Wintershof-West (Miocene of Germany)

Where: Bavaria, Germany (48.9° N, 11.2° E: paleocoordinates 49.1° N, 9.5° E)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

When: MN 3 (20.0 - 16.9 Ma)

• Reference locality for MN 3

Environment/lithology: fissure fill; lithology not reported

Size class: mesofossils

Reposited in the BSP

Primary reference: H. de Bruijn, A.J. van der Meulen, and G. Katsikatsos. 1980. The mammals from the Lower Miocene of Aliveri (Island of Evia, Greece). Part 1. The Sciuridae. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series B 83(3):241-261 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 68040: authorized by Lars van den Hoek Ostende, entered by Lars van den Hoek Ostende on 28.12.2006, edited by Juliette Richter, John Alroy, Mark Uhen, Matthew Carrano, Philip Mannion, Terri Cleary, John Orcutt and Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

Aves
 Neornithes - Zygodactylidae
Zygodactylus ignotus n. sp.7 Ballman 1969 bird
includes "species F" of Ballmann 1969
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Palaeortyx intermedia4 Ballman 1966 pheasant
Reptilia
 Squamata - Chamaeleonidae
Chamaeleo cf. caroliquarti8 Moody and Roček 1980 chameleon
BSP 1937 II 19601, anterior left dentary; 19602, left dentary; 19603, anterior of left dentary
Mammalia
 Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus dehmi n. sp.12 Ziegler 1993 horseshoe bat
 Chiroptera - Megadermatidae
Megaderma franconica n. sp.12 Ziegler 1993 false vampire
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Eptesicus aurelianensis n. sp.12 Ziegler 1993 house bat
 Pholidota - Patriomanidae
Necromanis parva n. sp.1 Königswald 1969 pangolin
 Carnivora - Palaeogalidae
Palaeogale hyaenoides2 Dehm 1950 carnivoran
Palaeogale minuta2 Gervais 1848 carnivoran
 Carnivora - Viverridae
 Carnivora - Felidae
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
"Amphicyon schlosseri" = Dehmicyon schlosseri2 Dehm 1950 bear-dog
Amphicyon aff. giganteus2 Schinz 1825 bear-dog
aff. Pseudocyon sansaniensis2 Lartet 1851 bear-dog
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Plesiogale ? postfelina2 Dehm 1950 mustelid carnivore
Melinae indet.2 Burmeister 1872 badger
"Plesictis vireti" = Franconictis vireti2 Dehm 1950 mustelid carnivore
Plesictis aff. pygmaeus2 mustelid carnivore
Plesictis aff. sicaulensis2 mustelid carnivore
Plesictis ? humilidens2 mustelid carnivore
Laphyctis ? vorax2 mustelid carnivore
Laphyctis ? comitans2 mustelid carnivore
 Carnivora - Mephitidae
Miomephitis pilgrimi2 Dehm 1950 skunk
 Carnivora - Ailuridae
 Carnivora - Procyonidae
"Plesictis mayri" = Angustictis mayri2 Dehm 1950 procyonid carnivore
Stromeriella franconica2 Dehm 1950 procyonid carnivore
Broiliana nobilis2 Dehm 1950 procyonid carnivore
 Carnivora - Ursidae
"Ursavus elmensis" = Ballusia elmensis2, Hemicyon spp.2
"Ursavus elmensis" = Ballusia elmensis2 Stehlin 1917 bear
Hemicyon spp.2 Lartet 1851 bear
 Artiodactyla - Cainotheriidae
Cainotherium bavaricum n. sp.5 Berger 1959 even-toed ungulate
 Theriamorpha - Dimylidae
Chainodus intercedens11 Müller 1967 placental
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Paenelimnoecus micromorphus10 Dobin-Florin 1964 red-toothed shrew
Heterosorex neymayrianus10 shrew
ssp. subsequens
Soricella discrepans10 Doben-Florin 1964 shrew
Florinia stehlini10 Doben-Florin 1964 shrew
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Myxomygale hutchisoni6 Ziegler 1985 mole
 Rodentia - Aplodontidae
"Sciurodon descedens n. sp." = Ansomys descendens9
"Sciurodon descedens n. sp." = Ansomys descendens9 Dehm 1950 mountain beaver
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Miopetaurista dehmi n. sp. de Bruijn et al. 1980 squirrel
Amphibia
 Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae
Albanerpeton inexpectatum3 Estes and Hoffstetter 1976 tetrapod