Retznei: Langhian, Austria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Rhinoptera schultzi Hiden 1995
Hiden 1995
Rhinoptera studeri (Agassiz 1843)
Hiden 1995
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835
Hiden 1995
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo aduncus (Agassiz 1835)
Hiden 1995
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus priscus Agassiz 1843
Hiden 1995
Negaprion sp. Whitley 1940
Hiden 1995
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Ginglymostoma delfortriei Daimeries 1889
Hiden 1995
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias acutissima (Agassiz 1843)
Hiden 1995
recombined as Carcharias acutissimus
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus hastalis (Agassiz 1838)
Hiden 1995
recombined as Carcharodon hastalis
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Carcharocles megalodon (Agassiz 1835)
Hiden 1995
recombined as Otodus megalodon
Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Hexanchidae
Notorhynchus primigenius (Agassiz 1835)
Hiden 1995
Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Metaxytherium medium (Desmarest 1822)
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Austria State/province:Styria
Coordinates: 46.7° North, 15.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:46.1° North, 15.1° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Langhian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Langhian
Age range of interval:15.98000 - 13.82000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Baden Formation:Weissenegg
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Lower Lagenidae Zone, early Middle Badenian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray silty marl
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: dark-gray silty marls with sparse pebbles ("Geröll- mergel") from the crystalline basement
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:148227
Authorizer:M. Uhen, C. Jaramillo Enterer:M. Uhen, C. Pimiento
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2013-07-16 03:26:13 Last modified:2013-07-15 12:26:13
Access level:the public Released:2013-07-16 03:26:13
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

47582. D. P. Domning and P. Pervesler. 2012. The sirenian Metaxytherium (Mammalia: Dugongidae) in the Badenian (Middle Miocene) of Central Europe. Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences 105(3):125-160 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

52731 H. R. Hiden. 1995. Elasmobranchier (Pisces, Chondrichthyes) aus dem Badenium (Mittleres Miozän) des Steirischen Beckens (Österreich). Mitteilungen der Abteilung für Geologie und Paläontologie am Landesmuseum Joanneum 52/53:41-110 [C. Jaramillo/C. Pimiento]