Bruck an der Leitha (Miocene of Austria)

Where: Austria (48.0° N, 16.8° E: paleocoordinates 47.5° N, 16.4° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Leitha Formation (Baden Group), Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)

• Sarmatian, Mohrnsternia Zone; ?Late Badenian

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Pia and O. Sickenberg. 1934. Katalog der in den Osterreichischen sammlungen befindlichen Saugetierreste des Jung-Tertiars Osterreichs un der Randgebiete. Denkschriften des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 4:1-544 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 73276: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 07.06.2007

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Metaxytherium sp.1 de Christol 1840 dugong
 Cetacea - Platanistidae
"Pachyacanthus suessi" = Pachyacanthus suessii
"Pachyacanthus suessi" = Pachyacanthus suessii Brandt 1871 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Kentriodontidae
"Champsodelphis fuchsii" = Kentriodon fuchsii2
"Champsodelphis fuchsii" = Kentriodon fuchsii2 Brandt 1873 toothed whale