Suchteln (Oligocene of Germany)
Where: Germany (51.3° N, 6.4° E: paleocoordinates 51.1° N, 3.4° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: K. Rothausen. 1958. Marine Vertebraten (Odontaspidae, Lamnidae, Sparidae, Dermochelyidae, Squalodontidae) in oberoligozanen Meeressand von Suchteln und Dusseldorf. Fortschr. Geol. Rheinld. u. Westf. 1:363-384 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 57119: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 02.12.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Show authors, comments, and common names
Chondrichthyes | |
"Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus
"Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark | |
Carcharodon cf. praemegalodon white shark
Carcharodon sp. Smith 1838 white shark
"Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis Agassiz 1838 white shark | |
Mammalia | |
Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762 whale | |
Squalodon sp. Grateloup 1840 toothed whale | |
Reptilia | |
Psephophorus sp. von Meyer 1847 leatherback | |
Actinopteri | |
Sparidae indet. Cuvier 1817 |