Messel: Middle Eocene, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Spirellea sp. seed/fruit Knobloch and Mai 1986
Reptilia - Coraciiformes
Quasisyndactylus longibrachis Mayr 1998
Mayr 2004
Reptilia - Gruiformes - Ameghinornithidae
Aenigmavis sapea Peters 1987
Peters 2007
Reptilia - Gruiformes - Salmilidae
Salmila robusta Mayr 2000
Mayr 2002
Angiospermae - Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae indet. seed/fruit de Jussieu 1789
Cocculus lottii seed/fruit Collinson et al. 2012
Diploclisia rugulosa seed/fruit Collinson et al. 2012
Tinosporeae sp. seed/fruit Hooker and Thomson 1855
Tinomiscoidea jacquesii seed/fruit Collinson et al. 2012
Martinmuellera tuberculata seed/fruit Collinson et al. 2012
Parabaena cf. europaea seed/fruit Czeczott and Skirgiello 1967
Palaeosinomenium sp. seed/fruit Chandler 1961
Palaeosinomenium venablesii seed/fruit Chandler 1961
Palaeosinomenium ornamentum seed/fruit Collinson et al. 2012
Stephania hootae seed/fruit Collinson et al. 2012
Menispermeae indet. seed/fruit de Candolle 1817
Karinschmidtia rotulae seed/fruit Collinson et al. 2012
Wardensheppeya sp. seed/fruit Eyde 1970
? Pericampylus sp. seed/fruit Miers 1851
Angiospermae - Cornales - Cornaceae
Eomastixia cf. rugosa seed/fruit (Zenker 1833)
original and current combination Baccites rugosus
Angiospermae - Cornales - Nyssaceae
Nyssa disseminata seed/fruit Kirchheimer 1937
Angiospermae - Nymphaeales
? Nymphaeales indet. seed/fruit Salisbury 1820
Angiospermae - Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
Magnolia species seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Magnoliales - Myristicaceae
Myristicacarpum sp. seed/fruit Gregor 1977
Angiospermae
Carpolithus spp. seed/fruit
Carpolithus callosaeoides seed/fruit Collinson et al. 2012
Angiospermae - Vitales - Vitaceae
Vitaceae indet. seed/fruit Jussieu 1789
Crassivitisemen wildei seed/fruit Collinson et al. 2012
Cayratia jungii seed/fruit Chen and Manchester 2007
Palaeovitis sp. seed/fruit Reid and Chandler 1933
Vitis messelensis seed/fruit Collinson et al. 2012
Ampelopsis sp. seed/fruit Michaux 1803
Parthenocissus britannica seed/fruit Chandler 1957
Angiospermae - Rosales - Ulmaceae
Cedrelospermum leptospermum seed/fruit Manchester 1987
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Berchemia mellerae seed/fruit Collinson et al. 2012
Angiospermae - Huerteales - Tapisciaceae
Tapiscia pusilla seed/fruit Mai 1976
Angiospermae - Sapindales - Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus confucii seed/fruit Unger 1850
Angiospermae - Sapindales - Rutaceae
Rutaceae indet. seed/fruit de Jussieu 1789
cf. Toddalia sp. seed/fruit de Jussieu 1789
Rutaspermum chandleri seed/fruit Collinson and Gregor 1988
Rutaspermum messelense seed/fruit Collinson and Gregor 1988
Angiospermae - Ericales - Sapotaceae
cf. Sapotispermum sp. seed/fruit Reid and Chandler 1933
Angiospermae - Ericales - Theaceae
Camelliacarpoidea messelensis seed/fruit Collinson et al. 2012
Angiospermae - Ericales - Pentaphylacaceae
Cleyera sp. seed/fruit Thunberg 1783
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Lythraceae
Decodon indet. fertile axis Gmelin 1791
Archaeotrogonidae
Hassiavis laticauda Mayr 1998
Mayr 2004
Mastixiaceae
? Mastixia sp. seed/fruit von Blume 1826
Mastixiopsis nyssoides seed/fruit Kirchheimer 1936
Beckettia indet. seed/fruit Reid and Chandler 1933
Mastixioid indet. seed/fruit Collinson et al. 2012
unclassified
Saportaspermum kovacsiae seed/fruit Kvacek and Wilde 2010
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany State/province:Hesse
Coordinates: 49.0° North, 8.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:46.4° North, 3.9° East
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2-3
Key time interval:Middle Eocene
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "shale"
Environment:lacustrine - small
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:adpression,charcoalification,original carbon
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all macrofossils
Collection methods:bulk,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:140304
Authorizer:H. Wang, M. Uhen Enterer:H. Wang, M. Uhen
Research group:paleobotany
Created:2013-03-07 08:52:38 Last modified:2013-03-06 15:52:38
Access level:the public Released:2013-03-07 08:52:38
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
45274. M. E. Collinson, S. R. Manchester, and V. Wilde. 2012. Fossil Fruits and Seeds of the Middle Eocene Messel biota, Germany. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Gesellschaft Naturforschenden 570:1-249 [H. Wang/H. Wang/H. Wang]

Secondary references:

5907ETE 1678G. Mayr. 2002. A new specimen of Salmila robusta (Aves: Gruiformes: Salmilidae n. fam.) from the Middle Eocene of Messel. Palaontologische Zeitschrift 76(2):305-316 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Uhen]
77096 G. Mayr. 2004. New specimens of Hassiavis laticauda (Aves: Cypselomorphae) and Quasisyndactylus longibrachis (Aves: Alcediniformes) from the Middle Eocene of Messel, Germany. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 252:23-28 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
77098 D. W. Peters. 2007. The fossil family Ameghinornithidae (Mourer-Chauvire ́ 1981): a short synopsis. Journal of Ornithology 148:25-28 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]