Plesching bei Linz: Burdigalian, Austria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae
Sparus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Alopias exigua (Probst 1879)
Alopias latidens Leriche 1909
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspis cuspidata (Agassiz 1843)
recombined as Araloselachus cuspidatus
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Isurus benedeni Le Hon 1871
recombined as Parotodus benedeni
Carcharodon megalodon (Agassiz 1835)
recombined as Otodus megalodon
Carcharodon chubutensis Ameghino 1901
recombined as Otodus chubutensis
seems to be C. megalodon rather than C. chubutensis due to small size and co-occurrence with large, cusp let-lacking C. megalodon
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Lamna cattica (Philippi 1846)
recombined as Carcharoides catticus
Isurus hastalis (Agassiz 1838)
recombined as Carcharodon hastalis
Lamna rupeliensis (Le Hon 1871)
Isurus retrojlexus
Isurus desori Sismonda 1849
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Odontaspis acutissima (Agassiz 1843)
recombined as Carcharias acutissimus
see common names

Geography
Country:Austria State/province:Plesching bei Linz County:Oberösterreich
Coordinates: 48.3° North, 14.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:48.6° North, 12.7° East
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Burdigalian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Burdigalian
Age range of interval:20.44000 - 15.98000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Rzehakia
Stratigraphy comments: Ottnangian
Lithology and environment
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some genera
Metadata
Database number:159375
Authorizer:C. Jaramillo Enterer:C. Pimiento
Modifier:C. Pimiento
Created:2014-08-01 09:50:05 Last modified:2014-10-02 13:26:22
Access level:authorizer only Released:2016-08-01 09:50:05
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

52110. R. Brzobohaty and O. Schultz. 1973. Die Fischfauna der Innviertler Schichtengruppe und der Rzehakia Formation. M2 Ottnangien. lnnviertler, Salgotarjäner, Bäntapusztaer Schichtengruppe und die Rzehakia Formation 652-693 [C. Jaramillo/C. Pimiento]