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: Middle Lutetian
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 45002: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 27.09.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Palaeoesox fritzschei n. sp.5
Palaeoesox fritzschei n. sp.5 | |
Actinopteri | |
Thaumaturus spannuthi n. sp.5
Thaumaturus spannuthi n. sp.5 | |
Amphiperca siebergi n. sp.5
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"Amia kehreri" = Cyclurus kehreri5
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Aves | |
Diatryma geiselensis n. sp.
Diatryma geiselensis n. sp. bird | |
Reptilia | |
Asiatosuchus germanicus Berg 1966 crocodilian | |
Allognathosuchus brevirostris n. sp. crocodilian | |
Diplocynodon hallense n. sp.
Diplocynodon hallense n. sp. crocodilian | |
Necrosaurus giganteus n. sp.
Necrosaurus giganteus n. sp. squamates | |
Eosaniwa koehni n. sp.4
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"Eolacerta robusta n. sp." = Eolacerta robusta4, "Iguanosauriscus haupti n. sp." = Eolacerta robusta4
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Palaeopython ceciliensis n. sp., Paleryx spinifer n. sp.
Palaeopython ceciliensis n. sp. Barnes 1927 boa
Paleryx spinifer n. sp. Barnes 1927 boa | |
Geochelone eocaenica n. sp.
Geochelone eocaenica n. sp. turtle | |
"Chrysemys germanica n. sp." = Borkenia germanica
"Chrysemys germanica n. sp." = Borkenia germanica Hummel 1935 turtle | |
Geoemyda ptychogastroides n. sp.
Geoemyda ptychogastroides n. sp. Hummel 1935 turtle | |
Mammalia | |
Amphilemur eocaenicus n. sp.
Amphilemur eocaenicus n. sp. Heller 1935 elephant shrew | |
Hyrachyus minimus odd-toed ungulate | |
? Lophiodon tapirotherium Desmarest 1822 odd-toed ungulate | |
"Propalaeotherium parvulum" = Eurohippus parvulus6, "Propalaeotherium parvulum" = Eurohippus parvulus3, Propalaeotherium voigti3, Propalaeotherium voigti3, "Propalaeotherium isselanum" = Palaeotherium isselanum3
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Ailuravus picteti Rütimeyer 1891 rodent | |
Protoadapis klatti n. sp.
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"Nannopithex raabi n. sp." = Vectipithex raabi
"Nannopithex raabi n. sp." = Vectipithex raabi Heller 1930 tarsier |