Where: Baselland, Switzerland (47.5° N, 7.9° E: paleocoordinates 47.7° N, 6.8° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: MN 7 + 8 (12.8 - 11.1 Ma)
• Vindobonian, Sarmatian; MN 8
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: B. Engesser. 1972. Die obermiozäne Säugetierfauna von Anwil (Baselland); (The Upper Miocene mammalian fauna of Anwil, Baselland). Tätigkeitsberichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Baselland 28:35-364 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/J. Richter]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 49421: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 15.04.2005, edited by Lars van den Hoek Ostende
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
Neocometes brunonis mouse | |
Eumyarion latior2, Democricetodon freisingensis1, Democricetodon brevis1, "Cotimus cf. latior" = Leidymys, Cricetodon jumaensis4, "Cricetodon hagni" = Deperetomys hagni, "Deperetomys hagni" = Deperetomys hagni2, Megacricetodon aff. schaubi, Megacricetodon germanicus n. sp.3, Megacricetodon similis, Megacricetodon aff. minor2
"Cotimus cf. latior" = Leidymys mouse
"Cricetodon hagni" = Deperetomys hagni Fahlbusch 1964 mouse
Megacricetodon similis Fahlbusch 1964 mouse | |
Gliridae indet., Muscardinus sp., Eomuscardinus aff. sansaniensis, Myoglis larteti, Glirudinus cf. gracilis, Paraglirulus cf. lissiensis, Paraglirulus werenfelsi n. gen. n. sp., Pseudodryomys hamadryas, Microdyromys miocaenicus, Microdyromys cf. koenigswaldi
Eomuscardinus aff. sansaniensis Lartet 1851 dormouse
Myoglis larteti Baudelot 1966 dormouse
Glirudinus cf. gracilis Dehm 1950 dormouse
Paraglirulus cf. lissiensis dormouse
Paraglirulus werenfelsi n. gen. n. sp. Engesser 1972 dormouse
Pseudodryomys hamadryas dormouse
Microdyromys miocaenicus dormouse
Microdyromys cf. koenigswaldi de Bruijn 1966 dormouse | |
"Sciurus bredai" = Spermophilinus bredai, Forsythia gaudryi, Blackia miocaenica, Sciuropterus sp., "Cryptopterus gaillardi" = Miopetaurista
"Sciurus bredai" = Spermophilinus bredai von Meyer 1848 squirrel
Forsythia gaudryi squirrel
Blackia miocaenica Mein 1970 squirrel
Sciuropterus sp. Cuvier 1825 squirrel
"Cryptopterus gaillardi" = Miopetaurista squirrel | |
Keramidomys anwilensis n. sp. Engesser 1972 rodent
Keramidomys mohleri n. sp. Engesser 1972 rodent | |
Steneofiber minutus beaver | |
Anomalomys gaudryi Mein and Freudenthal 1971 rodent | |
Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran | |
Trochotherium sp. Fraas 1870 mustelid carnivore | |
Ursavus brevirhinus Hofmann 1887 bear | |
Pseudarctos aff. bavaricus Schlosser 1899 bear-dog | |
Herpestes filholi mongoose | |
Semigenetta mutata civet | |
Anchitherium aurelianense Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse | |
Rhinoceros sp. Linnaeus 1758 one-horned rhinoceros | |
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer
Euprox furcatus Hensel 1859 deer | |
Palaeomeryx sp. von Meyer 1834 ruminant | |
Micromeryx flourensianus Lartet 1851 musk deer | |
Eotragus sp. Pilgrim 1939 antelope | |
Dorcatherium sp. Kaup 1839 chevrotain | |
Taucanamo pygmaeum even-toed ungulate | |
Galerix socialis von Meyer 1865 hedgehog
Lanthanotherium sansaniense hedgehog | |
Metacordylodon schlosseri Andreae 1904 placental
Plesiodimylus chantrei Gaillard 1899 placental | |
Plesiosorex schaffneri n. sp.
Plesiosorex schaffneri n. sp. Engesser 1972 placental | |
Talpidae indet., Desmanella stehlini n. gen. n. sp., "Talpa" minuta, Proscapanus sansaniensis, Scaptonyx edwardsi
Desmanella stehlini n. gen. n. sp. Engesser 1972 mole
"Talpa" minuta Blainville 1840 mole
Proscapanus sansaniensis Lartet 1851 mole
Scaptonyx edwardsi Gaillard 1899 Long-tailed mole | |
Soricidae indet., Dinosorex pachygnathus n. gen. n. sp.
Dinosorex pachygnathus n. gen. n. sp. Engesser 1972 shrew | |
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Tadarida sp. Rafinesque 1814 free-tailed bat | |
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