Where: Bavaria, Germany (47.9° N, 12.3° E: paleocoordinates 47.1° N, 11.8° E)
When: Auwiesholz Member (Achen Formation), Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
• middle Ottnangian age (middle Burdigalian, early Miocene, ca. 17.8 Ma)
Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: J. A. Villafaña, G. Marramà, S. Klug, J. Pollerspöck, M. Balsberger, M. Rivadeneira, and J. Kriwet. 2020. Sharks, rays and skates (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the Upper Marine Molasse (middle Burdigalian, early Miocene) of the Simssee area (Bavaria, Germany), with comments on palaeogeographic and ecological patterns. PalZ [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 210593: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.06.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
Raja sp. Linnaeus 1758 skate | |
Rhynchobatus sp. Müller and Henle 1837 wedgefish | |
Pristiophorus sp. Bleeker 1859 saw shark | |
"Notorynchus primigenius" = Notorhynchus primigenius
"Notorynchus primigenius" = Notorhynchus primigenius Agassiz 1835 sevengill shark | |
Chlamydoselachus sp. Garman 1884 elasmobranch | |
Squalus sp. Linnaeus 1758 dogfish shark | |
Centrophorus granulosus Bloch and Schneider 1801 gulper shark
Deania sp. Jordan and Snyder 1902 gulper shark | |
Isistius triangulus Probst 1879 shark | |
Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806 angel shark | |
Physogaleus contortus Gibbes 1847 ground shark
Galeocerdo aduncus Agassiz 1835 tiger shark | |
Sphyrna sp. Rafinesque 1810 hammerhead shark | |
Premontreia distans Probst 1879 cat shark
Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816 cat shark
Scyliorhinus fossilis Leriche 1927 cat shark | |
"Paragaleus pulchellus" = Galeorhinus pulchellus
"Paragaleus pulchellus" = Galeorhinus pulchellus Jonet 1966 school shark | |
Chaenogaleus affinis Probst 1878 ground shark | |
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816 requiem shark
Carcharhinus priscus Agassiz 1843 requiem shark
Isogomphodon acuarius daggernose shark
Rhizoprionodon sp. Whitley 1929 sharpnose shark | |
Carcharodon hastalis Agassiz 1838 white shark | |
Mitsukurina lineata Probst 1879 goblin shark | |
Carcharias acutissimus Agassiz 1843 sand shark | |
Alopias exigua Probst 1879 thresher shark | |
Araloselachus cuspidatus Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
Odontaspis molassica Probst 1879 sand tiger shark | |
Myliobatiformes indet. Compagno 1973 stingray | |
Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829 cownose ray | |
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
Aetobatus sp. Blainville 1816 eagle ray | |
Taeniurops cavernosus Probst 1877 whiptail stingray
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
Dasyatis strangulata Probst 1877 whiptail stingray
Dasyatis rugosa Probst 1877 whiptail stingray
Dasyatis probsti Cappetta 1970 whiptail stingray |