PBDB Collection

Belchatow B (Miocene to of Poland)

Where: Poland (51.4° N, 19.4° E: paleocoordinates 51.7° N, 18.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: MN 5 to MN 5 (16.0 - 12.8 Ma)

• material collected from three horizons in the brown-coal mine, unit B represents mammal zones MN 5/6 [JA: B entered in local bed field]

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; coal and shelly/skeletal carbonate

• brown coal mine containing several layers of limnic carbonate sediments intercalated between coal seams

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: authors say that there are 30 sp. of land snails present

Primary reference: E. Stworzewicz and A. Szynkiewicz. 1989. Miocenskie slimaki ladowe we wschodniej czesci odkrywki KWB Belchatow [Miocene land snails from eastern part of Belchatow Brown Coal delf.]. Kwartalink Geologiczny 32(3-4):655-662 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/E. Leckey]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31040: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Erin Leckey on 07.04.2003

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Palaina cf. martensi Palaina cf. martensi
Mammalia
Theriamorpha - Soricidae	Soricidae indet.⁴, Dinosorex cf. zapfei⁴, cf. Miosorex sp.⁴ Soricidae indet.⁴ Fischer 1814 shrew i1 broken, proximal part only Dinosorex cf. zapfei⁴ Engesser 1975 shrew 2I1, 2i1, 1A1, 1m1, 2m2, 1m3 and lots of fragments, at least 3 indivicuals cf. Miosorex sp.⁴ Kretzoi 1959 shrew I1 (broken, only apex and part of the talon preserved)
Theriamorpha - Plesiosoricidae	Plesiosorex germanicus³ Plesiosorex germanicus³ Seemann 1938 placental 1M3, 2m1, 1m2, 1m3
Rodentia -	Neocometes similis¹ Neocometes similis¹ Fahlbusch 1966 mouse 1m2, 2m3, 1M1, 1M2, 1M3, at least 3 individuals present
Rodentia - Gliridae	Bransatoglis sp.², Glirulus werenfelsi², Glirulus lissiensis², "Glis sp." = Myoxus (Glis)², Glirudinus sp.², Glirudinus cf. minutus², Microdyromys koenigswaldi² Bransatoglis sp.² Hugueney 1967 dormouse 2m3, 1P4, 1M1, 1M2 Glirulus werenfelsi² Engesser 1972 Japanese dormouse 1m1, 2M1, 1M2, minimum 2 individuals Glirulus lissiensis² Hugueney and Mein 1965 Japanese dormouse 1m1, 1m2, 1M3 "Glis sp." = Myoxus (Glis)² Brisson 1762 dormouse 1M2 Glirudinus sp.² de Bruijn 1966 dormouse 1M1 Glirudinus cf. minutus² Wu 1993 dormouse 1m1, 1M1 Microdyromys koenigswaldi² de Bruijn 1966 dormouse 1M1, 1M2
Gastropoda
-	Gastropoda indet. Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail "freshwater snails"
Heterostropha - Carychiidae	Carychium schwageri, "Carychium eumicron" = Carychium (Carychiella) eumicron Carychium schwageri snail "Carychium eumicron" = Carychium (Carychiella) eumicron Bourguignat 1857 snail
Stylommatophora - Zonitidae	Zonitidae indet. Zonitidae indet. Mörch 1864 true glass snail
Stylommatophora - Vitrinidae	Vitrinidae indet. Vitrinidae indet. Fitzinger 1833 slug
Stylommatophora - Helicidae	Helicidae indet. Helicidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 slug
Stylommatophora - Endodontidae	Endodontidae indet. Endodontidae indet. Pilsbry 1895 slug
Stylommatophora - Vertiginidae	Negulus suturalis suturalis, Vertigo minor, Vertigo callosa, Vertigo angulifera Negulus suturalis suturalis Boettger 1889 slug Vertigo minor slug Vertigo callosa Reuss 1849 slug Vertigo angulifera Boettger 1884 slug
Stylommatophora - Gastrocoptidae	Gastrocopta noulentiana, Gastrocopta turgida, Gastrocopta ferdinandi Gastrocopta noulentiana slug Gastrocopta turgida slug Gastrocopta ferdinandi Andreae 1902 slug
Stylommatophora - Strobilopsidae	Strobilops "sp. 1", Strobilops "sp. 2" Strobilops "sp. 1" Pilsbry 1893 slug Strobilops "sp. 2" Pilsbry 1893 slug
Stylommatophora - Azecidae	Azeca sp. Azeca sp. Fleming 1828 slug
Stylommatophora - Argnidae	Argna oppoliensis Argna oppoliensis Andreae 1902 slug
Stylommatophora - Acanthinulidae	Acanthinula "sp. 1", Acanthinula "sp. 2" Acanthinula "sp. 1" Beck 1847 slug Acanthinula "sp. 2" Beck 1847 slug
Stylommatophora - Clausiliidae	Clausiliidae indet. Clausiliidae indet. Gray 1855 slug 4 species
Stylommatophora - Oleacinidae	Oleacinidae indet. Oleacinidae indet. Adams and Adams 1850 slug
Architaenioglossa - Aciculidae	Renea pretiosa, "Acicula limbata" = Acme limbata Renea pretiosa Andreae 1904 snail "Acicula limbata" = Acme limbata Reuss 1861 snail
Bivalvia
-	Bivalvia indet. Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam

¹Kowalski 1993; ²Kowalski 1997; ³Rzebik-Kowalska 1993; ⁴Rzebik-Kowalska 1994