Osteroden sand pit (Eocene of Germany)
Where: Lower Saxony,, Germany (52.5° N, 7.8° E: paleocoordinates 49.4° N, 3.8° E)
When: Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified, fine-grained sandstone and conglomerate
• the base of the Eocene sediment succession in outcrop is formed of phosphatic gravel or conglomerate rich in fossil shark teeth. He discussed that this gravel layer could possibly represent a transgressive conglomerate. Overlying the basal gravel beds are fine grained unconsolidated sands of up to 1.5 m thickness in both the Dalum and Osteroden sand pits, but only the latter contained areas in which aragonite has not been dissolved and thus otoliths have been preserved.
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original aragonite
Primary reference: W. Schwarzhans. 2007. The otoliths from the middle Eocene of Osteroden near Bramsche, north-western Germany. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie 244(3):299-369 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 188954: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 22.09.2017
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Actinopteri | |
Triglidarum praeiatus n. sp., "Epigonidarum aff. selsiensis" = Lepidotrigla selsiensis
Triglidarum praeiatus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 sea robin
"Epigonidarum aff. selsiensis" = Lepidotrigla selsiensis Stinton 1978 sea robin | |
"Pseudophichthys guttulus" = Promyllantor guttulus, Paraconger sauvagei, Rhynchoconger eocenicus, Congridarum sp., Congridarum thevenini
"Pseudophichthys guttulus" = Promyllantor guttulus Stinton 1975 conger eel
Paraconger sauvagei Priem 1906 conger eel
Rhynchoconger eocenicus Shepherd 1916 conger eel
Congridarum sp. Kaup 1856 conger eel
Congridarum thevenini Priem 1906 conger eel | |
Muraenesox furcatus n. sp.
Muraenesox furcatus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 eel | |
Echelus sp. Rafinesque 1810 eel | |
Notacanthus nolfi n. sp.
Notacanthus nolfi n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 | |
Pterothrissus umbonatus Koken 1884 bonefish | |
Arius sp. Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840 Ariid catfish | |
Clupeidarum sp. Cuvier 1817 herring | |
Ammodytidarum inconspectus n. sp.
Ammodytidarum inconspectus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 | |
Trachinus falcatus Schwarzhans 2007 | |
Champsodon vonderhochti n. sp.
Champsodon vonderhochti n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 | |
Antigonia angusta Stinton and Nolf 1970 | |
Bothus nativus n. sp., "Rhombocitharus biaculeatus" = Bothidarum biaculeatus
Bothus nativus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 flatfish
"Rhombocitharus biaculeatus" = Bothidarum biaculeatus Nolf and Lapierre 1979 flatfish | |
"Lepidorhombus circularis" = Eucitharus circularis
"Lepidorhombus circularis" = Eucitharus circularis Casier 1966 flatfish | |
Dapalis meldertensis Nolf 1972 | |
Hemirhamphidarum accisus n. sp.
Hemirhamphidarum accisus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 | |
"Centrolophidarum sinuosus" = Mupus sinuosus
"Centrolophidarum sinuosus" = Mupus sinuosus Stinton 1965 | |
"Scombridarum euodus" = Pneumatophorus euodus
"Scombridarum euodus" = Pneumatophorus euodus Nolf 1972 | |
Macrorhamphosidarum testuliformis n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 | |
"Sirembola arcuata" = Brotula arcuata
"Sirembola arcuata" = Brotula arcuata Casier 1966 | |
Ophidiidarum sp., "Fierasferoides subregularis" = Ophidiidarum subregularis, "Bidenichthys symmetricus" = Ophidiidarum symmetricus, Ophidiidarum compactus n. sp., Hoplobrotula sp., Hoplobrotula robusta, Hoplobrotula lerichei, aff. Aequalobythites hilgendorfi, Aequalobythites aequalis, "Nolfophidion aff. fitchi" = Neobythitinarum fitchi, "Nolfophidion tumidus" = Sirembo tumidus, Preophidion convexus, Gadophycis bramscheensis n. sp.
