Mühlbach at the Manhartsberg near Maissau (Miocene of Austria)

Where: Lower Austria, Austria (48.6° N, 15.8° E: paleocoordinates 48.0° N, 15.4° E)

When: MN 5 (16.0 - 13.7 Ma)

• correlated with the Mammal Zone MN 5 of the Lower Lagenidae Zone

Environment/lithology: offshore shelf; fine-grained, medium, peloidal sandstone

• "[terrestrial animals] most probably were transported into sublittoral marine areas during

•storm events."

• Within pelite-rich sediments, layers of middle and fine marine sands contain not only deep-water foraminifera among other marine elements, but also amphibians, reptiles and small mammals.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: P. M. Miklas-Tempfer. 2003. The Miocene herpetofaunas of Grund (Caudata; Chelonii, Sauria, Serpentes) and Mühlbach am Manhartsberg (Chelonii, Sauria, Amphisbaenia, Serpentes), Lower Austria. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 104(A):195-235 [T. Cleary/T. Cleary]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 205096: authorized by Terri Cleary, entered by Terri Cleary on 04.10.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Squamata - Amphisbaenidae
Blanus antiquus, cf. Blanus cf. antiquus
Blanus antiquus worm lizard
1 right maxillary (MÜ1: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0104/0000)
cf. Blanus cf. antiquus worm lizard
1 trunk vertebra (MÜ2: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0105/0000)
 Squamata - Lacertidae
cf. Lacerta sp.
cf. Lacerta sp. Linnaeus 1758 squamates
2 right dentaries (MÜ2: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0101/0001; MÜ1: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0101/0002)
 Squamata - Anguidae
Ophisaurus sp., cf. Ophisaurus sp.
Ophisaurus sp. Daudin 1803 glass lizard
1 right maxillary (MÜ1: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0102/0000)
cf. Ophisaurus sp. Daudin 1803 glass lizard
3 osteoderms (MÜ2: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0103/0001; NHMW2002z0103/0002)
 Squamata - Colubridae
Natricinae indet., Colubrinae indet.
Natricinae indet. Bonaparte 1838 colubrid snake
1 trunk vertebra (MÜ1: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0107/0000)
Colubrinae indet. Oppel 1811 colubrid snake
3 trunk vertebra (MÜ1: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0106/0001; Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0106/0002)
 Testudines - Geoemydidae
cf. Mauremys sp.
cf. Mauremys sp. Gray 1870 pond turtle
1 fragment of carapace (MÜ1: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0100/0000)
 Testudines -
"Chelonii indet." = Testudines
"Chelonii indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle
4 fragments of carapace (MÜ2: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0099/0001; MÜ2: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0099/0003; MÜ1: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0099/0004); 218 fragments of eggshells (MÜ2: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0099/0002; MÜ2: Inv. Nr.: NHMW2002z0099/0005)