Sibnica (original Petronijevic 1953-54 locality) (Miocene of Serbia and Montenegro)

Where: Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro (43.3° N, 21.2° E: paleocoordinates 42.4° N, 20.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: MN 4 mammal zone, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• Originally thought to be probably lower Sarmatian, but other Sibnica localities are estimated as MN4 on basis of mammal occurrences so this locality is likely to be also.

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; unlithified, carbonaceous claystone and unlithified, conglomeratic sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: Z. Petronijevic. 1967. Srednjomiocenska i donjosarmatska (stajerska) fauna sisara Srbije; Die Mittelmiozäne und Untersarmatische (Steirische) Säugetierfauna Serbiens. (The middle Miocene and lower Sarmatian (Styrian) mammalian fauna of Serbia). CODEN: PLJUA9: Zagreb: Jugoslavenska Akademija Znanosti i Umjetnosti, 160 p. illus. (incl. geol. maps) [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 39714: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 05.06.2004, edited by Terri Cleary

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Galactochylus cf. sarmaticus, Campylaea sp., Scaptonix sp., Dehmisciurus obtusidens
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
"Trimylus sansaniensis" = Pseudotrimylus, Sorex dehmi, Lartetium sp.
"Trimylus sansaniensis" = Pseudotrimylus shrew
Sorex dehmi long-tailed shrew
Lartetium sp. Ziegler 1989 shrew
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Scaptonyx edwardsi, Talpa sp.
Scaptonyx edwardsi Gaillard 1899 Long-tailed mole
Talpa sp. Linnaeus 1758 mole
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Galerix exilis
Galerix exilis de Blainville 1839 hedgehog
 Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae
Heteroprox larteti
Heteroprox larteti Filhol 1890 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Eotragus haplodon, Eotragus aff. sansaniensis
Eotragus aff. sansaniensis Lartet 1851 antelope
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Anchitherium aurelianense
Anchitherium aurelianense Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
Herpestes aurelianensis
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Semigenetta mutata
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Eumyarion cf. weinfurteri, Democricetodon franconicuus, Democricetodon mutilus, "Cricetodon breve" = Democricetodon brevis, Cricetodon helveticum
Eumyarion cf. weinfurteri Schaub and Zapfe 1953 mouse
Democricetodon mutilus Fahlbusch 1964 mouse
"Cricetodon breve" = Democricetodon brevis Schaub 1925 mouse
Cricetodon helveticum mouse
nov. subsp. laskarevi
 Rodentia - Spalacidae
Heramys aff. eviensis
Heramys aff. eviensis Klein Hofmeijer and de Bruijn 1985 mouse
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
"Sciurus cf. bredai" = Spermophilinus bredai, Blackia miocaenica, Aliveria aff. luteyni
"Sciurus cf. bredai" = Spermophilinus bredai von Meyer 1848 squirrel
Blackia miocaenica Mein 1970 squirrel
Aliveria aff. luteyni de Bruijn et al. 1980 squirrel
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Pseudotheridomys parvulus
 Rodentia - Anomalomyidae
Anomalomys minor
Anomalomys minor Fejfar 1972 rodent
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Glis minor, Glirulus ekremi, Bransatoglis aff. astaracensis
Glis minor Kowalski 1963 dormouse
Glirulus ekremi Unay 1994 Japanese dormouse
Bransatoglis aff. astaracensis Baudelot 1970 dormouse
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
"Mastodon angustidens" = Tetrabelodon angustidens
"Mastodon angustidens" = Tetrabelodon angustidens Cuvier 1806 gomphothere
f. subtapiroidea
Gastropoda
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Hyalinia miocenica
 Heterostropha - Planorbidae
Segmentina sp.
Segmentina sp. Fleming 1828 snail
 Stylommatophora - Filholiidae
Triptychia sp.
Triptychia sp. Sandberger 1876 slug
 Stylommatophora - Helicidae
Cepaea sp.
Cepaea sp. Held 1838 slug
 Stylommatophora - Limacidae
Limax cf. crassa
 Sorbeoconcha - Pomatiidae
Pomatias sp.
Pomatias sp. Stimpson 1860 periwinkle