Gurlarn (Miocene of Germany)

Where: Germany (48.5° N, 13.3° E: paleocoordinates 48.8° N, 11.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• Late Burdigalian, Ottnangian stage. Dated as early Ottnangian based on benthic Foraminifera

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; unlithified marl

• Relatively quiet setting affected by bottom currents at a paleo-depth of approximately 20 metres.
• Although this basal layer is predominantly composed of marl, it contains locally also coarse grained lenses composed largely of degraded granite sand, or patches of micritic limestone. The parautochthonous fauna considered here occurs in both siliciclastic and limestone facies Unlithified based on fossil preservation and sieving method.

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the BSP

Collection methods: peroxide, sieve

Primary reference: S. Schneider, B. Berning, M. A. Bitner, R. Carriol, M. Jaeger, J. Kriwet, A. Kroh and W. Werner. 2009. A parautochthonous shallow marine fauna from the Late Burdigalian (early Ottnangian) of Gurlarn (Lower Bavaria, SE Germany): Macrofaunal inventory and paleoecology. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie 254(1-2):63-103 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 188985: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 25.09.2017

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Protolaeospira concamerata
Echinoidea
 Camarodonta - Echinidae
Psammechinus dubius dubius
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Dendrophyllia cf. trifurcata
Dendrophyllia cf. trifurcata Sismonda 1871 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum cf. vaticani, Flabellum cf. lobatum
Flabellum cf. vaticani Ponzi 1876 stony coral
Flabellum cf. lobatum Zuffardi-Comerci 1932 stony coral
Thecostraca
 Acrothoracica -
Acrothoracica ordo
 Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae
Scalpellidae indet.
Scalpellidae indet. Pilsbry 1907 barnacle
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
"Balanidae indet." = Balanidae, Chesaconcavus gurlarnensis, Acasta vesiculosa, "Archaeobalanidae indet." = Balanidae
"Balanidae indet." = Balanidae Leach 1817 barnacle
Acasta vesiculosa Carriol 2008 barnacle
"Archaeobalanidae indet." = Balanidae Leach 1817 barnacle
 Verrucomorpha - Verrucidae
Verruca sp.
Verruca sp. Schumacher 1817 barnacle
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp.
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Glans (Centrocardita) sp.
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Pododesmus sp., Anomia ephippium
Pododesmus sp. Philippi 1837 scallop
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Manupecten cf. puymoriae, Manupecten fasciculatus, Aequipecten macrotis, Austrohinnites brussoni, Pecten sp., Palliolum sp., Flexopecten davidi, Flexopecten palmatus, ? Hinnites crispus
Manupecten cf. puymoriae Mayer-Eymar 1857 scallop
Manupecten fasciculatus Millet 1854 scallop
Aequipecten macrotis Sowerby 1847 scallop
Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop
Palliolum sp. Monterosato 1884 scallop
Flexopecten davidi Fontannes 1876 scallop
Flexopecten palmatus Lamarck 1806 scallop
? Hinnites crispus Brocchi 1814 scallop
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia cf. vincenti, "Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata
"Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
Gastropoda
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Epitonium cf. kostejanum, Cirsotrema miovaricosum, Sthenorytis proglobosa
Epitonium cf. kostejanum Boettger 1902 wentletrap
Cirsotrema miovaricosum Sacco 1891 wentletrap
Sthenorytis proglobosa Sacco 1891 wentletrap
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
? Pseudovermilia scolopendra, Serpula (Cementula) subanfracta
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Microporellidae
