Geiseltal, Mittelkohle, Zone II (Middlecoal, zone II): Lutetian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Palaeoesox fritzschei n. sp.
Jerzmanska 1977
Reptilia - Diatrymiformes - Diatrymidae
Diatryma geiselensis n. sp.
Reptilia
Asiatosuchus germanicus Berg 1966
Diplocynodon hallense n. sp.
Allognathosuchus brevirostris n. sp.
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Geochelone eocaenica n. sp.
Reptilia - Testudines
Chrysemys germanica n. sp. (Hummel 1935)
recombined as Borkenia germanica
Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae
Geoemyda ptychogastroides n. sp. Hummel 1935
Reptilia - Palaeovaranidae
Eosaniwa koehni n. sp. Haubold 1977
Haubold 1977
Reptilia - Necrosauridae
Necrosaurus giganteus n. sp.
Reptilia - Boidae
Palaeopython ceciliensis n. sp.
Paleryx spinifer n. sp.
Reptilia - Eolacertidae
Eolacerta robusta n. sp. Nöth 1940
Haubold 1977
Iguanosauriscus haupti n. sp. Kuhn 1958
Haubold 1977
synonym of Eolacerta robusta
Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae
Amphilemur eocaenicus n. sp. Heller 1935
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
Propalaeotherium parvulum (Laurillard 1849)
Matthes 1977
original and current combination Lophiodon parvulum
Lophiotherium geiseltalensis n. sp. Matthes 1977
Matthes 1977
    = Propalaeotherium parvulum Laurillard 1849
Franzen and Haubold 1986
original and current combination Lophiodon parvulum
Lophiotherium n.sp. geiseltalensis is split to P. parvulum and P. voigti
Propalaeotherium sinensis
Matthes 1977
    = Propalaeotherium voigti Matthes 1977
Franzen and Haubold 1986
Lophiotherium voigti n. sp. Matthes 1977
Matthes 1977
    = Propalaeotherium voigti Matthes 1977
Franzen and Haubold 1986
Lophiotherium geiseltalensis n. sp. Matthes 1977
Matthes 1977
    = Propalaeotherium voigti Matthes 1977
Franzen and Haubold 1986
Lophiotherium n.sp. geiseltalensis is split to P. parvulum and P. voigti
Propalaeotherium hassiacum Haupt 1925
Matthes 1977
    = Propalaeotherium isselanum Cuvier 1824
Franzen and Haubold 1986
original and current combination Palaeotherium isselanum
in the Middlecoal, derived from P. hassiacum
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Lophiodontidae
Lophiodon buchsowillanum Desmarest 1822
Fischer 1964
    = Rhinocerolophiodon buxovillanum Cuvier 1812
Fischer 1977
? Lophiodon tapirotherium Desmarest 1822
Lophiodon tapirotherium Desmarest 1822
Fischer 1964
    = Lophiodon remensis Lemoine 1878
Fischer 1977
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Hyrachyidae
Hyrachyus minimus
Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Ailuravus picteti Rütimeyer 1891
Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae
Nannopithex raabi n. sp. (Heller 1930)
recombined as Vectipithex raabi
Mammalia - Primates - Adapidae
Protoadapis klatti n. sp.
entered as "Protadapis"
Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae
Amia kehreri Andreae 1893
Jerzmanska 1977
recombined as Cyclurus kehreri
Actinopteri - Perciformes
Amphiperca siebergi n. sp.
Jerzmanska 1977
Actinopteri - Salmoniformes
Thaumaturus spannuthi n. sp.
Jerzmanska 1977
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany State/province:Sachsen-Anhalt
Coordinates: 51.3° North, 12.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:48.3° North, 7.7° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Lutetian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:Lutetian
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 41.30000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Local section:Mittelkohle Local bed:II
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphy comments: Age: Middle Lutetian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lignite
Environment:lacustrine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:45002
Authorizer:J. Alroy Enterer:S. Kuemmell
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:vertebrate
Collections that are a subset of this one:45735, 45742, 45743, 45748, 45762, 45763, 45764, 45765, 45766, 45768, 45769
Created:2004-09-27 04:26:58 Last modified:2008-11-13 15:49:43
Access level:the public Released:2004-09-27 04:26:58
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11714.5% 24940H. Haubold. 1982. Zur Stellung der Wirbeltierfauna des Geiseltals, insbesondere der Mammalier, im europäischen Mitteleozän (Position of the European Middle Eocene vertebrate fauna of the Geisel Valley, with special focus on mammals). Zeitschrift für geologische Wissenschaften 10(12):1539-1551 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]

Secondary references:

59290 M. L. Augé. 2005. Evolution des lézards du Paléogène en Europe. Mémoires du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle 192:1-369 [P. Barrett/T. Cleary/T. Cleary]
11932 K.-H. Fischer. 1964. Die tapiroiden Perissodactylen aus der eozänen Braunkohle des Geiseltales (The tapiroid Perissodactyla from the eocene Lignit of the Geiseltal). Geologie, Beihefte 45:1-101 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]
11934 K.-H. Fischer. 1977. Neue Funde von Rhinocerolophiodon (n. gen.), Lophiodon und Hyrachyus (Ceratomorpha, Perissodactyla, Mammalia) aus dem Eozän des Geiseltals bei Halle (DDR); Teil 2: Lophiodon. (New fossils of Rhinocerolophiodon (n. gen.), Lophiodon and Hyrachyus from the Eocene of the Geiseltal, Halle (DDR); second part: Lophiodon). Zeitschrift der geologischen Wissenschaften 5(9):1129-1152 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]
11933 K.-H. Fischer. 1977. Neue Funde von Rhinocerolophiodon (n. gen.), Lophiodon und Hyrachyus (Ceratomorpha, Perissodactyla, Mammalia) aus dem Eozän des Geiseltals bei Halle (DDR); Teil 1: Rhinocerolophiodon. (New fossils of Rhinocerolophiodon (n. gen.), Lophiodon and Hyrachyus from the Eocene of the Geiseltal, Halle (DDR); first part: Rhinocerolophiodon). Zeitschrift der geologischen Wissenschaften, Berlin 5(7):909-919 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]
119415% 23500J. L. Franzen and H. Haubold. 1986. Revision der Equoidea aus den eozänen Braunkohlen des Geiseltales bei Halle (DDR). (Revision of Equoidea from the Eocene lignite of the Geiseltal, Halle (DDR)). Palaeovertebrata, Montpellier 16(1):1-34 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Hellert]
12101 H. Haubold. 1977. Zur Kenntnis der Sauria (Lacertilia) aus dem Eozän des Geiseltals (The Sauria (Lacertilia) from the Eocene of Geiseltal). Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Wissenschaftliche Beiträge (P5) 1977(2) [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]
12100 A. Jerzmanska. 1977. The freshwater fishes from the Middle Eocene of Geiseltal. Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Wissenschaftliche Beiträge (P5) 1977(2):41-65 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]
11716 G. Krumbiegel. 1977. Genese, Palökologie und Biostratigraphie der Fossilfundstellen im Eozän des Geiseltales/1 (Origin, paleoecology and biostratigraphy of the fossil localities in the Eocene Geiseltal). Wissenschaftliche Beiträge der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg 2:113-138 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]
11938 H. W. Matthes. 1977. Die Equiden aus dem Eozän des Geiseltales. I. Die Zähne. (The Equidae from the Eocene of the Geiseltal. I. The teeth). Wissenschaftliche Beiträge der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg P5: Eozäne Wirbeltiere des Geiseltales 1977(2):5-39 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/J. Alroy]