Messel: Middle Eocene, Germany
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
- Theropoda
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Quasisyndactylus longibrachis
Mayr 1998
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Mayr 2004 | ||||||
Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Ameghinornithidae
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Aenigmavis sapea
Peters 1987
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Peters 2007 | ||||||
Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Salmilidae
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Salmila robusta
Mayr 2000
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Mayr 2002 | ||||||
unclassified
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Spirellea sp. seed/fruit
Knobloch and Mai 1986
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Angiospermae
- Ericales
- Pentaphylacaceae
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Cleyera sp. seed/fruit
Thunberg 1783
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Angiospermae
- Ericales
- Theaceae
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Camelliacarpoidea messelensis seed/fruit
Collinson et al. 2012
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Angiospermae
- Ericales
- Sapotaceae
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cf. Sapotispermum sp. seed/fruit
Reid and Chandler 1933
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Angiospermae
- Myrtales
- Lythraceae
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Decodon indet. fertile axis
Gmelin 1791
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Angiospermae
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Carpolithus spp. seed/fruit
Linnaeus 1768
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Carpolithus callosaeoides seed/fruit
Collinson et al. 2012
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Angiospermae
- Sapindales
- Simaroubaceae
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Ailanthus confucii seed/fruit
Unger 1850
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Angiospermae
- Sapindales
- Rutaceae
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Rutaceae indet. seed/fruit
de Jussieu 1789
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Rutaspermum messelense seed/fruit
Collinson and Gregor 1988
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Rutaspermum chandleri seed/fruit
Collinson and Gregor 1988
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cf. Toddalia sp. seed/fruit
de Jussieu 1789
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Angiospermae
- Huerteales
- Tapisciaceae
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Tapiscia pusilla seed/fruit
Mai 1976
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Angiospermae
- Rosales
- Rhamnaceae
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Berchemia mellerae seed/fruit
Collinson et al. 2012
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Angiospermae
- Rosales
- Ulmaceae
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Cedrelospermum leptospermum seed/fruit
Manchester 1987
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Angiospermae
- Vitales
- Vitaceae
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Vitaceae indet. seed/fruit
Jussieu 1789
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Vitis messelensis seed/fruit
Collinson et al. 2012
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Cayratia jungii seed/fruit
Chen and Manchester 2007
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Ampelopsis sp. seed/fruit
Michaux 1803
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Parthenocissus britannica seed/fruit
Chandler 1957
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Crassivitisemen wildei seed/fruit
Collinson et al. 2012
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Palaeovitis sp. seed/fruit
Reid and Chandler 1933
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Angiospermae
- Mastixiaceae
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Beckettia indet. seed/fruit
Reid and Chandler 1933
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Mastixioid indet. seed/fruit
Collinson et al. 2012
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Mastixiopsis nyssoides seed/fruit
Kirchheimer 1936
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? Mastixia sp. seed/fruit
von Blume 1826
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Angiospermae
- Cornales
- Nyssaceae
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Nyssa disseminata seed/fruit
Kirchheimer 1937
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Angiospermae
- Cornales
- Cornaceae
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Eomastixia cf. rugosa seed/fruit
(Zenker 1833)
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Angiospermae
- Ranunculales
- Menispermaceae
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Menispermaceae indet. seed/fruit
de Jussieu 1789
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Wardensheppeya sp. seed/fruit
Eyde 1970
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Martinmuellera tuberculata seed/fruit
Collinson et al. 2012
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Stephania hootae seed/fruit
Collinson et al. 2012
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Parabaena cf. europaea seed/fruit
Czeczott and Skirgiello 1967
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Palaeosinomenium sp. seed/fruit
Chandler 1961
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Palaeosinomenium ornamentum seed/fruit
Collinson et al. 2012
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Palaeosinomenium venablesii seed/fruit
Chandler 1961
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Cocculus lottii seed/fruit
Collinson et al. 2012
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? Pericampylus sp. seed/fruit
Miers 1851
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Diploclisia rugulosa seed/fruit
Collinson et al. 2012
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Tinosporeae sp. seed/fruit
Hooker and Thomson 1855
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Tinomiscoidea jacquesii seed/fruit
Collinson et al. 2012
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Menispermeae indet. seed/fruit
de Candolle 1817
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Karinschmidtia rotulae seed/fruit
Collinson et al. 2012
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Angiospermae
- Magnoliales
- Myristicaceae
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Myristicacarpum sp. seed/fruit
Gregor 1977
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Angiospermae
- Magnoliales
- Magnoliaceae
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Magnolia species seed/fruit
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Angiospermae
- Nymphaeales
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? Nymphaeales indet. seed/fruit
Salisbury 1820
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unclassified
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Saportaspermum kovacsiae seed/fruit
Kvacek and Wilde 2010
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Archaeotrogonidae
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Hassiavis laticauda
Mayr 1998
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | Germany | State/province: | Hesse |
Coordinates: | 49.0° North, 8.0° East (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 46.4° North, 3.9° East |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2-3 | ||
Key time interval: | Middle Eocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 47.8 - 37.71 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | lithified "shale" |
Environment: | lacustrine - small |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | adpression,charcoalification,original carbon |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes: | all macrofossils |
Collection methods: | bulk,survey of museum collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 140304 | ||
Authorizer: | H. Wang, M. Uhen | Enterer: | H. Wang, M. Uhen | Research group: | paleobotany |
Created: | 2013-03-07 08:52:38 | Last modified: | 2013-03-06 15:52:38 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-03-07 08:52:38 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
45274. | M. E. Collinson, S. R. Manchester, and V. Wilde. 2012. Fossil fruits and seeds of the Middle Eocene Messel biota, Germany. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Gesellschaft Naturforschenden 570:1-249 [H. Wang/H. Wang/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
5907 | ETE 1678 | G. Mayr. 2002. A new specimen of Salmila robusta (Aves: Gruiformes: Salmilidae n. fam.) from the Middle Eocene of Messel. Palaontologische Zeitschrift 76(2):305-316 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Uhen] |
77096 | G. Mayr. 2004. New specimens of Hassiavis laticauda (Aves: Cypselomorphae) and Quasisyndactylus longibrachis (Aves: Alcediniformes) from the Middle Eocene of Messel, Germany. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 252:23-28 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
77098 | D. W. Peters. 2007. The fossil family Ameghinornithidae (Mourer-Chauvire ́ 1981): a short synopsis. Journal of Ornithology 148:25-28 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |