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 | |
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Tadarida sp. Rafinesque 1814 free-tailed bat | |
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"Cryptopterus gaillardi" = Miopetaurista, Sciuropterus sp., "Sciurus bredai" = Spermophilinus bredai, Blackia miocaenica, Forsythia gaudryi
"Cryptopterus gaillardi" = Miopetaurista squirrel
Sciuropterus sp. Cuvier 1825 squirrel
"Sciurus bredai" = Spermophilinus bredai von Meyer 1848 squirrel
Blackia miocaenica Mein 1970 squirrel
Forsythia gaudryi squirrel | |
Gliridae indet., Glirudinus cf. gracilis, Myoglis larteti, Muscardinus sp., Eomuscardinus aff. sansaniensis, Paraglirulus cf. lissiensis, Paraglirulus werenfelsi n. gen. n. sp., Microdyromys miocaenicus, Microdyromys cf. koenigswaldi, Pseudodryomys hamadryas
Glirudinus cf. gracilis Dehm 1950 dormouse
Myoglis larteti Baudelot 1966 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 | |
Neocometes brunonis mouse | |
Democricetodon freisingensis1, Democricetodon brevis1, "Cotimus cf. latior" = Leidymys, 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 | |
Anomalomys gaudryi Mein and Freudenthal 1971 rodent | |
Steneofiber minutus beaver | |
Keramidomys mohleri n. sp. Engesser 1972 rodent
Keramidomys anwilensis n. sp. Engesser 1972 rodent | |
Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran | |
Herpestes filholi mongoose | |
Semigenetta mutata civet | |
Trochotherium sp. Fraas 1870 mustelid carnivore | |
Ursavus brevirhinus Hofmann 1887 bear | |
Pseudarctos aff. bavaricus Schlosser 1899 bear-dog | |
Taucanamo pygmaeum even-toed ungulate | |
Dorcatherium sp. Kaup 1839 chevrotain | |
Palaeomeryx sp. von Meyer 1834 ruminant | |
Micromeryx flourensianus Lartet 1851 musk deer | |
Eotragus sp. Pilgrim 1939 antelope | |
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer
Euprox furcatus Hensel 1859 deer | |
Rhinoceros sp. Linnaeus 1758 one-horned rhinoceros | |
Anchitherium aurelianense Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse | |
Talpidae indet., "Talpa" minuta, Scaptonyx edwardsi, Proscapanus sansaniensis, Desmanella stehlini n. gen. n. sp.
"Talpa" minuta Blainville 1840 mole
Scaptonyx edwardsi Gaillard 1899 Long-tailed mole
Proscapanus sansaniensis Lartet 1851 mole
Desmanella stehlini n. gen. n. sp. Engesser 1972 mole | |
Plesiosorex schaffneri n. sp.
Plesiosorex schaffneri n. sp. Engesser 1972 placental | |
Soricidae indet., Dinosorex pachygnathus n. gen. n. sp.
Dinosorex pachygnathus n. gen. n. sp. Engesser 1972 shrew | |
Plesiodimylus chantrei Gaillard 1899 placental
Metacordylodon schlosseri Andreae 1904 placental | |
Lanthanotherium sansaniense hedgehog
Galerix socialis von Meyer 1865 hedgehog |