Gisseltshausen 1a (Miocene of Germany)

Where: Bayern, Germany (48.7° N, 12.0° E: paleocoordinates 49.0° N, 10.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)

• mittlere Serie der Oberen Süßwasser-Molasse (middle series of Upper Freshwater Molasse); Above the "Brockhorizont" (generated by the Ries-impact)

•the Ries ejecta are 14.88 +/- 0.11 Ma old (Aziz et al. 2007), implying a Langhian age

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: "floodplain"; unlithified marl and unlithified conglomerate

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• Most fossils are stored in the Bayerische Staatssammlung

Primary reference: K. Heissig. 1989. Neue Ergebnisse zur Stratigraphie der mittleren Serie der Oberen Süßwassermolasse Bayerns (New results on the stratigraphy of the middle series of upper Freshwater Molasse, Bavaria). Geologica Bavarica 94:239-257 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 45612: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 17.11.2004, edited by Matthew Carrano

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Squamata - Chamaeleonidae
Chamaeleo sp.
Chamaeleo sp. Laurenti 1768 chameleon
Chamaeleo vel Agama sp.
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Lacerta sp.
Lacerta sp. Linnaeus 1758 squamates
 Squamata - Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae indet.
Gekkonidae indet. Gray 1825 gecko
 Squamata - Anguidae
Ophisaurus sp.
Ophisaurus sp. Daudin 1803 glass lizard
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp.
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Bransatoglis astaracensis, Eomuscardinus sansaniensis, Microdyromys miocaenicus, Miodyromys aegercii, Paraglirulus werenfelsi
Bransatoglis astaracensis Baudelot 1970 dormouse
Eomuscardinus sansaniensis Lartet 1851 dormouse
Miodyromys aegercii Baudelot 1972 dormouse
Paraglirulus werenfelsi Engesser 1972 dormouse
 Rodentia - Anomalomyidae
Anomalomys minor
Anomalomys minor Fejfar 1972 rodent
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Blackia miocaenica, Heteroxerus sp., Spermophilinus bredai, Miopetaurista sp.
Blackia miocaenica Mein 1970 squirrel
Heteroxerus sp. Stehlin and Schaub 1951 squirrel
Spermophilinus bredai von Meyer 1848 squirrel
Miopetaurista sp. Kretzoi 1962 squirrel
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Keramidomys capathicus
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Democricetodon gracilis" = Democricetodon minor gracilis, Democricetodon mutilus, Eumyarion bifidus, Eumyarion weinfurteri, Megacricetodon aff. minor
"Democricetodon gracilis" = Democricetodon minor gracilis Fahlbusch 1964 rodent
Democricetodon mutilus Fahlbusch 1964 rodent
Eumyarion bifidus Fahlbusch 1964 rodent
Eumyarion weinfurteri Schaub and Zapfe 1953 rodent
Megacricetodon aff. minor Lartet 1851 rodent
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Prolagus oeningensis
Prolagus oeningensis König 1825 pika
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Anchitherium aurelianense
Anchitherium aurelianense Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet.
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
Micromeryx cf. flourensianus
Micromeryx cf. flourensianus Lartet 1851 musk deer
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Euprox sp.
Euprox sp. Stehlin 1928 deer
Euprox/Heteroprox sp.
 Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae
Lagomeryx pumilio, Lagomeryx parvulum
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Galerix sp., Lanthanotherium sansaniense
Galerix sp. Pomel 1848 hedgehog
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceoidae
Plesiodimylus sp.
Plesiodimylus sp. Gaillard 1897 placental
 Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Dinosorex sansaniensis, Soricinae indet.
Dinosorex sansaniensis Lartet 1851 shrew
Soricinae indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1817 red-toothed shrew
 Soricomorpha - Talpidae
"Talpini indet." = Talpidae, Proscapanus sansaniensis
"Talpini indet." = Talpidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817 mole
Proscapanus sansaniensis Lartet 1851 mole
 Chiroptera -
Chiroptera indet.
Chiroptera indet. Blumenbach 1779 bat
 Tribosphenida - Herpetotheriidae
Amphiperatherium frequens
Amphiperatherium frequens von Meyer 1846 marsupial
Amphibia
 Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae
Albanerpeton inexpectatum
Albanerpeton inexpectatum Estes and Hoffstetter 1976 tetrapod
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Bithyniidae
Bithynia sp.
Bithynia sp. Leach 1818 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Pomatiidae
Pomatias sp.
Pomatias sp. Stimpson 1860 periwinkle
 Cerithioidea - Thiaridae
Brotia sp.
Brotia sp. Adams 1866 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Diplommatinidae
Cochlostoma sp.
Cochlostoma sp. Jan 1830 snail
 Stylommatophora - Helicidae
Cepaea sp.
Cepaea sp. Held 1838 slug
 Stylommatophora - Limacidae
Limax sp.
Limax sp. Linnaeus 1758 slug
 Heterostropha - Planorbidae
Planorbarius sp.
Planorbarius sp. Dumeril 1806 snail