Zwenkau (Oligocene of Germany)

Where: Germany (51.2° N, 12.3° E: paleocoordinates 50.8° N, 8.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Rupel Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: K. Rothausen. 1986. Marine Tetrapoden im tertären Nordsee-Becken. Beitrage zur regionalen Geologe der Erde 18:510-557 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 46096: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.01.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
"Halitherium schinzi" = Halitherium schinzii
"Halitherium schinzi" = Halitherium schinzii Kaup 1838 dugong
Actinopteri
 Albuliformes - Albulidae
Pterothrissus umbonatus Koken 1884 bonefish
 Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Clupea testis Koken 1891 herring
Clupeidarum sp. Cuvier 1817 herring
Chondrichthyes
 Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
 Rajiformes - Rajidae
Raja ceciliae Steurbaut and Herman 1978 skate
Raja heinzelini Steurbaut and Herman 1978 skate
Raja casieri Steurbaut and Herman 1978 skate