Where: Bavaria, Germany (50.3° N, 9.8° E: paleocoordinates 50.1° N, 6.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: MP 30 (28.4 - 23.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: sinkhole; unlithified siliciclastic sediments
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
• The Palaeorutilus spp. and Gobioninae spp. are primarily represented by dentigerous pharyngeal bones and isolated teeth.
•Turtles are represented by isolated plastron/carapax elements or limb bones only.
Collected in 1999; reposited in the SMF
Collection methods: sieve,
• The fossil locality was discovered by a private collector in 1998 and one year later larger amounts of sediment for screenwashing have been recovered.
Primary reference: B. Engesser and G. Storch. 2008. Latest Oligocene Didelphimorpha, Lipotyphla, Rodentia and Lagomorpha (Mammalia) from Oberleichtersbach, Rhön Mountains, Germany. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 260:185-251 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende/T. Liebrecht]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 84364: authorized by Lars van den Hoek Ostende, entered by Lars van den Hoek Ostende on 12.10.2008, edited by Torsten Liebrecht and Matthew Carrano
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Amphiperatherium exile Gervais 1848 marsupial | |
Geotrypus "sp. 1", Geotrypus "sp. 2", "Myxomygale minor" = Percymygale minor, Myxomygale cf. antiqua, Asthenoscapter ziegleri n. sp., Paratalpa micheli
Geotrypus "sp. 1" Pomel 1848 mole
Geotrypus "sp. 2" Pomel 1848 mole
"Myxomygale minor" = Percymygale minor Ziegler 1990 mole
Myxomygale cf. antiqua Filhol 1890 mole
Asthenoscapter ziegleri n. sp. mole
Paratalpa micheli Lavocat 1951 mole | |
Plesiosorex martinii n. sp.
Plesiosorex martinii n. sp. placental | |
Heterosoricinae indet., Quercysorex cf. ulmensis, Dinosorex pusillus n. sp., Oligosorex cf. thauensis, Ulmensia cf. antecedens
Heterosoricinae indet. Viret and Zapfe 1951 shrew
Quercysorex cf. ulmensis Ziegler 1998 shrew
Dinosorex pusillus n. sp. shrew
Oligosorex cf. thauensis shrew
Ulmensia cf. antecedens Ziegler 1998 shrew | |
Dimyloides hecki n. sp.
Dimyloides hecki n. sp. placental | |
Galericinae indet. Pomel 1848 hedgehog | |
Amphilagus antiquus pika | |
Heteroxerus lavocati squirrel
Heteroxerus paulhiacensis squirrel
Palaeosciurus goti Vianey-Liaud 1974 squirrel
Blackia miocaenica Mein 1970 squirrel | |
Eomyodon volkerti, Eomyodon mayoi, Pseudotheridomys werneri n. sp., Rhodanomys aff. hugueneyae, Rhodanomys transiens
Eomyodon volkerti rodent
Eomyodon mayoi Engesser 1990 rodent
Pseudotheridomys werneri n. sp. rodent
Rhodanomys aff. hugueneyae Engesser 1987 rodent
Rhodanomys transiens Hugueney 1969 rodent | |
Steneofiber dehmi beaver | |
Archaeomys laurillardi rodent | |
Bransatoglis fugax Hugueney 1967 dormouse
Peridyromys cf. murinus Pomel 1853 dormouse
Glirudinus glirulus Dehm 1935 dormouse
Microdyromys monspeliensis Aguilar 1977 dormouse | |
Plesiosminthus winistoerferi Engesser 1987 jumping mouse | |
Adelomyarion vireti, Pseudocricetodon thaleri, Rhizospalax poirrieri, Eucricetodon longidens, Eucricetodon collatus, Melissiodon cf. quercyi
Adelomyarion vireti Hugueney 1969 mouse
Pseudocricetodon thaleri Hugueney 1969 mouse
Rhizospalax poirrieri mouse
Eucricetodon longidens Hugueney 1969 mouse
Eucricetodon collatus Schaub 1925 mouse
Melissiodon cf. quercyi Schaub 1920 mouse | |
Reptilia | |
Texasophis hecki n. sp.1 Böhme 2008 colubrid snake holotype: a single trunk vertebra (SMF R 5014), paratypes: 8 further vertebrae (SMF R 5015-5022)
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Miolacerta sp.1, aff. Pseudeumeces sp.1, Lacerta "sp. 1"1, Lacerta "sp. 2"1, Lacerta "sp. 3"1, Lacerta "sp. 4"1
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"Palaeochelys mlynarskii" = Palaeomauremys mlynarskii1
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Amphibia | |
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Palaeobatrachus "sp. 3"1 Tschudi 1839 frog "aff. P. laubei vel diluvianus"; Walter Heck collection, Oberleichtersbach
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Andrias scheuchzeri1, Salamandridae indet.1, aff. Chelotriton sp.1, Chioglossa cf. meini1, Triturus sp.1, Triturus roehrsi1
Andrias scheuchzeri1 Tschudi 1837 giant salamander 1 left maxilla, 1 right dentary, 43 isolated teeth
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Actinopteri | |
Tarsichthys macrurus1, Palaeorutilus "sp. 1"1, Palaeorutilus "sp. 2"1, Gobioninae "sp. A"1, Gobioninae "sp. B"1, Gobioninae "sp. C"1
Gobioninae "sp. C"1 Bleeker 1863 carp-like fish "large", "cf. Varhostichthys eurystomus (Troschel 1861)"
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Cobitis primigenius n. sp.1
Cobitis primigenius n. sp.1 Böhme 2008 carp-like fish holotype: left lateroethmoid (SMF P 9735), paratypes: 5 further lateroethmoids (SMF P 9748-9752)
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