Laimering 2 (Miocene of Germany)

Where: Bayern, Germany (48.4° N, 11.1° E: paleocoordinates 48.7° N, 9.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: MN 6 (13.7 - 12.8 Ma)

• MN6; Oberen Süßwasser-Molasse (Upper Freshwater Molasse); Above the "Brockhorizont" (generated by the Ries-impact)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; unlithified, pebbly, sandy marl

• Blew-greyish marl with calcareous concretions, course sand and fine pebbles

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 45614: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 17.11.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Euprox sp.
Euprox sp. Stehlin 1928 deer
Euprox/Heteroprox sp.
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
Micromeryx cf. flourensianus
Micromeryx cf. flourensianus Lartet 1851 musk deer
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Galerix sp., Lanthanotherium sansaniense
Galerix sp. Pomel 1848 hedgehog
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Proscapanus sansaniensis
Proscapanus sansaniensis Lartet 1851 mole
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Prolagus oeningensis, Lagopsis verus
Prolagus oeningensis König 1825 pika
Lagopsis verus Hensel 1856 pika
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Heteroxerus sp., Miopetaurista sp., Spermophilinus bredai
Heteroxerus sp. Stehlin and Schaub 1951 squirrel
Miopetaurista sp. Kretzoi 1962 squirrel
Spermophilinus bredai von Meyer 1848 squirrel
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Democricetodon gracilis" = Democricetodon minor gracilis, Democricetodon mutilus, Cricetodon aff. aureus, Cricetodon cf. jotae, Megacricetodon minor, Eumyarion medius
"Democricetodon gracilis" = Democricetodon minor gracilis Fahlbusch 1964 mouse
Democricetodon mutilus Fahlbusch 1964 mouse
Cricetodon aff. aureus Mein and Freudenthal 1971 mouse
Cricetodon cf. jotae Mein and Freudenthal 1971 mouse
Megacricetodon minor Lartet 1851 mouse
Eumyarion medius Lartet 1851 mouse
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Microdyromys miocaenicus, Paraglirulus werenfelsi
Paraglirulus werenfelsi Engesser 1972 dormouse
Reptilia
 Squamata - Anguidae
Ophisaurus sp.
Ophisaurus sp. Daudin 1803 glass lizard
 Squamata - Varanidae
Varanus sp.
Varanus sp. Merrem 1820 monitor lizard
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp.
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle
Amphibia
  -
Amphibia indet.
Amphibia indet. Linnaeus 1758 tetrapod
Gastropoda
 Stylommatophora - Helicidae
Cepaea sp.
Cepaea sp. Held 1838 slug