Obritzberg (Miocene of Austria)

Where: Austria (48.3° N, 15.6° E: paleocoordinates 47.0° N, 14.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Melker Sand Formation, Aquitanian (23.0 - 20.4 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

Primary reference: E. Thenius. 1960. Wirbeltierfunde aus der palaogenen Molasse Osterreichs und ihre stratigraphische Bedeutung. Sonderabdruck aus den Verhandlungen der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 1:82-88 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 76129: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 14.11.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Sirenia - Sirenia
Sirenia indet.
 Cetacea - Squalodontidae
Squalodon cf. bellunensis
Squalodon cf. bellunensis Dal Piaz 1901 toothed whale
 Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Elomeryx borbonicus
Elomeryx borbonicus Geais 1934 anthracothere
Reptilia
 Crocodylia -
"Diplocynodon styriacus" = Diplocynodon ungeri
"Diplocynodon styriacus" = Diplocynodon ungeri Prangner 1845 crocodilian
 Testudines - Emydidae
Emydidae indet.
Emydidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx sp.
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle
Actinopteri
 Scombriformes - Palaeorhynchidae
"Glyptorhynchus cf. denticulatus" = Aglyptorhynchus denticulatus
"Glyptorhynchus cf. denticulatus" = Aglyptorhynchus denticulatus Leriche 1906
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
Cybium sp.
Cybium sp. Cuvier 1829
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
"Odontaspis acutissima" = Carcharias acutissimus
"Odontaspis acutissima" = Carcharias acutissimus Agassiz 1843 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon Agassiz 1835 megalodon
Aquitanian age suggest that most likely, this is not C. megalodon but C. chubutensis (C. subauriculatus). See Pimiento et al. 2013
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus sp., Carcharodon sp., Lamna sp.
Isurus sp. Rafinesque 1810 mackerel shark
Carcharodon sp. Smith 1838 white shark
Lamna sp. Cuvier 1816 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark