 free-tailed bat | |
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Blackia miocaenica, Forsythia gaudryi, "Cryptopterus gaillardi" = Miopetaurista, "Sciurus bredai" = Spermophilinus bredai, Sciuropterus sp.
Blackia miocaenica Mein 1970 squirrel
Forsythia gaudryi squirrel
"Cryptopterus gaillardi" = Miopetaurista squirrel
"Sciurus bredai" = Spermophilinus bredai von Meyer 1848 squirrel
Sciuropterus sp. Cuvier 1825 squirrel | |
Anomalomys gaudryi Mein and Freudenthal 1971 rodent | |
Eumyarion latior2, "Cotimus cf. latior" = Leidymys, "Cricetodon hagni" = Deperetomys hagni, "Deperetomys hagni" = Deperetomys hagni2, Cricetodon jumaensis4, Megacricetodon aff. schaubi, Megacricetodon germanicus n. sp.3, Megacricetodon aff. minor2, Megacricetodon similis, Democricetodon brevis1, Democricetodon freisingensis1
"Cotimus cf. latior" = Leidymys rodent
"Cricetodon hagni" = Deperetomys hagni Fahlbusch 1964 rodent
Megacricetodon aff. schaubi rodent
Megacricetodon similis Fahlbusch 1964 rodent | |
Steneofiber minutus beaver | |
Keramidomys anwilensis n. sp. Engesser 1972 rodent
Keramidomys mohleri n. sp. Engesser 1972 rodent | |
Neocometes brunonis mouse | |
Gliridae indet., Myoglis larteti, Glirudinus cf. gracilis, Muscardinus sp., Eomuscardinus aff. sansaniensis, Pseudodryomys hamadryas, Microdyromys miocaenicus, Microdyromys cf. koenigswaldi, Paraglirulus cf. lissiensis, Paraglirulus werenfelsi n. gen. n. sp.
Myoglis larteti Baudelot 1966 dormouse
Glirudinus cf. gracilis Dehm 1950 dormouse
Eomuscardinus aff. sansaniensis Lartet 1851 dormouse
Pseudodryomys hamadryas dormouse
Microdyromys miocaenicus dormouse
Microdyromys cf. koenigswaldi de Bruijn 1966 dormouse
Paraglirulus cf. lissiensis dormouse
Paraglirulus werenfelsi n. gen. n. sp. Engesser 1972 dormouse | |
Rhinoceros sp. Linnaeus 1758 one-horned rhinoceros | |
Anchitherium aurelianense Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse | |
Dorcatherium sp. Kaup 1839 chevrotain | |
Palaeomeryx sp. von Meyer 1834 ruminant | |
Eotragus sp. Pilgrim 1939 antelope | |
Micromeryx flourensianus Lartet 1851 musk deer | |
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer
Euprox furcatus Hensel 1859 deer | |
Suidae indet., Conohyus simorrensis, Listriodon splendens, "Taucanamo pygmaeum" = Albanohyus pygmaeus
Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig
Conohyus simorrensis Lartet 1851 pig
Listriodon splendens von Meyer 1846 pig
"Taucanamo pygmaeum" = Albanohyus pygmaeus Deperet 1892 pig | |
Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran | |
Ursavus brevirhinus Hofmann 1887 bear | |
Trochotherium sp. Fraas 1870 mustelid carnivore | |
Pseudarctos aff. bavaricus Schlosser 1899 bear-dog | |
Herpestes filholi mongoose | |
Semigenetta mutata civet | |
Lanthanotherium sansaniense hedgehog
Galerix socialis von Meyer 1865 hedgehog | |
Plesiodimylus chantrei Gaillard 1899 placental
Metacordylodon schlosseri Andreae 1904 placental | |
Plesiosorex schaffneri n. sp.
Plesiosorex schaffneri n. sp. Engesser 1972 placental | |
Soricidae indet., Dinosorex pachygnathus n. gen. n. sp.
Dinosorex pachygnathus n. gen. n. sp. Engesser 1972 shrew | |
Talpidae indet., Desmanella stehlini n. gen. n. sp., Scaptonyx edwardsi, Proscapanus sansaniensis, "Talpa" minuta
Desmanella stehlini n. gen. n. sp. Engesser 1972 mole
Scaptonyx edwardsi Gaillard 1899 Long-tailed mole
Proscapanus sansaniensis Lartet 1851 mole
"Talpa" minuta Blainville 1840 mole |