Echinoderms, Late Oligocene, Sternberg (Oligocene of Germany)

Where: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany (53.7° N, 11.8° E: paleocoordinates 53.6° N, 8.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)

• Dated as Upper Oligocene

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shoreface; poorly lithified, calcareous sandstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, quarrying, sieve,

Primary reference: M. Kutscher. 1981. Die Echinodermen des Oberoligozäns von Sternberg. Zeitschrift für geologische Wissenschaften 9(2):221-239 [L. Villier/L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 32012: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 31.05.2003, edited by Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
"Caryophyllia granulata" = Ceratocyathus granulatus
"Caryophyllia granulata" = Ceratocyathus granulatus Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Ctenochelidae
Ctenocheles cf. rupeliensis Beurlen 1939 decapod
Crinoidea
 Isocrinida - Isocrinidae
Isocrinus sp. von Meyer 1836 Sea lily
2 stalk fragments, 11 cirrae, 8 brachials
Echinoidea
 Clypeasteroida - Fibulariidae
Echinocyamus ovatus sand dollar
whole test
 Temnopleuroida -
Arbacina pusilla sea urchin
fragments
Ophiuroidea
 Ophiurida - Ophiosphalmidae
? Ophiomusium sp. Lyman 1869 brittle star
5 lateral plates
 Ophiurida - Ophiuridae
? Ophiura sternbergica Kutscher 1981 brittle star
1 arm fragment, 80 laterals, 2 vertebrae, 5 radials, 6 oral shields, 6 dorsal shields
Asteroidea
 Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
Astropecten granulatus Rasmussen 1972 sea star
marginal plates
 Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Ceramaster cf. brandenensis Rasmussen 1951 sea star
marginal plates
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Urolophidae
Urolophus sp. round ray
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis cavernosa Probst 1877 whiptail stingray
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina angeloides Van Beneden 1873 angel shark
 Squaliformes - Squalidae
Squalus alsaticus, "Megasqualus aff. orpiensis" = Squalus orpiensis
Squalus alsaticus dogfish shark
"Megasqualus aff. orpiensis" = Squalus orpiensis Winkler 1874 dogfish shark
 Rajiformes - Rajidae
Raja cf. casieri Steurbaut and Herman 1978 skate
Raja cf. terhagenensis Steurbaut and Herman 1978 skate
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus elongatus Leriche 1910 requiem shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Synodontaspis crassidens sand tiger shark
Palaeohypotodus sp. Glükman 1964 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Mitsukurina lineata Probst 1879 goblin shark
 Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae
"Cetorhinus parvus" = Keasius parvus
"Cetorhinus parvus" = Keasius parvus Leriche 1908 basking shark
Mammalia
 Placentalia -
Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762 whale
 Cetacea - Acrodelphinidae
"aff. Acrodelphidae indet." = Acrodelphinidae
"aff. Acrodelphidae indet." = Acrodelphinidae Abel 1905 toothed whale
Osteichthyes
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"Otolithus (Percidarum) elongatus" = Percidarum
"Otolithus (Percidarum) elongatus" = Percidarum bony fish
Actinopteri
 Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
 Acanthomorphata - Trachinidae
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
"Colliolus sp." = Palimphemus, "Trisopterus sculptus" = Palimphemus anceps, "Gadichthys altus" = Palimphemus, Merlangius aff. pseudoaeglefinus, Trisopterus kasselensis, Trisopterus sp.
"Colliolus sp." = Palimphemus Kner 1862
"Trisopterus sculptus" = Palimphemus anceps Kner 1862
"Gadichthys altus" = Palimphemus
Trisopterus sp. Rafinesque 1814
 Gadiformes - Lotidae
Phycis simplex Koken 1942
 Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Macrurus ellipticus Schubert 1905 grenadiers
 Gadiformes - Ranicipitidae
Raniceps sp. Oken 1817
sp. 1 & 2
 Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
 Ophidiiformes - Carapidae
 Ophidiiformes - Ophididae
 Gobiiformes - Odontobutidae
Odontobutis sp. Bleeker 1874
 Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Sciaena sp. Linnaeus 1758
sp. 1 & 2
Sciaena irregularis Koken 1884
 Acanthomorphata - Moronidae
Morone limburgensis Posthumus 1923 temperate bass
 Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Pagrus distinctus perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Allomorone varians perch-like fish
Centropristis integer perch-like fish
Paralabrax splendens perch-like fish
Serranus krefeldensis perch-like fish
Serranus sp. Cuvier 1817 perch-like fish
 Scombriformes - Centrolophidae
Mupus neumanni Schwarzhans 1974
 Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae
Solea approximata Koken 1891 flatfish
 Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Uroconger ovalis conger eel
Congridarum sp. Kaup 1856 conger eel
 Albuliformes - Albulidae
Pterothrissus umbonatus Koken 1884 bonefish
 Acanthopteri -
 Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena sp. Artedi 1793 barracuda
 Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae
"Trigla asperoides" = Otolithus (Trigla) asperoides Schubert 1906 sea robin
Triglidarum sp. Risso 1826 sea robin
Pempheridarum
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