Geiseltal, Mittelkohle, Zone I (Middlecoal, zone I) (Eocene of Germany)

Where: Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (51.3° N, 12.0° E: paleocoordinates 48.3° N, 7.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• Age: Lower Lutetian

•Franzen & Haubold 1986: middle Middle Eocene

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lignite

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: H. Haubold. 1982. Zur Stellung der Wirbeltierfauna des Geiseltals, insbesondere der Mammalier, im europäischen Mitteleozän (Position of the European Middle Eocene vertebrate fauna of the Geisel Valley, with special focus on mammals). Zeitschrift für geologische Wissenschaften 10(12):1539-1551 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 45001: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 27.09.2004, edited by Philip Mannion

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Squamata - Eolacertidae
Eolacerta robusta n. sp.6
Eolacerta robusta n. sp.6 Nöth 1940 squamates
 Testudines - Geoemydidae
Geoemyda ptychogastroides n. sp.
Geoemyda ptychogastroides n. sp. Hummel 1935 turtle
Mammalia
 Primates - Adapidae
"Protadapis klatti n. sp." = Protoadapis, "Protoadapis weigelti n. sp." = Protoadapis
"Protadapis klatti n. sp." = Protoadapis primate
"Protoadapis weigelti n. sp." = Protoadapis primate
entered as "Protadapis"
 Creodonta -
Proviverra gracilis n. sp., Proviverra pilzi n. sp., Proviverra typica1, Geiselotherium robustum n. gen. n. sp.7, Geiselotherium pilzi n. gen. n. sp.7
Proviverra gracilis n. sp. creodont
Proviverra pilzi n. sp. creodont
Proviverra typica1 Rütimeyer 1862 creodont
Geiselotherium robustum n. gen. n. sp.7 Matthes 1952 creodont
Geiselotherium pilzi n. gen. n. sp.7 Matthes 1952 creodont
 Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Leonhardtina gracilis n. gen. n. sp.7, ? Prodissopsalis robustum n. sp., Imperatoria gallwitzi n. gen. n. sp.7, Imperatoria hageni n. gen. n. sp.7
Leonhardtina gracilis n. gen. n. sp.7 Matthes 1952 creodont
? Prodissopsalis robustum n. sp. creodont
Imperatoria gallwitzi n. gen. n. sp.7 Matthes 1952 creodont
Imperatoria hageni n. gen. n. sp.7 Matthes 1952 creodont
 Artiodactyla - Choeropotamidae
"Anthracobunodon weigelti n. sp." = Amphirhagatherium weigelti
"Anthracobunodon weigelti n. sp." = Amphirhagatherium weigelti Heller 1934 even-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Lophiodontidae
Rhinocerolophiodon buxovillanum3, ? Lophiodon tapirotherium, Lophiodon remensis4
Rhinocerolophiodon buxovillanum3 Cuvier 1812 odd-toed ungulate
? Lophiodon tapirotherium Desmarest 1822 odd-toed ungulate
Lophiodon remensis4 Lemoine 1878 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Hyrachyidae
"Hyrachyus minimus" = Hyrachyus, "Chasmotherium minimum" = Hyrachyus2
"Hyrachyus minimus" = Hyrachyus odd-toed ungulate
"Chasmotherium minimum" = Hyrachyus2 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
"Propalaeotherium isselanum" = Palaeotherium isselanum5, Propalaeotherium voigti5, Propalaeotherium hassiacum5, "Propalaeotherium parvulum" = Eurohippus parvulus5
"Propalaeotherium isselanum" = Palaeotherium isselanum5 Cuvier 1824 odd-toed ungulate
Propalaeotherium voigti5 Matthes 1977 odd-toed ungulate
Propalaeotherium hassiacum5 Haupt 1925 odd-toed ungulate
"Propalaeotherium parvulum" = Eurohippus parvulus5 Laurillard 1849 odd-toed ungulate
1Dubied et al. 2019; 2Fischer 1964; 3Fischer 1977; 4Fischer 1977; 5Franzen and Haubold 1986; 6Haubold 1977; 7Matthes 1952