Echinoderms, Late Oligocene, Sternberg: Chattian, Germany
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Gnathopsis fallas
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Meoscobrops sp.
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Calianassa sp.
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
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Cetacea indet.
Brisson 1762
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Acrodelphinidae
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aff. Acrodelphidae indet.
Abel 1905
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| corrected as Acrodelphinidae | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Otolithus (Percidarum) elongatus
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| spelled with current rank as Percidarum | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Anguilliformes
- Congridae
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Uroconger ovalis
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Congridarum sp.
Kaup 1856
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Actinopteri
- Albuliformes
- Albulidae
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Pterothrissus robustus
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Pterothrissus umbonatus
(Koken 1884)
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Actinopteri
- Scorpaeniformes
- Triglidae
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Triglidarum sp.
Risso 1826
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Trigla asperoides
(Schubert 1906)
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| original and current combination Otolithus (Trigla) asperoides | ||||||||||
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Peristedion acutum
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Peristedion ellipticum
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Actinopteri
- Acanthopteri
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Smerdis cf. rhenanus
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Actinopteri
- Acanthopteri
- Sphyraenidae
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Sphyraena sp.
Artedi 1793
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Actinopteri
- Argentiniformes
- Argentinidae
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Argentina parvula
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Argentina sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Actinopteri
- Trachinidae
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Trachinus verus
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Trachinus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Actinopteri
- Beryciformes
- Trachichthyidae
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Trachichthyidarum quadrum
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Actinopteri
- Ophidiiformes
- Ophididae
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Bauzaia occulta
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Actinopteri
- Ophidiiformes
- Carapidae
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Echiodon nuntius
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Actinopteri
- Pleuronectiformes
- Bothidae
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Bothidarum weileri
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Bothidarum rosenthalensis
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Actinopteri
- Pleuronectiformes
- Pleuronectidae
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Solea approximata
(Koken 1891)
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Actinopteri
- Gobiiformes
- Odontobutidae
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Odontobutis sp.
Bleeker 1874
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Actinopteri
- Scombriformes
- Centrolophidae
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Mupus neumanni
Schwarzhans 1974
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Actinopteri
- Sciaenidae
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Umbrina gibberula
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Umbrina crassus
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Umbrina rhenanna
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Actinopteri
- Perciformes
- Sparidae
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Pagrus distinctus
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Actinopteri
- Perciformes
- Serranidae
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Paralabrax splendens
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Centropristis integer
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Serranus krefeldensis
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Serranus sp.
Cuvier 1817
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Allomorone varians
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Actinopteri
- Acanthuriformes
- Sciaenidae
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Sciaena elongata
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Sciaena sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Sciaena irregularis
Koken 1884
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Actinopteri
- Moronidae
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Morone limburgensis
Posthumus 1923
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Actinopteri
- Gadiformes
- Ranicipitidae
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Raniceps sp.
Oken 1817
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| sp. 1 & 2 | ||||||||||
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Raniceps tuberculosus
(Koken 1884)
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Actinopteri
- Gadiformes
- Lotidae
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Phycis simplex
Koken 1942
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Actinopteri
- Gadiformes
- Gadidae
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Gadichthys altus
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| synonym of Palimphemus | ||||||||||
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Colliolus sp.
Gaemers and Schwarzhans 1973
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| synonym of Palimphemus | ||||||||||
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Trisopterus sculptus
(Koken 1891)
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| synonym of Palimphemus anceps | ||||||||||
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Merlangius aff. pseudoaeglefinus
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Trisopterus kasselensis
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Trisopterus sp.
Rafinesque 1814
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Actinopteri
- Gadiformes
- Macrouridae
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Macrurus ellipticus
Schubert 1905
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Chondrichthyes
- Squatinidae
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Squatina angeloides
Van Beneden 1873
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Chondrichthyes
- Squalidae
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Squalus alsaticus
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Megasqualus aff. orpiensis
(Winkler 1874)
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| recombined as Squalus orpiensis | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Carcharhiniformes
- Carcharhinidae
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Rhizoprionodon aff. fischeuri
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Carcharhinus elongatus
(Leriche 1910)
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Odontaspididae
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Palaeohypotodus sp.
