Baltringen (Miocene of Germany)

Also known as Oberschwaben, Wurttemberg

Where: Germany (48.1° N, 9.9° E: paleocoordinates 48.3° N, 8.2° E)

When: Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

• upper marine molasse

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: G. Pilleri. 1986. The taxonomic status of Schizodelphis elongatus = Miokogia elongatus (Probst, 1886) (Cetacea, Physeteridae). Investigations on Cetacea 18:155-162 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 47425: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 24.02.2005, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Sirenia - Sirenia
Sirenia indet.10 sirenian
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
"Hippopotamus medius n. sp." = Metaxytherium medium5
"Hippopotamus medius n. sp." = Metaxytherium medium5 Desmarest 1822 dugong
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
? Balaena molassica n. sp.3 Bronn 1837 bowhead whale
 Cetacea -
Odontoceti indet.6, "Acrodelphis sp." = Champsodelphis10, "Acrodelphis denticulatus" = Champsodelphis denticulatus10
Odontoceti indet.6 Flower 1867 toothed whale
"Acrodelphis sp." = Champsodelphis10 Gervais 1852 toothed whale
"Acrodelphis denticulatus" = Champsodelphis denticulatus10 Probst 1886 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Squalodontidae
Squalodon meyeri n. sp.2, "Delphinus molassicus n. sp." = Squalodon molassicus4, "? Physeter molassicus n. sp." = Squalodon molassicus3, "Arionius servatus n. sp." = Squalodon servatus8
Squalodon meyeri n. sp.2 Brandt 1873 toothed whale
"Delphinus molassicus n. sp." = Squalodon molassicus4 Bronn 1837 toothed whale
"? Physeter molassicus n. sp." = Squalodon molassicus3 Bronn 1837 toothed whale
"Arionius servatus n. sp." = Squalodon servatus8 Meyer 1841 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Platanistidae
Pomatodelphis sp.1 Allen 1921 toothed whale
Zarhachis sp.1 Cope 1868 toothed whale
 Cetacea -
Hoplocetus crassidens11 Gervais 1852 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Physeteridae
"? Physeterula dubusii" = Physeterula dubusi10, "Delphinus acutidens" = Physeterula dubusi13, Ziphioides obliquus n. sp.11, Ziphioides triangulus n. gen. n. sp.11, ? Orycterocetus sp.10
"? Physeterula dubusii" = Physeterula dubusi10 Van Beneden 1877 sperm whale
[entered as Physeterula dubusi]
"Delphinus acutidens" = Physeterula dubusi13 Van Beneden 1877 sperm whale
Ziphioides obliquus n. sp.11 Probst 1886 sperm whale
Ziphioides triangulus n. gen. n. sp.11 Probst 1886 sperm whale
? Orycterocetus sp.10 Leidy 1853 sperm whale
 Cetacea -
Scaldicetus cf. grandis10 Du Bus 1872 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae
Eurhinodelphinidae indet.10 Abel 1901 toothed whale
Schizodelphis sp.10 Gervais 1861 toothed whale
"Delphinus canaliculatus n. sp." = Schizodelphis sulcatus9 Gervais 1853 toothed whale
Ziphiodelphis sp.10 Dal Piaz 1908 toothed whale
Ziphiodelphis cf. abeli10 Bassani and Misuri 1913 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Squalodelphinidae
Squalodelphis cf. fabianii10 Dal Piaz 1917 toothed whale
 Cetacea -
Miokogia elongatus n. gen. Pilleri 1986 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Monodontidae
? Monodontidae indet.10 Gray 1821 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Delphinidae indet.10 Gray 1821 dolphin
Delphinus baltringii n. sp.12 Van Beneden 1876 common dolphin
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
Trichechus molassicus n. sp.3 Bronn 1837 walrus
Reptilia
 Testudines - Carettochelyidae
Allaeochelys parayrei7 Noulet 1867 turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx triunguis7 Forksal 1775 African softshell turtle
 Testudines - Geoemydidae
Ptychogaster kinkelini7 Reinach 1900 turtle