Geiseltal, Mittelkohle, Zone III (Middlecoal, zone III) (Eocene of Germany)

Where: Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (51.3° N, 12.0° E: paleocoordinates 48.3° N, 7.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• Age: Middle Lutetian

•Franzen & Haubold: upper Middle Eocene

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lignite

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression, soft parts

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: H. Haubold. 1982. Zur Stellung der Wirbeltierfauna des Geiseltals, insbesondere der Mammalier, im europäischen Mitteleozän (Position of the European Middle Eocene vertebrate fauna of the Geisel Valley, with special focus on mammals). Zeitschrift für geologische Wissenschaften 10(12):1539-1551 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13322: authorized by John Hunter, entered by John Hunter on 20.02.2002, edited by Susanna Kümmell, Jered Karr, David Nicholson, Philip Mannion and Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

• Eocarthartes robustus: not a vulturid
unclassified
  -
Insecta
 Orthoptera - Acrididae
Acrididae indet.16 Latreille 1802 short-horned grasshopper
Amphibia
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana carbonicola n. sp. frog
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
Eopelobates hinschei n. sp. spadefoot toad
 Proteida - Batrachosauroididae
Palaeoproteus klatti n. sp. Herre 1935 salamander
 Caudata - Urodela
Tylototriton weigelti n. sp. Herre 1935 crocodile salamander
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Pseudorhyncocyonidae
Leptictidium listeri n. sp.12 Hooker 2013 eutherian
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Ailuravus picteti Rütimeyer 1891 rodent
 Primates - Notharctidae
 Primates - Adapidae
Protoadapis klatti n. sp. primate
 Primates -
Microtarsioides voigti n. sp. primate
 Primates - Omomyidae
"Nannopithex raabi n. sp." = Vectipithex raabi
"Nannopithex raabi n. sp." = Vectipithex raabi Heller 1930 tarsier
 Primates -
Ceciliolemur delasaucei n. sp. primate
it is written: "Ceciliolemur de la saucei"
 Chiroptera - Archaeonycteridae
Cecilionycteris prisca n. sp. Heller 1935 bat
 Perissodactyla - Hyrachyidae
"Hyrachyus minimus" = Hyrachyus, "Chasmotherium minimum" = Hyrachyus5
"Hyrachyus minimus" = Hyrachyus odd-toed ungulate
"Chasmotherium minimum" = Hyrachyus5 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Lophiodontidae
Lophiodon remensis7 Lemoine 1878 odd-toed ungulate
Lophiodon cuvieri5 Filhol 1888 odd-toed ungulate
? Lophiodon tapirotherium Desmarest 1822 odd-toed ungulate
Rhinocerolophiodon buxovillanum6 Cuvier 1812 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae
Propalaeotherium hassiacum8, Propalaeotherium voigti8, "Propalaeotherium isselanum" = Palaeotherium isselanum15, "Propalaeotherium isselanum" = Palaeotherium isselanum8, "Propalaeotherium parvulum" = Eurohippus parvulus15, "Propalaeotherium parvulum" = Eurohippus parvulus8
Propalaeotherium hassiacum8 Haupt 1925 odd-toed ungulate
Propalaeotherium voigti8 Matthes 1977 odd-toed ungulate
"Propalaeotherium isselanum" = Palaeotherium isselanum15 Cuvier 1824 odd-toed ungulate
"Propalaeotherium isselanum" = Palaeotherium isselanum8 Cuvier 1824 odd-toed ungulate
"Propalaeotherium parvulum" = Eurohippus parvulus15 Laurillard 1849 odd-toed ungulate
"Propalaeotherium parvulum" = Eurohippus parvulus8 Laurillard 1849 odd-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Choeropotamidae
"Anthracobunodon weigelti n. sp." = Amphirhagatherium weigelti Heller 1934 even-toed ungulate
Haplobunodon cf. muelleri Rutimeyer 1862 even-toed ungulate