Glükman 1964
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Synodontaspis crassidens
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Mitsukurinidae
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Mitsukurina lineata
(Probst 1879)
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Cetorhinidae
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Cetorhinus parvus
Leriche 1908
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| recombined as Keasius parvus | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Rajiformes
- Rajidae
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Raja cf. terhagenensis
Steurbaut and Herman 1978
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Raja cf. casieri
Steurbaut and Herman 1978
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Urolophidae
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Urolophus sp.
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Chondrichthyes
- Myliobatiformes
- Dasyatidae
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Dasyatis cavernosa
Probst 1877
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Echinoidea
- Clypeasteroida
- Fibulariidae
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Echinocyamus ovatus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Echinoidea
- Temnopleuroida
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Arbacina pusilla
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40 fragments | |||||||||
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Ophiuroidea
- Ophiurida
- Ophiosphalmidae
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? Ophiomusium sp.
Lyman 1869
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| 5 lateral plates | ||||||||||
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Ophiuroidea
- Ophiurida
- Ophiuridae
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? Ophiura sternbergica
Kutscher 1981
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80 elements | |||||||||
| 1 arm fragment, 80 laterals, 2 vertebrae, 5 radials, 6 oral shields, 6 dorsal shields | ||||||||||
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Asteroidea
- Paxillosida
- Astropectinidae
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Astropecten granulatus
Rasmussen 1972
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40 elements | |||||||||
| marginal plates | ||||||||||
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Asteroidea
- Valvatida
- Goniasteridae
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Ceramaster cf. brandenensis
Rasmussen 1951
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Crinoidea
- Isocrinida
- Isocrinidae
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Isocrinus sp.
von Meyer 1836
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21 elements | |||||||||
| 2 stalk fragments, 11 cirrae, 8 brachials | ||||||||||
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Malacostraca
- Decapoda
- Ctenochelidae
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Ctenocheles cf. rupeliensis
(Beurlen 1939)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Caryophylliidae
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Caryophyllia granulata
(Goldfuss 1826)
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| recombined as Ceratocyathus granulatus | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Pempheridarum sp.
Unknown
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Geography
| Country: | Germany | State/province: | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | County: | Sternberg |
| Coordinates: | 53.7° North, 11.8° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 53.6° North, 8.7° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
| Stage: | Chattian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 |
| *Period: | Early/Lower Tertiary - Early/Lower Tertiary | *Epoch: | Late/Upper Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene |
| *International age/stage: | Chattian - Chattian | ||
| Key time interval: | Chattian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 27.82000 - 23.03000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Dated as Upper Oligocene | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | poorly lithified calcareous sandstone | ||
| Includes fossils? | Y | ||
| Environment: | shoreface | Tectonic setting: | cratonic basin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
| Articulated whole bodies: | some |
| Associated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated minor elements: | many |
| Temporal resolution: | time-averaged |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | bulk,selective quarrying,sieve,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 32012 | ||
| Authorizer: | L. Villier, M. Uhen | Enterer: | L. Villier, M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | L. Villier | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2003-05-31 07:40:28 | Last modified: | 2006-02-01 07:33:52 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2003-05-31 07:40:28 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 8584. | M. Kutscher. 1981. Die Echinodermen des Oberoligozäns von Sternberg. Zeitschrift für geologische Wissenschaften 9(2):221-239 [L. Villier/L. Villier/L. Villier] |
Secondary references:
| 27126 | S. Polkowsky. 1994. Das Sternberger Gestein un seine Artenzahl - Stand 1994. Archiv fur Geschiebekunde 1(10):605-614 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |