Twistringen (Weiler, 1962) (Miocene of Germany)

Where: Lower Saxony, Germany (52.8° N, 8.7° E: paleocoordinates 53.1° N, 7.2° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• Reinbek-Stufe

Environment/lithology: lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: sieve,

• Federal Institute for Soil Research in Hannover

Primary reference: H. R. Menzel. 1979. Die Fischfauna aus dem Mittelmiozän von Twistringen. Abhandlungen des naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Bremen 39:83-127 [C. Jaramillo/C. Pimiento]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 161965: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Catalina Pimiento on 16.09.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Actinopteri
 Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae
 Acanthopterygii - Trachinidae
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Myctophum pulchrum, "Myctophum debilis" = Diaphus debilis
Myctophum pulchrum Procharzky 1893 lanternfish
"Myctophum debilis" = Diaphus debilis Koken 1891 lanternfish
 Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
 Ophidiiformes - Carapidae
"Fierasfer nuntius" = Carapus nuntius
"Fierasfer nuntius" = Carapus nuntius Koken 1891
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Ophidiidarum indet. Koken 1885
acutangulus
 Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae
Sciaenidarum indet. Koken 1884
teutonicus, sp.
 Acanthomorphata - Moronidae
Morone limburgensis Posthumus 1923 temperate bass
 Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
 Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Coelorhynchus toulai Schubert 1906 grenadiers
 Gadiformes - Ranicipitidae
Raniceps planus Koken 1906
 Gadiformes - Lotidae
"Urophycis simplex" = Phycis simplex, Molva primaeva
"Urophycis simplex" = Phycis simplex Koken 1942
sub esp. elongatus
 Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
"Colliolus friedbergi" = Palimphemus, "Gadichthys venustus" = Palimphemus, Merlangiogadus cognatus
"Colliolus friedbergi" = Palimphemus
"Gadichthys venustus" = Palimphemus
 Gadiformes - Moridae
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Palaeogadus sp. Von Rath 1859
Merluccius vulgaris Fleming 1828
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Clupea testis Koken 1891 herring
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepidosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar
acutangulus
Chondrichthyes
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina biforis Le Hon 1871 angel shark
 Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Ginglymostoma sp. Müller and Henle 1838 nurse shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816 cat shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Mustelus sp. hound shark
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon Agassiz 1835 megalodon
megalodon
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
"Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis
"Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis Agassiz 1838 white shark
hastalis
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
"Odontaspis acutissima" = Carcharias acutissimus
"Odontaspis acutissima" = Carcharias acutissimus Agassiz 1843 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinus maximus Gunner 1765 basking shark
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
Macrouridarum
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Macrouridarum indet. Unknown
sp., debilis, globosus
Anguillidarum
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