Rhagatherium cf. kowalevskyi Stehlin 1908 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Dichobunidae
Messelobunodon ceciliensis9 Franzen and Krumbiegel 1980 even-toed ungulate
Buxobune sp. Sudre 1978 even-toed ungulate
Parahexacodus germanicus n. gen. n. sp.4 Erfurt and Sudre 1996 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Homacodontidae
"Lophiotherium pygmaeum" = Antiacodon pygmaeus8
"Lophiotherium pygmaeum" = Antiacodon pygmaeus8 Cope 1872 even-toed ungulate
 Creodonta -
Proviverra typica2 Rütimeyer 1862 creodont
 Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Prodissopsalis eocaenicus14 Matthes 1952 creodont
this occurence is in brackets
 Theriamorpha -
Quercygale helvetica Rütimeyer 1862 placental
this occurence is in brackets
 Condylarthra - Paroxyclaenidae
Pugiodens mirus n. sp.14
Pugiodens mirus n. sp.14 Matthes 1952 placental
 Cimolesta - Apatemyidae
Heterohyus heufelderi n. sp. eutherian
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Peratherium giselense n. sp. Heller 1936 marsupial
Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Geochelone eocaenica n. sp. turtle
 Testudines -
"Chrysemys germanica n. sp." = Borkenia germanica, "Ocadia germanica n. sp." = Borkenia germanica11
"Chrysemys germanica n. sp." = Borkenia germanica Hummel 1935 turtle
"Ocadia germanica n. sp." = Borkenia germanica11 Hummel 1935 turtle
GM-MLU Leo-100 (LeoI/6977)
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx hilberi Hoernes 1892 softshell turtle
 Squamata - Boidae
 Squamata - Aniliidae
Aniliidae indet. Fitzinger 1826 pipe snake
 Squamata - Colubridae
cf. Colubridae indet. Oppel 1811 colubrid snake
 Squamata - Eolacertidae
"Eolacerta robusta n. sp." = Eolacerta robusta10, "Iguanosauriscus haupti n. sp." = Eolacerta robusta10
"Eolacerta robusta n. sp." = Eolacerta robusta10 Nöth 1940 squamates
"Iguanosauriscus haupti n. sp." = Eolacerta robusta10 Nöth 1940 squamates
 Squamata - Anguidae
Ophisaurus gracilis n. sp.10, ? Ophisaurus voigti10, "Ophisaurus hallensis n. sp." = Ophisauriscus quadrupes10, Placosaurus waltheri10, Glyptosaurus sp., "Xestops weigelti n. sp." = Placosauriops weigelti, "Placosauroides abderhaldeni" = Placosauriops weigelti10
Ophisaurus gracilis n. sp.10 glass lizard
? Ophisaurus voigti10 glass lizard
"Ophisaurus hallensis n. sp." = Ophisauriscus quadrupes10 Kühn 1940 squamates
Placosaurus waltheri10 Weigelt 1929 squamates
Glyptosaurus sp. Marsh 1871 squamates
"Xestops weigelti n. sp." = Placosauriops weigelti Kuhn 1940 squamates
"Placosauroides abderhaldeni" = Placosauriops weigelti10 Kuhn 1940 squamates
 Squamata - Necrosauridae
Necrosaurus giganteus n. sp.10 squamates
 Crocodylia -
Asiatosuchus germanicus Berg 1966 crocodilian
 Crocodylia - Planocraniidae
"Boverisuchus magnifrons n. gen. n. sp." = Boverisuchus magnifrons1, "Weigeltisuchus geiseltalensis n. gen. n. sp." = Boverisuchus magnifrons1
"Boverisuchus magnifrons n. gen. n. sp." = Boverisuchus magnifrons1 Kuhn 1938 crocodilian
Type - GM specimens
"Weigeltisuchus geiseltalensis n. gen. n. sp." = Boverisuchus magnifrons1 Kuhn 1938 crocodilian
Type - GM specimens
 Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Allognathosuchus weigelti n. sp. crocodilian
 Crocodylia -
Diplocynodon hallense n. sp. crocodilian
Aves
 Ciconiiformes -
Eocathartes robustus3 Lambrecht 1935 bird
 Struthioniformes - Palaeotididae
Palaeotis weigelti n. sp. Lambrecht 1928 bird
Actinopteri
 Amiiformes - Amiidae
"Amia kehreri" = Cyclurus kehreri13
"Amia kehreri" = Cyclurus kehreri13 Andreae 1893 bowfin
 Salmoniformes -
 Perciformes -
Amphiperca siebergi n. sp.13 perch-like fish