Ringingen-Frontal 1 (Miocene of Germany)

Where: Germany (48.3° N, 9.8° E: paleocoordinates 48.5° N, 8.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

Primary reference: V. J. Sach and E. P. J. Heizmann. 2001. Stratigraphy and mammal faunas of the Brackwassermolasse in the surroundings of Ulm (Southwest Germany). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 310:1-95 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 70332: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 21.03.2007

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
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cf. Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Viviparidae
Viviparus suevicus Wenz 1919 snail
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
Dasyatis rugosa Probst 1877 whiptail stingray
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Amphibia
 Caudata - Urodela
Andrias scheuchzeri Tschudi 1837 giant salamander
Mioproteus caucasicus Estes and Darevsky 1978 mudpuppy
Mammalia
 Placentalia -
Rodentia indet. Bowdich 1821 rodent
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Ochotonidae indet. Thomas 1897 pika
 Placentalia -
Artiodactyla indet. even-toed ungulate
Aves
 Phoenicopteriformes - Palaelodidae
cf. Megapaloelodus goliath swimming flamingo
Actinopteri
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Sparus umbonatus perch-like fish
Pagrus cinctus perch-like fish
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 carp-like fish