Geiseltal, mittlere Oberkohle (middle Uppercoal) (Eocene of Germany)

Where: Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (51.3° N, 12.0° E: paleocoordinates 50.1° N, 7.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Late/Upper Eocene (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)

• Upper Eocene

Environment/lithology: lacustrine

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

• Geiseltal museum

Primary reference: J. L. Franzen and H. Haubold. 1986. Revision der Equoidea aus den eozänen Braunkohlen des Geiseltales bei Halle (DDR). (Revision of Equoidea from the Eocene lignite of the Geiseltal, Halle (DDR)). Palaeovertebrata, Montpellier 16(1):1-34 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Hellert]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 45522: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 29.10.2004

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
Propalaeotherium sp. Gervais odd-toed ungulate
n. sp.