Pucking (Miocene of Austria)

Where: Austria (48.2° N, 14.2° E: paleocoordinates 48.3° N, 12.1° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: M1 foram zone, Ebelsberg Formation, Aquitanian (23.0 - 20.4 Ma)

• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: The silty clays are part of the Ebelsberg Formation (Krenmayr and Schnabel 2006) and belong to the North Alpine Foreland Basin. AGE: upper Egerian stage (= Aquitanian) and correspond to the nannoplankton zone NN2 (Gregorova et al. 2009; Grunert et al. 2010a).

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, silty, sandy claystone

• Depth estimates for the investigated deposits are not precise due to the wide range of bathymetric distributions of the revealed benthic foraminifers. The common occurrence of Haplophragmoides indicates a water depth greater than 100 m (Murray, 2006). The scarce occurrence of the shallow-water taxa Ammonia and Elphidium is interpreted as transport from the coast. Furthermore, recent tenuitellids are exclusively described from offshore sites in basins deeper than 100 m (Li and McGowran, 1998) and from oceanic environments (Li et al., 1992). This interpretation is in good agreement with an outer shelf to slope position for the Ebelsberg Formation suggested by Wagner (1998).
• LITHOLOGY: laminated sandy and silty clay. LITHIFICATION: Poorly lithified.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite, original phosphate

Reposited in the NHMW

• COLLECTORS: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Natural History Museum Vienna (Austria).

Primary reference: R. Gregorova, O. Schultz, M. Harzhauser, A. Kroh, and S. Coric. 2009. A giant early Miocene sunfish from the North Alpine foreland basin (Austria) and its implication for molid phylogeny. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(2):359-371 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 99160: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 29.10.2010, edited by Austin Hendy

