PBDB Collection

Grund (Miocene of Austria)

Also known as GRU

Where: Austria (48.6° N, 16.1° E: paleocoordinates 48.0° N, 15.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Grund Formation, MN 5 (16.0 - 13.7 Ma)

• MN5, Lower Langhian

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; fine-grained, yellow sandstone and fine-grained, yellow siltstone

• warm, up to 100m deep corresponding to outer shelf, mixing of shallow and deep water

• yellowish, fine sands and silts

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ),

Primary reference: G. Daxner-Höck, P. M. Miklas-Tempfer, U. B. Gohlich, K. Huttenen, E. Kazar, D. Nagel, G. E. Roessner, O. Schultz, and R. Ziegler. 2004. Marine and terrestrial vertebrates from the Middle Miocene of Grund (Lower Austria). Geologica Carpathica 55(2):191-197 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 51002: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 26.05.2005

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Taxonomic list

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Chondrichthyes
Myliobatiformes - Rhinopteridae	Rhinoptera sp. Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829 cownose ray
Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae	Aetobatus arcuatus Aetobatus arcuatus Agassiz 1843 stingray
Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae	Dasyatis cf. rugosa Dasyatis cf. rugosa Probst 1877 whiptail stingray
Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae	Myliobatidae indet., Myliobatis sp. Myliobatidae indet. Bonaparte 1838 eagle ray Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae	Carcharhinus priscus Carcharhinus priscus Agassiz 1843 requiem shark
Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae	? Sphyrna sp. ? Sphyrna sp. Rafinesque 1810 hammerhead shark
Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae	Galeocerdo aduncus Galeocerdo aduncus Agassiz 1835 tiger shark
Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae	Scyliorhinus distans Scyliorhinus distans Probst 1879 cat shark
Lamniformes - Odontaspididae	"Carcharias cuspidatus" = Araloselachus cuspidatus "Carcharias cuspidatus" = Araloselachus cuspidatus Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
Lamniformes - Carchariidae	Carcharias sp., Carcharias acutissimus Carcharias sp. Rafinesque 1810 sand shark Carcharias acutissimus Agassiz 1843 sand shark
Euselachii -	Squalomorphii indet. Squalomorphii indet. Compagno 1973 elasmobranch
Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae	Notorhynchus primigenius Notorhynchus primigenius Agassiz 1835 sevengill shark
Actinopteri
Istiophoriformes - Sphyraenidae	Sphyraena sp. Sphyraena sp. Artedi 1793 barracuda
Spariformes - Sparidae	Sparidae indet., Diplodus incisivus Sparidae indet. Cuvier 1817 Diplodus incisivus
Perciformes - Sparidae	Sparus umbonatus, Pagrus cinctus Sparus umbonatus perch-like fish Pagrus cinctus perch-like fish
Mammalia
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Cricetodon meini Cricetodon meini Freudenthal 1963 rodent
Placentalia -	Carnivora indet. Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran
Carnivora -	Caniformia indet. Caniformia indet. Kretzoi 1943 carnivoran
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mustelidae indet. Mustelidae indet. Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
Cetacea -	Mysticeti indet. Mysticeti indet. Cope 1891 whale
Artiodactyla -	Ruminantia indet. Ruminantia indet. ruminant
Placentalia -	Pecora indet. Pecora indet. ruminant
Artiodactyla - Moschidae	Micromeryx sp., Micromeryx aff. flourensianus Micromeryx sp. Lartet 1851 musk deer Micromeryx aff. flourensianus Lartet 1851 musk deer
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	cf. Palaeoryx intermedia cf. Palaeoryx intermedia antelope
Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae	Palaeomeryx eminens Palaeomeryx eminens ruminant
Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae	Schizogalerix pristinus Schizogalerix pristinus Ziegler 2003 hedgehog
Proboscidea - Proboscidea	Proboscidea indet. Proboscidea indet. proboscidean
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Gomphotherium angustidens Gomphotherium angustidens Burmeister 1837 gomphothere
Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae	Prodeinotherium bavaricum Prodeinotherium bavaricum von Meyer 1831 deinothere
Reptilia
Testudines - Geoemydidae	Ptychogaster grundensis Ptychogaster grundensis turtle Ref 70380 lists 3 fragments of carapace (GRU-Kroh: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0095/0001; GRU-B1-3: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0095/0002, Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0095/0003)
Testudines - Testudinidae	Testudo sp. Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle Ref 70380 lists one specimen- IPUW3127, 1 element of carapace
Testudines - Trionychidae	Trionyx vindobonensis Trionyx vindobonensis Peters 1855 softshell turtle
Aves
-	Aves indet. Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
Suliformes - Sulidae	Microsula pygmaea Microsula pygmaea Milne-Edwards 1874 booby
Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax intermedius Phalacrocorax intermedius Milne-Edwards 1867 cormorant
Charadriiformes - Laridae	Laridae indet. Laridae indet. Vigors 1825 gull
Reptilia
Squamata - Elapidae	Naja romani Naja romani Hoffstetter 1939 cobra 3 trunk vertebrae (GRU-F-11: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0098/0001; GRU-B1- 1: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0098/0002; GRU-F-11: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0098/0003); 2 fragments of vertebrae (GRU-F-11: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0098/0003; GRU-Kroh: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0098/0004)
Squamata - Colubridae	Elaphe kohfidischi Elaphe kohfidischi Bachmayer and Szyndlar 1985 colubrid snake 3 trunk vertebrae (GRU-Kroh: Inv.Nr.: NHMW2002z0097/0001; GRUB1- 1: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0097/0002; GRU-F-11: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0097/0003); 1 caudal vertebra (GRU-Kroh: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0097/0004)
Squamata - Anguidae	Anguidae indet. Anguidae indet. Gray 1825 squamates 1 caudal vertebra (GRU-F-11: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0096/0000)
Amphibia
Caudata - Urodela	Salamandra sansaniensis Salamandra sansaniensis Lartet 1851 salamander NHMW2002z0094/0000, 1 trunk vertebra