Ophidiidarum sp. Koken 1885
"Fierasferoides subregularis" = Ophidiidarum subregularis Schubert 1916
"Bidenichthys symmetricus" = Ophidiidarum symmetricus Frost 1934
Ophidiidarum compactus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007
Hoplobrotula sp. Gill 1864
Hoplobrotula robusta Nolf 1980
Hoplobrotula lerichei Stinton and Nolf 1970
aff. Aequalobythites hilgendorfi Koken 1891
Aequalobythites aequalis Stinton and Nolf 1970
"Nolfophidion aff. fitchi" = Neobythitinarum fitchi Nolf 1980
"Nolfophidion tumidus" = Sirembo tumidus Nolf 1972
Preophidion convexus Stinton 1977
Gadophycis bramscheensis n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 | |
Bythitidarum moelleri n. sp.
Bythitidarum moelleri n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 | |
Carapus lisus Nolf 1971
Encheliophis crassidorsalis n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 | |
? Batrachoididarum sp. Jordan and Evermann 1898 toadfish | |
Haemulidarum kokeni Leriche 1905 | |
Pristigenys rutoti Leriche 1905 | |
Sparidarum sp. Bonaparte 1832
Sparidarum pectinoides Stinton and Nolf 1970 | |
Platycephalus sp. Bloch 1795 perch-like fish | |
Epinephelus plicatus Stinton 1978 perch-like fish | |
Cepola bartonensis Schubert 1916 perch-like fish | |
Scorpaenidarum menzeli n. sp., "Cottidarum acutus" = Scorpaenidarum acutus, Scorpaena osterodenensis n. sp.
Scorpaenidarum menzeli n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 perch-like fish
"Cottidarum acutus" = Scorpaenidarum acutus Frost 1934 perch-like fish
Scorpaena osterodenensis n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 scorpionfish | |
Dentex sp., "Haemulidarum pulcher" = Dentex pulcher
Dentex sp. Cuvier 1815 perch-like fish
"Haemulidarum pulcher" = Dentex pulcher Frost 1934 perch-like fish | |
Percoideorum electilis, "Platycephalus colletti" = Haliophis colletti
Percoideorum electilis Stinton and Nolf 1970 perch-like fish
"Platycephalus colletti" = Haliophis colletti Nolf and Lapierre 1979 perch-like fish | |
Emmelichthyidarum steurbauti n. sp.
Emmelichthyidarum steurbauti n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 | |
"Halieutaea cirrhosa" = Ogcocephalus cirrhosus
"Halieutaea cirrhosa" = Ogcocephalus cirrhosus Stinton 1978 anglerfish | |
Chaunax sp. Lowe 1846 anglerfish | |
"Chaunax excavatus" = Antennarius excavatus
"Chaunax excavatus" = Antennarius excavatus Stinton 1978 anglerfish | |
Apogonidarum macrolepis Storms 1898 Cardinalfish | |
Odontobutidarum triangularis n. sp.
Odontobutidarum triangularis n. sp. | |
Holocentrus sheppeyensis Frost 1934 | |
"Gephyroberyx hexagonalis" = Hoplostethus hexagonalis
"Gephyroberyx hexagonalis" = Hoplostethus hexagonalis Leriche 1905 | |
"Epigonidarum lerichei" = Monocentris lerichei
"Epigonidarum lerichei" = Monocentris lerichei Schubert 1916 | |
Centroberyx sp. Gill 1862
Centroberyx ingens Koken 1884 | |
Raniceps sp. Oken 1817 | |
"Hoplobrotuloides bartonensis" = Phycis bartonensis
"Hoplobrotuloides bartonensis" = Phycis bartonensis Schubert 1916 | |
Gadidarum amsianus n. sp.
Gadidarum amsianus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 | |
Bregmaceros felkeri n. sp.
Bregmaceros felkeri n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 | |
Palaeogadus aff. nodosus Stinton 1977
Merlucciidarum papillosus Casier 1966 | |
Paraulopus aff. davisi Frost 1925 | |
Chlorophthalmus deflecticauda n. sp. Schwarzhans 2007 | |
Sphyraena fluctuosa barracuda | |
Minous | |
"Cepola excavata" = Minous excavatus
"Cepola excavata" = Minous excavatus Stinton 1978 | |
Upeneus | |
"Mullidarum obsoletus" = Upeneus obsoletus
"Mullidarum obsoletus" = Upeneus obsoletus Stinton 1984 |