Profen (Oligocene of Germany)

Where: Germany (51.1° N, 12.2° E: paleocoordinates 50.6° N, 8.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Rupel Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: K. Rothausen. 1986. Marine Tetrapoden im tertären Nordsee-Becken. Beitrage zur regionalen Geologe der Erde 18:510-557 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 46098: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.01.2005

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Taxonomic list

Chondrichthyes
 Rajiformes - Rajidae
Raja heinzelini Steurbaut and Herman 1978 skate
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
"Myliobatis cf. serratus" = Aetomylaeus striatus
"Myliobatis cf. serratus" = Aetomylaeus striatus Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Halitherium sp. Kaup 1838 dugong