Nikoltschitz (Oligocene of Czech Republic)

Also known as Nikolčice

Where: Tschechien, Czech Republic (49.0° N, 16.8° E: paleocoordinates 48.9° N, 13.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Oligocene (33.9 - 23.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. Pauca. 1931. Zwei Fischfaunen aus den oligozaenen Menilitschifern von Mähren. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 46:147-152 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 185664: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 05.05.2017

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 carp-like fish
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
"Clupea crenata" = Maicopiella longimana, "Clupea sardinites" = Maicopiella longimana
"Clupea crenata" = Maicopiella longimana Heckel 1850 herring
"Clupea sardinites" = Maicopiella longimana Heckel 1850 herring
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
"Nemopteryx athanasiui" = Palaeogadus
"Nemopteryx athanasiui" = Palaeogadus
 Acanthomorphata - Menidae
Mene pusilla moonfish
 Acanthomorphata - Caproidae
 Perciformes -
Apostasis rzehaki n. sp. Pauca 1931 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Serranus elongatus Pauca 1929 perch-like fish
Serranus simionescui Pauca 1929 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Scorpaenoides popovicii Priem 1899 perch-like fish
 Acanthomorphata - Chaetodontidae
Holocentroides macropthalmus n. gen. n. sp. Pauca 1931
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
"Thynnus krambergeri n. sp." = Thunnus krambergeri
"Thynnus krambergeri n. sp." = Thunnus krambergeri Pauca 1931
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Lepidopus caudatus Euphrasen 1788
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
"Oxyrhina cf. hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis
"Oxyrhina cf. hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis Agassiz 1838 white shark