Where: Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (51.3° N, 12.0° E: paleocoordinates 48.3° N, 7.7° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)
• Age: Middle Lutetian
Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lignite
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: H. Haubold. 1982. Zur Stellung der Wirbeltierfauna des Geiseltals, insbesondere der Mammalier, im europäischen Mitteleozän (Position of the European Middle Eocene vertebrate fauna of the Geisel Valley, with special focus on mammals). Zeitschrift für geologische Wissenschaften 10(12):1539-1551 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 45002: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 27.09.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Palaeoesox fritzschei n. sp.5
Palaeoesox fritzschei n. sp.5 | |
Aves | |
Diatryma geiselensis n. sp.
Diatryma geiselensis n. sp. bird | |
Reptilia | |
Diplocynodon hallense n. sp.
Diplocynodon hallense n. sp. crocodilian | |
Allognathosuchus brevirostris n. sp. crocodilian | |
Asiatosuchus germanicus Berg 1966 crocodilian | |
Paleryx spinifer n. sp., Palaeopython ceciliensis n. sp.
Paleryx spinifer n. sp. boa
Palaeopython ceciliensis n. sp. boa | |
"Eolacerta robusta n. sp." = Eolacerta robusta4, "Iguanosauriscus haupti n. sp." = Eolacerta robusta4
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Eosaniwa koehni n. sp.4
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Necrosaurus giganteus n. sp.
Necrosaurus giganteus n. sp. squamates | |
"Chrysemys germanica n. sp." = Borkenia germanica
"Chrysemys germanica n. sp." = Borkenia germanica Hummel 1935 turtle | |
Geochelone eocaenica n. sp.
Geochelone eocaenica n. sp. turtle | |
Geoemyda ptychogastroides n. sp.
Geoemyda ptychogastroides n. sp. Hummel 1935 turtle | |
Mammalia | |
Amphilemur eocaenicus n. sp.
Amphilemur eocaenicus n. sp. Heller 1935 elephant shrew | |
Propalaeotherium voigti3, Propalaeotherium voigti3, "Propalaeotherium isselanum" = Palaeotherium isselanum3, "Propalaeotherium parvulum" = Eurohippus parvulus6, "Propalaeotherium parvulum" = Eurohippus parvulus3
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? Lophiodon tapirotherium Desmarest 1822 odd-toed ungulate | |
Hyrachyus minimus odd-toed ungulate | |
Ailuravus picteti Rütimeyer 1891 rodent | |
Protoadapis klatti n. sp.
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"Nannopithex raabi n. sp." = Vectipithex raabi
"Nannopithex raabi n. sp." = Vectipithex raabi Heller 1930 tarsier | |
Actinopteri | |
Thaumaturus spannuthi n. sp.5
Thaumaturus spannuthi n. sp.5 | |
Amphiperca siebergi n. sp.5
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"Amia kehreri" = Cyclurus kehreri5
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