Gerlenhofen (Miocene to of Germany)

Where: Germany (48.3° N, 10.0° E: paleocoordinates 48.6° N, 8.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: MN 4 to MN 4 (16.9 - 13.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

Primary reference: V. J. Sach and E. P. J. Heizmann. 2001. Stratigraphy and mammal faunas of the Brackwassermolasse in the surroundings of Ulm (Southwest Germany). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 310:1-95 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 70364: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 21.03.2007, edited by David Nicholson

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Dorcatherium guntianum
Dorcatherium guntianum von Meyer 1846 chevrotain
 Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
cf. Procervulus dichotomus
cf. Procervulus dichotomus Gervais 1849 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Bunolistriodon lockharti
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Plesiaceratherium sp., Brachypotherium brachypus
Plesiaceratherium sp. Young 1937 rhinoceros
Brachypotherium brachypus Lartet 1848 rhinoceros
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotherium cf. angustidens
Gomphotherium cf. angustidens Burmeister 1837 gomphothere
Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx sp.
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle
 Testudines - Geoemydidae
Mauremys ex gr. sarmatica
Mauremys ex gr. sarmatica Purschke 1885 pond turtle
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp.
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle
 Crocodylia -
Diplocynodon sp.
Diplocynodon sp. Pomel 1847 crocodilian
Aves
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Aves indet.
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird