Fischbach 600m, Helsighausen, Thurgau (Miocene of Switzerland)

Where: Thurgau, Switzerland (47.6° N, 9.1° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 45.4° N, 10.7° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: MN 7 + 8 (12.8 - 11.1 Ma)

• about 13.5 Mill. years; Bollinger 1994: MN7; Bollinger 1992: MN 6-7 (?8);

•Obere Süßwassermolasse (upper Freshwater Molasse);

Environment/lithology: coarse channel fill; coarse-grained, micaceous, pebbly, carbonaceous sandstone and lignite

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: T.h. Bollinger. 1992. Kleinsäugerstratigraphie in der miozänen Hörnlischüttung (Ostschweiz); (Biostratigraphy of small mammals in the Hörnlischüttung of Miocene age (East Switzerland)). Documenta naturae 75:1-296 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 46277: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 10.01.2005

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Sinomenium sp.1
Amphibia
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Amphibia indet.1
Amphibia indet.1 Linnaeus 1758 tetrapod
Aves
  -
Aves indet.1
Aves indet.1 Linnaeus 1758 bird
Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx sp.1
Trionyx sp.1 Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle
 Testudines - Geoemydidae
? Ptychogaster sp.1
? Ptychogaster sp.1 Pomel 1847 turtle
 Squamata - Anguidae
Ophisaurus sp.1
Ophisaurus sp.1 Daudin 1803 glass lizard
Mammalia
 Soricomorpha - Plesiosoricidae
Plesiosorex sp.1
Plesiosorex sp.1 Pomel 1848 placental
 Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Soricidae indet.1, Dinosorex cf. pachygnathus1
Soricidae indet.1 Fischer 1814 shrew
Dinosorex cf. pachygnathus1 Engesser 1972 shrew
 Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Talpidae indet.1
Talpidae indet.1 Fischer de Waldheim 1817 mole
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceoidae
Plesiodimylus sp.
Plesiodimylus sp. Gaillard 1897 placental
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Galerix cf. socialis1, Amphechinus sp.1
Galerix cf. socialis1 von Meyer 1865 hedgehog
Amphechinus sp.1 Aymard 1850 hedgehog
 Placentalia -
Carnivora indet.1
Carnivora indet.1 Bowdich 1821 carnivoran
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursidae indet.
Ursidae indet. Gray 1825 bear
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet.1
Mustelidae indet.1 Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Anchitherium sp.1
Anchitherium sp.1 von Meyer 1844 anchitheriine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet., Aceratherium sp.1
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
Aceratherium sp.1 Kaup 1834 rhinoceros
 Placentalia -
Artiodactyla indet.1
Artiodactyla indet.1 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Listriodon splendens, Hyotherium soemmerringi
Listriodon splendens von Meyer 1846 pig
 Artiodactyla -
Ruminantia indet.
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Dorcatherium naui1
Dorcatherium naui1 Kaup 1833 chevrotain
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervidae indet.
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer
 Lagomorpha -
Eurolagus sp.1
Eurolagus sp.1 Lopez Martinez 1977 placental
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Prolagus oeningensis
Prolagus oeningensis König 1825 pika
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Albanensia cf. albanensis1, Spermophilinus bredai1, Blackia miocaenica1
Albanensia cf. albanensis1 Major 1893 squirrel
Spermophilinus bredai1 von Meyer 1848 squirrel
Blackia miocaenica1 Mein 1970 squirrel
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Myoglis meini1, ? Glirulus cf. conjunctus1, Miodyromys aegercii1
Myoglis meini1 de Bruijn 1966 dormouse
? Glirulus cf. conjunctus1 Mayr 1979 Japanese dormouse
Miodyromys aegercii1 Baudelot 1972 dormouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
? Eumyarion latior2, Megacricetodon germanicus, Megacricetodon minor2, Megacricetodon cf. gregarius2, Democricetodon cf. affinis1, Democricetodon mutilus2, Democricetodon brevis2
? Eumyarion latior2 Schaub and Zapfe 1953 rodent
Megacricetodon germanicus rodent
after Bollinger 1994 not present in the collection
Megacricetodon minor2 Lartet 1851 rodent
Megacricetodon cf. gregarius2 Schaub 1925 rodent
Democricetodon cf. affinis1 Schaub 1925 rodent
in Bollinger 1994 5%ref. no. 6560 not included
Democricetodon mutilus2 Fahlbusch 1964 rodent
Democricetodon brevis2 Schaub 1925 rodent
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Trogontherium minutum, Steneofiber jaegeri, Steneofiber minutus1
 Rodentia - Anomalomyidae
? Anomalomys gaudryi2
? Anomalomys gaudryi2 Mein and Freudenthal 1971 rodent
 Primates - Pliopithecidae
Pliopithecus cf. antiquus
Pliopithecus cf. antiquus Blainville 1839 monkey
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
"Deinotherium bavaricum" = Prodeinotherium bavaricum
"Deinotherium bavaricum" = Prodeinotherium bavaricum von Meyer 1831 deinothere
entered as "Dinotherium bavaricum"
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotherium sp.
Gomphotherium sp. Burmeister 1837 gomphothere
Actinopteri
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae indet.1
Cyprinidae indet.1 Rafinesque 1815 carp-like fish
 Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Gobius latiformis1, Gobius helvetiae1
Bivalvia
 Unionida - Unionidae
Unionidae indet.1, Unio flabelliformis1
Unionidae indet.1 Rafinesque 1820 freshwater mussel
div. sp.
Unio flabelliformis1 freshwater mussel
Gastropoda
  -
Bulimus sp.1
Bulimus sp.1 Bruguière 1792 snail
 Heterostropha - Planorbidae
Planorbis sp.1
Planorbis sp.1 Muller 1774 snail
 Stylommatophora - Helicidae
Helicidae indet.1, Cepaea sp.1
Helicidae indet.1 Rafinesque 1815 slug
Cepaea sp.1 Held 1838 slug
 Stylommatophora - Limacidae
Limax sp.1
Limax sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 slug
 Stylommatophora - Zonitidae
Archaeozonites sp.1
Archaeozonites sp.1 Sandberger 1873 true glass snail
 Stylommatophora - Clausiliidae
Clausilia sp.1
Clausilia sp.1 Draparnaud 1805 slug
 Sorbeoconcha - Pomatiidae
Pomatias sp.1
Pomatias sp.1 Stimpson 1860 periwinkle
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Theodoxus sp.1
Theodoxus sp.1 Monfort 1810 snail
Insecta
 Ephemeroptera - Ephemeridae
Ephemeridae indet.1
Ephemeridae indet.1 Latreille 1810 burrowing mayfly
 Charales - Feistiellaceae
Nitellopsis sp.
Nitellopsis sp. Hy 1889
(Tectochara), meriani-Gruppe
Angiospermae
 Laurales - Lauraceae
? Cinnamomum sp.
? Cinnamomum sp. Schaeffer 1760 cinnamon
 Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Liquidambar europaea
 Proteales - Platanaceae
Platanus aceroides
Platanus aceroides Göppert 1852 plane tree
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix sp., Populus latior, Populus balsamoides, Populus mutabilis1
Salix sp. Linnaeus 1753 willow
Populus latior Braun 1835 poplar
Populus balsamoides Göppert 1855 poplar
Populus mutabilis1 Heer 1856 poplar
 Coniferae -
"Coniferae indet." = Pinophyta1
"Coniferae indet." = Pinophyta1 Reveal 1996
two species
Cycadites
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? Cycadites escheri1
? Cycadites escheri1
taxonomically very unclear, might belong to Filicinae, Cycadeae or Arecaceae
1Bollinger 1994; 2Bollinger 1994