Simssee (Miocene of Germany)

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

• The depositional setting represents an inner neritic environment basally, which deepens upwards.

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

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Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes -
Myliobatiformes indet.
Myliobatiformes indet. Compagno 1973 stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis sp., Dasyatis strangulata, Dasyatis rugosa, Dasyatis probsti, Taeniurops cavernosus
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
Dasyatis strangulata Probst 1877 whiptail stingray
Dasyatis rugosa Probst 1877 whiptail stingray
Dasyatis probsti Cappetta 1970 whiptail stingray
Taeniurops cavernosus Probst 1877 whiptail stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp., Rhinoptera sp.
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829 cownose ray
 Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
Aetobatus sp.
Aetobatus sp. Blainville 1816 stingray
 Pristiophoriformes - Pristiophoridae
Pristiophorus sp.
Pristiophorus sp. Bleeker 1859 saw shark
 Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
"Notorynchus primigenius" = Notorhynchus primigenius
"Notorynchus primigenius" = Notorhynchus primigenius Agassiz 1835 sevengill shark
 Hexanchiformes - Chlamydoselachidae
Chlamydoselachus sp.
Chlamydoselachus sp. Garman 1884 elasmobranch
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
"Paragaleus pulchellus" = Galeorhinus pulchellus
"Paragaleus pulchellus" = Galeorhinus pulchellus Jonet 1966 school shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Rhizoprionodon sp., Isogomphodon acuarius, Physogaleus contortus, Carcharhinus sp., Carcharhinus priscus
Rhizoprionodon sp. Whitley 1929 sharpnose shark
Isogomphodon acuarius daggernose shark
Physogaleus contortus Gibbes 1847 requiem shark
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816 requiem shark
Carcharhinus priscus Agassiz 1843 requiem shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Premontreia distans, Scyliorhinus sp., Scyliorhinus fossilis
Premontreia distans Probst 1879 cat shark
Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816 cat shark
Scyliorhinus fossilis Leriche 1927 cat shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo aduncus
Galeocerdo aduncus Agassiz 1835 tiger shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Chaenogaleus affinis
Chaenogaleus affinis Probst 1878 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna sp.
Sphyrna sp. Rafinesque 1810 hammerhead shark
 Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Alopias exigua
Alopias exigua Probst 1879 thresher shark
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Mitsukurina lineata
Mitsukurina lineata Probst 1879 goblin shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias acutissimus
Carcharias acutissimus Agassiz 1843 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Araloselachus cuspidatus, Odontaspis molassica
Araloselachus cuspidatus Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
Odontaspis molassica Probst 1879 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Carcharodon hastalis
Carcharodon hastalis Agassiz 1838 white shark
 Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Rhynchobatus sp.
Rhynchobatus sp. Müller and Henle 1837 wedgefish
 Rajiformes - Rajidae
Raja sp.
Raja sp. Linnaeus 1758 skate
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina sp.
Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806 angel shark
 Squaliformes - Dalatiidae
Isistius triangulus
Isistius triangulus Probst 1879 shark
 Squaliformes - Squalidae
Squalus sp.
Squalus sp. Linnaeus 1758 dogfish shark
 Squaliformes - Centrophoridae
Centrophorus granulosus, Deania sp.
Centrophorus granulosus Bloch and Schneider 1801 gulper shark
Deania sp. Jordan and Snyder 1902 gulper shark