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
  -
Turidae indet.1, Deletopecten sp.1, Milliammina sp.1
Foraminifera
  - Nodosariidae
Lenticulina inornata1, Lenticulina sp.1, Grigelis pyrula1, Amphicoryna badenensis1, ? Amphicoryna sp.1, Planularia moravica1, Laevidentalina inornata1, Laevidentalina intermedia1, Laevidentalina reussi1
Lenticulina sp.1 Lamarck 1804
  -
Trochulina uhlig1, ? Budashevaella sp.1
 Astrorhizacea - Bathysiphonidae
Bathysiphon filiformis1
 Textulariina -
Semivulvulina sp.1
Semivulvulina sp.1 d'Orbigny 1846
 Ammodiscoidea - Ammodiscidae
Ammodiscus tenuissimus1
 Lituolacea - Haplophragmoiidae
Haplophragmoides laminatus1, Haplophragmoides peripheroexcavatus1, Haplophragmoides vasiceki1
 Lituolacea - Ammosphaeroidinidae
Recurvoides sp.1
 Globigerinina - Heterohelicidae
Amphimorphina haueriana1
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Cycloforina ludwigi1, Cycloforina sp.1, Sigmoilinita sp.1
Cycloforina sp.1 Luczkowska 1972
Sigmoilinita sp.1 Gherke 1938
Nodosariata
 Polymorphinida - Plectofrondiculariidae
Plectofrondicularia sp.1
 Nodosariida - Glandulonodosariidae
Neugeborina longiscata1
 Nodosariida - Stilostomellidae
Siphonodosaria scripta1, Siphonodosaria adolphina1, Siphonodosaria cf. consobrina1, Myllostomella advena1
Foraminifera
  -
Eoeponidella ampliportata1, Pseudoparrella exigua1, Pseudoparrella sp.1, "Marginulina subregularis" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)1, "Marginulina sp." = Cristellaria (Marginulina)1
Pseudoparrella sp.1 Cushman and Ten Dam 1948
"Marginulina subregularis" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)1
"Marginulina sp." = Cristellaria (Marginulina)1 d'Orbigny 1826
  - Buliminidae
Buliminella acicula1, Bulimina striata1, Globobulimina pupoides1
  -
Gaudryinopsis austriacus1
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Anomalinidae
Parrelloides sp.1
Parrelloides sp.1 Hofker 1956
 Rotaliida - Rosalinidae
? Neoconorbina sp.1
? Neoconorbina sp.1 Hofker 1951
 Rotaliida - Asterigerinatidae
Asterigerinata planorbis1
Foraminifera
  -
Escornebovina cuvillieri1, Escornebovina orthorapha1, Escornebovina trochiformis1, Escornebovina sp.1, ? Escornebovina sp.1, Biapertorbis alteconicus1, Biapertorbis biaperturatus1
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinitidae
Tenuitella brevispira1, Tenuitella clemenciae1, Tenuitella minutissima1, Tenuitellinata angustiumbilicata1, Tenuitellinata pseudoedita1, Tenuitellinata sp.1
Tenuitellinata sp.1 Li et al. 1988
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Globigerinella cf. obesa1, Globoturborotalita connecta1, Globoturborotalita woodi1, Globigerina dubia1, Globigerina gnaucki1, Globigerina lentiana1, Globigerina officinalis1, Globigerina ottnangiensis1, Globigerina steiningeri1, Globigerina sp.1, Globigerina cf. falconensis1, Globigerina anguliofficinalis1, Globigerina ouachitaensis1, Globigerina praebulloides1
Globoturborotalita woodi1 Jenkins 1960
Globigerina sp.1 d'Orbigny 1826
Globigerina ouachitaensis1 Howe and Wallace 1932
 Nodosariacea - Ellipsolagenidae
Fissurina buchneri1, Fissurina corrosa1, Fissurina marginata1
 Nodosariacea - Polymorphinidae
Globulina gibba1
 Nodosariacea - Lagenidae
Lagena catenulata1, Lagena filicosta1, Lagena haidingeri1, Lagena striata1
Lagena striata1 Williamson 1848
  - Chilostomellidae
Sphaeroidina variabilis1
  -
Hemirobulina sp.1
 Planorbulinacea - Cibicididae
Cibicidoides lopjanicus1, Cibicidoides lucidus1, Cibicidoides punctatus1, Cibicidoides slovenicus1, Cibicidoides tenellus1, Cibicidoides ungerianus1, Cibicidoides sp.1
 Buliminacea - Uvigerinidae
Uvigerina cf. gracilis1, Uvigerina cf. rudlingensis1
 Discorbacea - Discorbidae
Buccella propinqua1, ? Epistominella sp.1
? Epistominella sp.1 Husezima and Maruhasi 1944
 Discorbacea - Bagginidae
Baggina dentata1, Cancris primitivus1, Cancris turgidus1, Valvulineria complanata1, Valvulineria palmarealensis1, Valvulineria sp.1
Valvulineria sp.1 Cushman 1926
 Rotaliina -
Caucasina coprolithoides1, Caucasina schischkinskayae1, Angulogerina esuviensis1, Angulogerina cf. muralis1, Angulogerina angulosa1
Angulogerina angulosa1 Williamson 1848
 Rotaliacea - Elphidiidae
Porosononion roemeri1, ? Porosononion sp.1, Elphidium crispum1, Elphidium felsense1, Elphidium karpathicum1, Elphidium cf. matzenense1, Elphidium cf. ortenburgense1, Elphidium praeforme1
? Porosononion sp.1 Voloshinova 1958
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Gyroidinoides parvus1, Gyroidinoides soldanii1, Ammonia discigera1, Ammonia pseudobeccarii1, Ammonia tepida1, Ammonia viennensis1, ? Gyroidina brockerti1
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiellidae
Elphidiella cryptostoma1, Elphidiella dollfusi1, Elphidiella heteropora1, Elphidiella minuta1, Elphidiella roemeri1, Elphidiella subcarinata1, Elphidiella subnodosa1
 Rotaliina - Turrilinidae
Turrilina alsatica1
 Asterigerinacea - Epistomariidae
Nuttallides convexus1
 Rotaliina - Bolivinidae
Bolivina beyrichi1, Bolivina crenulata1, Bolivina grabenensis1, Bolivina korynoides1, Bolivina subalpina1, Bolivina trunensis1, Bolivina versatilis1, Bolivina fastigia1
Bolivina fastigia1 Gianotti 1953
 Rotaliina - Cassidulinidae
Globocassidulina subglobosa1, Cassidulina laevigata1
 Rotaliina - Bolivinitidae
Virgulopsis tuberculatus1
 Chilostomellacea - Heterolepidae
Heterolepa dutemplei1
 Chilostomellacea - Alabaminidae
Alabamina wolterstorffi1
 Chilostomellacea - Gavelinellidae
Hanzawaia boueana1, Hanzawaia hovcici1
 Nonionacea - Nonionidae
Nonionellina sp.1, Nonion commune1, Melonis pompilioides1
Nonionellina sp.1 Voloshinova 1958
 Rotaliina -
Aubignyna kiliani1
 Rotaliina - Fursenkoinidae
Fursenkoina cf. mustoni1, Fursenkoina acuta1
Fursenkoina acuta1 d'Orbigny 1846
  -
? Stomatorbina sp.1
Phaeophyceae
 Laminariales - Cystoseiraceae
Cystoseirites altoaustriacus1
Gnathostomata
  -
Chondrichthyes indet.1
Chondrichthyes indet.1 Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish
Mammalia
 Cetacea -
Odontoceti indet.
Odontoceti indet. Flower 1867 toothed whale
"dolphin", appears to be a eurhinodelpinid from the photograph
Aves
 Gaviiformes -
Petralca austriaca1
Petralca austriaca1 Mlikovsky 1987 loon
Actinopteri
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Clupeidae indet.1
Clupeidae indet.1 Cuvier 1817 herring
 Acanthomorphata - Caproidae
Caproidae indet.1
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Serranidae indet.1
Serranidae indet.1 Swainson 1839 perch-like fish
 Tetraodontiformes - Molidae
Austromola angerhoferi
Austromola angerhoferi Gregorova et al. 2009
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scombridae indet.1
Scombridae indet.1 Rafinesque 1815
 Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae
Syngnathidae indet.1
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
Carangidae indet.1
Carangidae indet.1 Rafinesque 1815
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Merlucciidae indet.1
Echinoidea
 Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Linthia summesbergeri1
Linthia summesbergeri1 heart urchin
Thecostraca
 Scalpellomorpha - Lepadidae
Lepas sattmanni n. sp.2
Lepas sattmanni n. sp.2 Harzhauser and Schloegl 2012 barnacle
Gastropoda
 Thecosomata - Limacinidae
Limacina sp.1
Limacina sp.1 Bosc 1817 snail
 Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae
Clio sp.1
Clio sp.1 Linnaeus 1767 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira helicina1
Euspira helicina1 Brocchi 1814 moon snail
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Aturiidae
Aturia sp.1
Aturia sp.1 Bronn 1838 nautiloid
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp.1
Nucula sp.1 Lamarck 1799 nut clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Perna aquitanica1
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Megaxinus bellardianus1
1Grunert et al. 2010; 2Harzhauser and Schloegl 2012