Microporella sp.
Microporella sp. Hincks 1877
 Cheilostomata - Schizoporellidae
Schizoporella geminipora
 Cheilostomata - Myriaporidae
Myriapora sp.
Myriapora sp. de Blainville 1830
 Cheilostomata - Celleporidae
Celleporidae indet., Celleporina sp.
Celleporina sp. Gray 1848
 Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae
Reteporella sp., Rhynchozoon sp., Rhynchozoon monoceros
Reteporella sp. Busk 1884
Rhynchozoon sp. Hincks 1895
 Cheilostomata -
Lepraliomorpha "indet. 1", Lepraliomorpha "indet. 2"
 Cheilostomata - Smittinidae
Smittina cf. cervicornis
 Cheilostomata - Bitectiporidae
Schizomavella sp.
Schizomavella sp. Canu and Bassler 1917
 Cheilostomata - Adeonidae
Smittistoma ? polyomma
 Cheilostomata - Cellariidae
Cellaria "sp. 1", Cellaria "sp. 2", Cellaria "sp. 3"
Cellaria "sp. 1" Ellis and Solander 1786
Cellaria "sp. 2" Ellis and Solander 1786
Cellaria "sp. 3" Ellis and Solander 1786
 Cheilostomata - Candidae
Scrupocellaria sp.
Scrupocellaria sp. van Beneden 1845
 Cheilostomata - Onychocellidae
Onychocella sp.
Onychocella sp. Jullien 1882
 Cheilostomata - Steginoporellidae
Steginoporella aff. mediterranea, Steginoporella rhodanica
Steginoporella aff. mediterranea Pouyet and David 1979
Steginoporella rhodanica Buge and David 1967
 Cheilostomata - Cribrilinidae
Puellina (Cribrilaria) sp.
 Cheilostomata - Bryocryptellidae
Porella sp.
Porella sp. Gray 1848
 Cheilostomata - Lepraliellidae
Celleporaria sp.
Celleporaria sp. Lamouroux 1821
 Cheilostomata - Chaperiidae
? Chaperiopsis sp.
? Chaperiopsis sp. Uttley 1949
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata - Lichenoporidae
Patinella sp.
Patinella sp. Gray 1848
 Cyclostomata - Cerioporidae
Ceriopora sp.
Ceriopora sp. Goldfuss 1826
 Cyclostomata - Heteroporidae
Tetrocycloecia distincta, Tetrocycloecia "sp. 2", Tetrocycloecia "sp. 1"
 Cyclostomata - Crisinidae
Crisinidae indet., Polyascosoeciella foraminosa
Crisinidae indet. d'Orbigny 1853
 Cyclostomata - Horneridae
Hornera sp.
Hornera sp. Lamouroux 1821
 Cyclostomata -
Tubuliporina "indet. 1", Tubuliporina "indet. 2"
Tubuliporina "indet. 1" Milne Edwards 1838
Tubuliporina "indet. 2" Milne Edwards 1838
 Cyclostomata - Plagioeciidae
? Plagioecia sp.
? Plagioecia sp. Canu 1918
 Cyclostomata - Frondiporidae
Frondipora sp.
Frondipora sp. Link 1807
 Cyclostomata - Tubuliporidae
Idmidronea sp.
Idmidronea sp. Canu and Bassler 1920
 Cyclostomata - Terviidae
? Tervia sp.
? Tervia sp. Jullien 1882
 Cyclostomata - Crisiidae
Crisia sp.
Crisia sp. Lamarck 1812
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
Aphelesia winebergeri n. sp.
Aphelesia winebergeri n. sp. Bitner and Schneider 2009
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Gurlarnella waltli n. gen. n. sp.
Gurlarnella waltli n. gen. n. sp. Bitner and Schneider 2009
 Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
"Argyrotheca cf. subradiata" = Bronnothyris subradiata, Megathiris detruncata
"Argyrotheca cf. subradiata" = Bronnothyris subradiata Sandberger 1862
Megathiris detruncata Gmelin 1791
Actinopteri
 Labriformes - Labridae
"? Labroidei indet." = Labridae
"? Labroidei indet." = Labridae Cuvier 1816
 Teleostei -
Perciformes indet.
Perciformes indet. Bleeker 1859 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Sparidae indet.
Sparidae indet. Bonaparte 1832 perch-like fish
Chondrichthyes
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus fossilis
Scyliorhinus fossilis Leriche 1927 cat shark
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidarinae "sp. 1"
Cidarinae "sp. 1" Gray 1825 pencil urchin
 Euechinoidea -
Echinacea indet.
Echinacea indet. sea urchin
 Diadematoida - Diadematidae
Diadematidae indet.
Diadematidae indet. Gray 1855 sea urchin
Ophiuroidea
 Euryalida - Gorgonocephalidae
? Gorgonocephalidae indet.
? Gorgonocephalidae indet. Ljungman 1867 basket star