Sandberg (Miocene to of Slovakia)

Where: Slovakia (48.2° N, 17.0° E: paleocoordinates 47.8° N, 16.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Bulimia - Bolivina foram zone, Sandberg Member (Studienka Formation), MN 6 to MN 6 (13.7 - 11.1 Ma)

• Bulimia-Bolivina Zone of the Late Badenian, MN6b to MN 7+8

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; coarse-grained, micaceous sandstone

• nearshore marine
• basal coarse clastics, micaceous sands, clayey sands, calcareous sandstone, organogene and organoditric limesone, breccias and gravel layers

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. Sabol and P. Holec. 2002. Temporal and spatial distribution of Miocene mammals in the western Carpatians (Slovakia). Geologica Carpathica 53(4):269-279 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 69712: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 02.03.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Eocetrus sp.
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet., Lartetictis dubia, Trocharion albanense
Mustelidae indet. Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
Lartetictis dubia Blainville 1841 mustelid carnivore
Trocharion albanense Forsyth-Major 1903 mustelid carnivore
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Hemicyon goeriachensis, Ursavus brevirhinus
Ursavus brevirhinus Hofmann 1887 bear
 Carnivora - Phocidae
"Pristiphoca vetusta" = Miophoca vetusta
"Pristiphoca vetusta" = Miophoca vetusta Zapfe 1937 seal
 Carnivora -
Potamotherium miocenicum
Potamotherium miocenicum Peters 1868 carnivoran
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Amphicyon sp., Pseudarctos aff. bavaricus
Amphicyon sp. Lartet 1836 bear-dog
Pseudarctos aff. bavaricus Schlosser 1899 bear-dog
 Carnivora - Felidae
"Pseudaelurus turnauensis" = Styriofelis turnauensis, "Pseudaelurus lorteti" = Miopanthera lorteti
"Pseudaelurus turnauensis" = Styriofelis turnauensis Hoernes 1882 cat
"Pseudaelurus lorteti" = Miopanthera lorteti Gaillard 1899 cat
 Cetacea - Tranatocetidae
Mesocetus hungaricus
Mesocetus hungaricus Kadic 1904 whale
 Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae
Schizodelphis cf. sulcatus
Schizodelphis cf. sulcatus Gervais 1853 toothed whale
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Albanohyus pygmaeum, Hyotherium soemeringi, Conohyus simorrensis, Listriodontinae indet.
Conohyus simorrensis Lartet 1851 pig
Listriodontinae indet. Simpson 1945 pig
 Artiodactyla -
Taucanamo sansaniense
Taucanamo sansaniense Lartet 1851 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Boselaphini indet., Eotragus haplodon
Boselaphini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1997 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
Palaeomeryx magnus, Palaeomeryx kaupi
Palaeomeryx magnus Lartet 1851 ruminant
Palaeomeryx kaupi von Meyer 1834 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae
Lagomeryx parvulus, Dicrocerus elegans, Heteroprox larteti
Lagomeryx parvulus Roger 1898 ruminant
Dicrocerus elegans Lartet 1837 ruminant
Heteroprox larteti Filhol 1890 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Dorcatherium naui, Dorcatherium vindobonense
Dorcatherium naui Kaup 1833 chevrotain
Dorcatherium vindobonense von Meyer 1846 chevrotain
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Tapirus telleri
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Aceratherium sp., Aceratherium aurelianense, Dicerorhinus stenheimensis
Aceratherium sp. Kaup 1834 rhinoceros
 Primates - Pliopithecidae
Pliopithecus antiquus
Pliopithecus antiquus Blainville 1839 monkey
 Primates - Hominidae
Griphopithecus suessi
 Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Zygolophodon turicensis
Zygolophodon turicensis Schintz 1824 mastodon
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium laevius
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Metaxytherium sp., "Halitherium cordieri" = Metaxytherium medium, "Thalattosiren petersi" = Metaxytherium medium
Metaxytherium sp. de Christol 1840 dugong
"Halitherium cordieri" = Metaxytherium medium Desmarest 1822 dugong
"Thalattosiren petersi" = Metaxytherium medium Desmarest 1822 dugong