Unterneul 1c: Langhian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Pisces
Pisces indet. Linnaeus 1758
synonym of Osteichthyes
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Lagopsis verus Hensel 1856
Prolagus oeningensis (König 1825)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Democricetodon mutilus (Fahlbusch 1964)
Megacricetodon minor Lartet 1851
Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae
Miodyromys sp. Kretzoi 1943
Mammalia - Lagomerycidae
Lagomeryx sp. Roger 1904
Mammalia - Palaeomerycidae
Palaeomeryx sp. von Meyer 1834
Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Lacertilia
Lacertilia indet. Owen 1842
Reptilia
Diplocynodon sp. Pomel 1847
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Margaritifera sp. Jameson 1901
synonym of Pinctada
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Helicidae
Cepaea sp. Held 1838
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Limacidae
Limax sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Planorbidae
Planorbarius sp. Dumeril 1806
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Lymnaeidae
Radix sp. Montfort 1810
Gastropoda - Thiaridae
Brotia sp. Adams 1866
Gastropoda - Pomatiidae
Pomatias sp. Stimpson 1860
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany State/province:Bayern
Coordinates: 48.4° North, 11.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:48.7° North, 9.7° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Altitude:470 meters
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Langhian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Langhian
Age range of interval:15.98000 - 13.82000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: Mittlere Serie der Oberen Süßwasser-Molasse (middle series of Upper Freshwater Molasse);Just above the "Brockhorizont", a layer generated by the Ries-impact
the Ries ejecta are 14.88 +/- 0.11 Ma old (Aziz et al. 2007), implying a Langhian age
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:fine unlithified sandy conglomerate
Secondary lithology: unlithified silty marl
Lithology description: Just above the "Brockhorizont" (Ries-impact) up to 3 m fine pebbles; at the basis this layer is sandy and contains freshwater molluscs and some lignite and wood... The uppermost part is silty marl with plant fossils.
Environment:fluvial-lacustrine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Temporal resolution:time-averaged
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection method comments: Most fossils are stored in Bayerische Staatssammlung
Metadata
Database number:45598
Authorizer:J. Alroy Enterer:S. Kuemmell
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:vertebrate
Created:2004-11-17 03:00:54 Last modified:2007-04-12 15:03:12
Access level:the public Released:2004-11-17 03:00:54
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
11994. K. Heissig. 1989. Neue Ergebnisse zur Stratigraphie der mittleren Serie der Oberen Süßwassermolasse Bayerns (New results on the stratigraphy of the middle series of upper Freshwater Molasse, Bavaria). Geologica Bavarica 94:239-257 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]