Mühlbach at the Manhartsberg near Maissau: MN 5, Austria
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Colubridae
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Colubrinae indet.
Oppel 1811
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3 elements | |||||||||
| 3 trunk vertebra (MÜ1: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0106/0001; Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0106/0002) | ||||||||||
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Natricinae indet.
Bonaparte 1838
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 1 trunk vertebra (MÜ1: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0107/0000) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Blanus antiquus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 1 right maxillary (MÜ1: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0104/0000) | ||||||||||
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cf. Blanus cf. antiquus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 1 trunk vertebra (MÜ2: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0105/0000) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Lacertidae
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cf. Lacerta sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| 2 right dentaries (MÜ2: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0101/0001; MÜ1: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0101/0002) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anguidae
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Ophisaurus sp.
Daudin 1803
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 1 right maxillary (MÜ1: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0102/0000) | ||||||||||
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cf. Ophisaurus sp.
Daudin 1803
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3 elements | |||||||||
| 3 osteoderms (MÜ2: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0103/0001; NHMW2002z0103/0002) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Geoemydidae
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cf. Mauremys sp.
Gray 1870
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 1 fragment of carapace (MÜ1: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0100/0000) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Chelonii indet.
Latreille 1800
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222 elements | |||||||||
| synonym of Testudines | ||||||||||
| 4 fragments of carapace (MÜ2: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0099/0001; MÜ2: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0099/0003; MÜ1: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0099/0004); 218 fragments of eggshells (MÜ2: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0099/0002; MÜ2: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0099/0005) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Austria | State/province: | Lower Austria | County: | Hollabrunn |
| Coordinates: | 48.6° North, 15.8° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 48.0° North, 15.4° East |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Langhian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 |
| Key time interval: | MN 5 | ||
| Age range of interval: | 15.98000 - 13.82000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: correlated with the Mammal Zone MN 5 of the Lower Lagenidae Zone |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | fine,medium,peloidal sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: Within pelite-rich sediments, layers of middle and fine marine sands contain not only deep-water foraminifera among other marine elements, but also amphibians, reptiles and small mammals. | |
| Environment: | offshore shelf |
| Geology comments: "[terrestrial animals] most probably were transported into sublittoral marine areas during
storm events." | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 205096 | ||
| Authorizer: | T. Cleary | Enterer: | T. Cleary |
| Created: | 2019-10-04 11:11:31 | Last modified: | 2019-10-04 11:11:31 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2019-10-04 11:11:31 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 70380. | P. M. Miklas-Tempfer. 2003. The Miocene herpetofaunas of Grund (Caudata; Chelonii, Sauria, Serpentes) and Mühlbach am Manhartsberg (Chelonii, Sauria, Amphisbaenia, Serpentes), Lower Austria. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 104(A):195-235 [T. Cleary/T. Cleary] |