Siessen (Miocene of Germany)

Where: Germany (48.0° N, 9.5° E: paleocoordinates 48.2° N, 7.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• "upper marine molasse"

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

• Molasse

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: G. Pilleri. 1986. The Cetacea of the Western Paratethys 1-70 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 49101: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.04.2005, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Cetacea -
Scaldicetus sp.
Scaldicetus sp. Du Bus 1867 toothed whale
Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx triunguis
Trionyx triunguis Forksal 1775 African softshell turtle
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo antiqua
Testudo antiqua Bronn 1831 turtle
 Testudines - Geoemydidae
Ptychogaster kinkelini
Ptychogaster kinkelini Reinach 1900 turtle
 Testudines - Carettochelyidae
Allaeochelys parayrei
Allaeochelys parayrei Noulet 1867 turtle
 Testudines - Chelydridae
Chelydropsis murchisoni
Chelydropsis murchisoni Bell 1836 turtle