Hüllistein, Rüti, Zürich (Miocene of Switzerland)

Where: Zürich, Switzerland (47.3° N, 8.9° E: paleocoordinates 47.5° N, 7.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: MN 5 (16.0 - 13.7 Ma)

• MN5"b"; 16.3 M Years; Obere Süßwassermolasse (upper Freshwater Molasse); in the Hüllistein marker bed.

•After Bollinger 1992: MN5. After Bollinger 1994: MN5"b" (=middle MN5).

•JA: "Hüllistein" entered as regional bed

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; sandstone and carbonaceous marl

• channel fill and lacustrine deposits
• upper Freshwater Molasse;

•in the Hüllistein marker bed

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, sieve,

• 200 mammal teeth

Primary reference: T.h. Bollinger. 1992. Kleinsäugerstratigraphie in der miozänen Hörnlischüttung (Ostschweiz); (Biostratigraphy of small mammals in the Hörnlischüttung of Miocene age (East Switzerland)). Documenta naturae 75:1-296 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 46225: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 09.01.2005

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Didermoceros sansaniensis, Pronephrodium stiriacum
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotherium angustidens
Gomphotherium angustidens Burmeister 1837 gomphothere
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Anchitherium aurelianense
Anchitherium aurelianense Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervidae indet.
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Dorcatherium sp.
Dorcatherium sp. Kaup 1839 chevrotain
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Hyotherium soemmerringi
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Soricidae indet.
Soricidae indet. Fischer 1814 shrew
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Galerix sp.
Galerix sp. Pomel 1848 hedgehog
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Prolagus oeningensis, Lagopsis verus
Prolagus oeningensis König 1825 pika
Lagopsis verus Hensel 1856 pika
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciuridae indet.
Sciuridae indet. Gray 1821 squirrel
sp. div.
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Keramidomys carpathicus
Keramidomys carpathicus Schaub and Zapfe 1953 rodent
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Steneofiber jaegeri, Anchitheriomys wiedemanni
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Gliridae indet., Miodyromys cf. aegercii, Miodyromys hamadryas
Gliridae indet. Muirhead 1819 dormouse
sp. div.
Miodyromys cf. aegercii Baudelot 1972 dormouse
Miodyromys hamadryas Forsyth Major 1899 dormouse
ssp.
 Rodentia -
Neocometes similis
Neocometes similis Fahlbusch 1966 mouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Eumyarion bifidus, Megacricetodon germanicus, Democricetodon mutilus, "Democricetodon gracilis" = Democricetodon minor gracilis
Eumyarion bifidus Fahlbusch 1964 mouse
Democricetodon mutilus Fahlbusch 1964 mouse
"Democricetodon gracilis" = Democricetodon minor gracilis Fahlbusch 1964 mouse
Angiospermae
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Juglans cf. acuminata
Juglans cf. acuminata Braun 1845 walnut
 Fagales - Myricaceae
Comptonia vindobonensis
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Zelkova ungeri
Zelkova ungeri Kovats 1865 zelkova
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Salix lavateri
Salix lavateri Heer 1856 willow
 Dipsacales - Caprifoliaceae
? Caprifoliaceae indet.
? Caprifoliaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 honeysuckle
 Saxifragales - Cercidiphyllaceae
Cercidiphyllum crenatum
Cercidiphyllum crenatum Brown 1935 katsura
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Persea princeps, Cinnamomum polymorphum
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Chamaerops helvetica
 Poales - Typhaceae
Typha latissima
 Poales - Poaceae
Phragmites sp.
Phragmites sp. Adanson 1763 common reed
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Ebenaceae
Diospyros brachysepala
Polypodiopsida
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Pteridium oeningense, Pteris pennaeformis, Cheilanthes sp.
Cheilanthes sp. Swartz 1806 lip fern