Sonndorf: Burdigalian, Austria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Metaxytherium krahuletzi Depéret 1895
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Carcharodon megalodon (Agassiz 1835)
Brzobohaty and Schultz 1971
recombined as Otodus megalodon
R. Brzobohaty and O. Schultz. 1971
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
Aetobatis arcuatus Agassiz 1843
Brzobohaty and Schultz 1971
synonym of Aetobatus irregularis
R. Brzobohaty and O. Schultz. 1971
see common names

Geography
Country:Austria State/province:Meiseldorf
Coordinates: 48.6° North, 15.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:47.8° North, 15.3° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
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:Burgeschleinitz
Stratigraphy comments: upper Eggenburgian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:65418
Authorizer:M. Uhen, C. Jaramillo Enterer:M. Uhen, C. Pimiento
Modifier:C. Pimiento Research group:vertebrate
Created:2006-09-21 13:52:19 Last modified:2014-08-01 08:51:03
Access level:the public Released:2006-09-21 13:52:19
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

18855. D. P. Domning and P. Pervesler. 2001. The osteology and relationships of Metaxytherium krahuletzi Deperet, 1895 (Mammalia, Sirenia). Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main 553:1-89 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

52108 R. Brzobohaty and O. Schultz. 1971. Die Fischfauna der Eggenburger Schichtengruppe. M1 Eggenburgien. Die Eggenburger Schichtengruppe und ihr Stratotypus. Chronostratigraphie und Neostratotypen, Miozän der zentralen Paratethys 2:719-759 [C. Jaramillo/C. Pimiento]
52109 W. E. Piller, G. Daxner-Höck, D. P. Domning, H. C. Forke, M. Harzhauser, B. Hubmann, H.A. Kollmann, J. Kovar-Eder, L. Krystyn, D. Nagle, P. Perversler, G. Rabeder, R. Roetzel, D. Sanders, and H. Summesberger. 2000. Palaeontological Highlights of Austria. Mitt. Österr. Geol. Ges 92:195-233 [C. Jaramillo/C. Pimiento/P. Mannion]