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 | |
Rhinoceros sp. Linnaeus 1758 one-horned rhinoceros | |
Anchitherium aurelianense Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse | |
Dorcatherium sp. Kaup 1839 chevrotain | |
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer
Euprox furcatus Hensel 1859 deer | |
Palaeomeryx sp. von Meyer 1834 ruminant | |
Eotragus sp. Pilgrim 1939 antelope | |
Micromeryx flourensianus Lartet 1851 musk deer | |
Taucanamo pygmaeum even-toed ungulate | |
Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran | |
Semigenetta mutata civet | |
Herpestes filholi mongoose | |
Pseudarctos aff. bavaricus Schlosser 1899 bear-dog | |
Ursavus brevirhinus Hofmann 1887 bear | |
Trochotherium sp. Fraas 1870 mustelid carnivore | |
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 | |
Plesiosorex schaffneri n. sp.
Plesiosorex schaffneri n. sp. Engesser 1972 placental | |
Galerix socialis von Meyer 1865 hedgehog
Lanthanotherium sansaniense hedgehog | |
Metacordylodon schlosseri Andreae 1904 placental
Plesiodimylus chantrei Gaillard 1899 placental | |
"Cotimus cf. latior" = Leidymys, Democricetodon freisingensis1, Democricetodon brevis1, Megacricetodon aff. schaubi, Megacricetodon germanicus n. sp.3, Megacricetodon similis, Megacricetodon aff. minor2, "Cricetodon hagni" = Deperetomys hagni, "Deperetomys hagni" = Deperetomys hagni2, Cricetodon jumaensis4, Eumyarion latior2
"Cotimus cf. latior" = Leidymys mouse
Megacricetodon similis Fahlbusch 1964 mouse
"Cricetodon hagni" = Deperetomys hagni Fahlbusch 1964 mouse | |
Neocometes brunonis mouse | |
Keramidomys anwilensis n. sp. Engesser 1972 rodent
Keramidomys mohleri n. sp. Engesser 1972 rodent | |
Steneofiber minutus beaver | |
Gliridae indet., Myoglis larteti, Glirudinus cf. gracilis, Muscardinus sp., Eomuscardinus aff. sansaniensis, Paraglirulus cf. lissiensis, Paraglirulus werenfelsi n. gen. n. sp., Microdyromys miocaenicus, Microdyromys cf. koenigswaldi, Pseudodryomys hamadryas
Myoglis larteti Baudelot 1966 dormouse
Glirudinus cf. gracilis Dehm 1950 dormouse
Eomuscardinus aff. sansaniensis Lartet 1851 dormouse
Paraglirulus cf. lissiensis dormouse
Paraglirulus werenfelsi n. gen. n. sp. Engesser 1972 dormouse
Microdyromys miocaenicus dormouse
Microdyromys cf. koenigswaldi de Bruijn 1966 dormouse
Pseudodryomys hamadryas dormouse | |
Anomalomys gaudryi Mein and Freudenthal 1971 rodent | |
Sciuropterus sp., Forsythia gaudryi, "Sciurus bredai" = Spermophilinus bredai, Blackia miocaenica, "Cryptopterus gaillardi" = Miopetaurista
Sciuropterus sp. Cuvier 1825 squirrel
Forsythia gaudryi squirrel
"Sciurus bredai" = Spermophilinus bredai von Meyer 1848 squirrel
Blackia miocaenica Mein 1970 squirrel
"Cryptopterus gaillardi" = Miopetaurista squirrel | |
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Tadarida sp. Rafinesque 1814 free-tailed bat |