Anwil, Baselland (Miocene of Switzerland)

Where: Baselland, Switzerland (47.5° N, 7.9° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 45.3° N, 9.6° E (Wright 2013)

• 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

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Nytinomus helveticus
Mammalia
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae indet., ? Vespertilionidae indet.
Vespertilionidae indet. Gray 1821 vesper bat
I, II, III Chiropter
? Vespertilionidae indet. Gray 1821 vesper bat
IV Chiropter
 Chiroptera - Molossidae
Tadarida sp.
Tadarida sp. Rafinesque 1814 free-tailed bat
 Chiroptera - Megadermatidae
? Megadermatidae indet.
? Megadermatidae indet. Allen 1864 false vampire
VIII Chiropter
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Gliridae indet., Paraglirulus cf. lissiensis, Paraglirulus werenfelsi n. gen. n. sp., Muscardinus sp., Eomuscardinus aff. sansaniensis, Glirudinus cf. gracilis, Myoglis larteti, Microdyromys miocaenicus, Microdyromys cf. koenigswaldi, Pseudodryomys hamadryas
Gliridae indet. Muirhead 1819 dormouse
VIII, n. gen., n. sp.
Paraglirulus werenfelsi n. gen. n. sp. Engesser 1972 dormouse
Muscardinus sp. Kaup 1829 dormouse
n. sp.
Eomuscardinus aff. sansaniensis Lartet 1851 dormouse
Glirudinus cf. gracilis Dehm 1950 dormouse
Myoglis larteti Baudelot 1966 dormouse
Microdyromys cf. koenigswaldi de Bruijn 1966 dormouse
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciuropterus sp., Blackia miocaenica, "Cryptopterus gaillardi" = Miopetaurista, "Sciurus bredai" = Spermophilinus bredai, Forsythia gaudryi
Sciuropterus sp. Cuvier 1825 squirrel
Blackia miocaenica Mein 1970 squirrel
"Cryptopterus gaillardi" = Miopetaurista squirrel
"Sciurus bredai" = Spermophilinus bredai von Meyer 1848 squirrel
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Leptodontomys aff. catalaunicus, Keramidomys mohleri n. sp., Keramidomys anwilensis n. sp.
Keramidomys mohleri n. sp. Engesser 1972 rodent
Keramidomys anwilensis n. sp. Engesser 1972 rodent
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Steneofiber minutus
 Rodentia - Anomalomyidae
Anomalomys gaudryi
Anomalomys gaudryi Mein and Freudenthal 1971 rodent
 Rodentia -
Neocometes brunonis
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Cricetodon jumaensis4, "Cricetodon hagni" = Deperetomys hagni, "Deperetomys hagni" = Deperetomys hagni2, Megacricetodon aff. schaubi, Megacricetodon germanicus n. sp.3, Megacricetodon aff. minor2, Megacricetodon similis, Democricetodon freisingensis1, Democricetodon brevis1, "Cotimus cf. latior" = Leidymys, Eumyarion latior2
Cricetodon jumaensis4 Rummel 2001 rodent
"Cricetodon hagni" = Deperetomys hagni Fahlbusch 1964 rodent
"Deperetomys hagni" = Deperetomys hagni2 Fahlbusch 1964 rodent
Megacricetodon aff. minor2 Lartet 1851 rodent
Megacricetodon similis Fahlbusch 1964 rodent
Democricetodon freisingensis1 Fahlbusch 1964 rodent
ssp. freisingensis
Democricetodon brevis1 Schaub 1925 rodent
ssp. brevis
"Cotimus cf. latior" = Leidymys rodent
Eumyarion latior2 Schaub and Zapfe 1953 rodent
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Amphilagus fontannesi, Lagopsis verus, Prolagus oeningensis
Lagopsis verus Hensel 1856 pika
Prolagus oeningensis König 1825 pika
 Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Talpidae indet., Desmanella stehlini n. gen. n. sp., "Talpa" minuta, Proscapanus sansaniensis, Scaptonyx edwardsi
Talpidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 mole
II
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
 Soricomorpha - Plesiosoricidae
Plesiosorex schaffneri n. sp.
Plesiosorex schaffneri n. sp. Engesser 1972 placental
 Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Soricidae indet., Dinosorex pachygnathus n. gen. n. sp.
Soricidae indet. Fischer 1814 shrew
I + II
Dinosorex pachygnathus n. gen. n. sp. Engesser 1972 shrew
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceoidae
Plesiodimylus chantrei, Metacordylodon schlosseri
Plesiodimylus chantrei Gaillard 1899 placental
Metacordylodon schlosseri Andreae 1904 placental
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Lanthanotherium sansaniense, Galerix socialis
Galerix socialis von Meyer 1865 hedgehog
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Suidae indet., Listriodon splendens, "Taucanamo pygmaeum" = Albanohyus pygmaeus, Conohyus simorrensis
Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig
Listriodon splendens von Meyer 1846 pig
"Taucanamo pygmaeum" = Albanohyus pygmaeus Deperet 1892 pig
Conohyus simorrensis Lartet 1851 pig
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervidae indet., Euprox furcatus
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer
Euprox furcatus Hensel 1859 deer
 Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
Palaeomeryx sp.
Palaeomeryx sp. von Meyer 1834 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Eotragus sp.
Eotragus sp. Pilgrim 1939 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
Micromeryx flourensianus
Micromeryx flourensianus Lartet 1851 musk deer
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Dorcatherium sp.
Dorcatherium sp. Kaup 1839 chevrotain
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Anchitherium aurelianense
Anchitherium aurelianense Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinoceros sp.
Rhinoceros sp. Linnaeus 1758 one-horned rhinoceros
 Placentalia -
Carnivora indet.
Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Pseudarctos aff. bavaricus
Pseudarctos aff. bavaricus Schlosser 1899 bear-dog
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Trochotherium sp.
Trochotherium sp. Fraas 1870 mustelid carnivore
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursavus brevirhinus
Ursavus brevirhinus Hofmann 1887 bear
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
Herpestes filholi
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Semigenetta mutata
1Bollinger 1992; 2Bollinger 1994; 3Heißig 1989; 4Rummel 2001