Traisen (Oligocene of Germany)

Where: Germany (49.8° N, 7.8° E: paleocoordinates 49.2° N, 4.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Alzey Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: T. Reinecke and A. Radwanski. 2015. Fossil sharks basking sharks of the genus Keasius (Lamniformes, Cetorhinidae) from the boreal North Sea Basin and Upper Rhine Graben: Evolution of dental characteristics from the Oligocene to Middle Miocene and description of two new species. Palaentos 28(3):39-98 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 221662: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 19.08.2021

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Taxonomic list

Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae
Keasius parvus Leriche 1908 basking shark