Oberleichtersbach: MP 30, Germany
collected 1999

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia
Amphiperatherium exile Gervais 1848
Mammalia - Erinaceidae
Galericinae indet. Pomel 1848
Mammalia - Dimylidae
Dimyloides hecki n. sp.
Mammalia - Soricidae
Ulmensia cf. antecedens Ziegler 1998
Oligosorex cf. thauensis
Heterosoricinae indet. Viret and Zapfe 1951
Quercysorex cf. ulmensis Ziegler 1998
Dinosorex pusillus n. sp.
Mammalia - Talpidae
Geotrypus informal sp. 1 Pomel 1848
Geotrypus informal sp. 2 Pomel 1848
Myxomygale cf. antiqua Filhol 1890
Myxomygale minor Ziegler 1990
recombined as Percymygale minor
Paratalpa micheli Lavocat 1951
Asthenoscapter ziegleri n. sp.
Mammalia - Plesiosoricidae
Plesiosorex martinii n. sp.
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Amphilagus antiquus
Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae
Eomyodon volkerti
Eomyodon mayoi Engesser 1990
Pseudotheridomys werneri n. sp.
Rhodanomys transiens Hugueney 1969
Rhodanomys aff. hugueneyae Engesser 1987
Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Steneofiber dehmi
Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Heteroxerus lavocati
Heteroxerus paulhiacensis
Blackia miocaenica Mein 1970
Palaeosciurus goti Vianey-Liaud 1974
Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae
Plesiosminthus winistoerferi Engesser 1987
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Rhizospalax poirrieri
Melissiodon cf. quercyi Schaub 1920
Eucricetodon collatus (Schaub 1925)
Eucricetodon longidens Hugueney 1969
Adelomyarion vireti Hugueney 1969
Pseudocricetodon thaleri Hugueney 1969
Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae
Glirudinus glirulus Dehm 1935
Microdyromys monspeliensis Aguilar 1977
Peridyromys cf. murinus Pomel 1853
Bransatoglis fugax Hugueney 1967
Mammalia - Rodentia - Theridomyidae
Archaeomys laurillardi
Reptilia
Diplocynodon sp. Pomel 1847
Böhme 2008 28 elements
28 isolated teeth
Lazarussuchus sp. Hecht 1992
Böhme 2008 25 elements
"sp. nov." represented by about 25 bones
Merkurosaurus sp. Klembara 2008
Böhme 2008
fragments of dentigerous bone + osteoderms
Reptilia - Anguidae
Ophisaurus sp. Daudin 1803
Böhme 2008
cranial and postcranial remains as well as osteoderms
cf. Anguis sp. Linnaeus 1758
Böhme 2008
vertebrae and osteoderms only
Reptilia - Amphisbaenidae
Amphisbaenidae indet. Gray 1865
Böhme 2008 1 element
a single vertebra (SMF R 4998)
Reptilia - Lacertidae
aff. Pseudeumeces sp. Hoffstetter 1944
Böhme 2008 1 element
a single molariform tooth (SMF R 5008)
Lacerta informal sp. 1 Linnaeus 1758
Böhme 2008
Lacerta informal sp. 2 Linnaeus 1758
Böhme 2008
Lacerta informal sp. 3 Linnaeus 1758
Böhme 2008
Lacerta informal sp. 4 Linnaeus 1758
Böhme 2008
Miolacerta sp. Roček 1984
Böhme 2008 1 element
a single tiny dentary (SMF R 5001)
Reptilia
Eoanilius oligocenicus Szyndlar 1994
Böhme 2008 1 element
a single vertebra (SMF R 5012)
Reptilia - Viperidae
? Viperidae indet. Oppel 1811
Böhme 2008 2 elements
2 badly preserved vertebrae
Reptilia - Colubridae
Colubrinae indet. Oppel 1811
Böhme 2008 6 elements
6 vertebrae
Texasophis hecki n. sp. Böhme 2008
Böhme 2008 10 elements
holotype: a single trunk vertebra (SMF R 5014), paratypes: 8 further vertebrae (SMF R 5015-5022)
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758
Böhme 2008
aff. Geochelone sp. Fitzinger 1835
Böhme 2008
Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Emydidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
Böhme 2008
Reptilia - Testudines
Palaeochelys mlynarskii Hervet and de Broin 2000
Böhme 2008
recombined as Palaeomauremys mlynarskii
Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Böhme 2008
rarest turtle
Reptilia - Testudines - Chelydridae
Chelydropsis cf. decheni (Meyer 1852)
Böhme 2008
most abundant turtle
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Palaeobatrachidae
Palaeobatrachus informal sp. 1 Tschudi 1839
Böhme 2008
"aff. P. robustus"
Palaeobatrachus informal sp. 2 Tschudi 1839
Böhme 2008
"aff. Albionbatrachus wightensis"
Palaeobatrachus informal sp. 3 Tschudi 1839
Böhme 2008
"aff. P. laubei vel diluvianus"; Walter Heck collection, Oberleichtersbach
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Ranidae
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758
Böhme 2008 10 individuals
representatives of the R. ridibunda group
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Discoglossidae
Discoglossus sp. Otth 1837
Böhme 2008 49 individuals
"cf. D. troscheli (Meyer 1852)"
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Pelobatidae
Pelobates sp. Wagler 1830
Böhme 2008 1 individual
Eopelobates sp. Parker 1929
Böhme 2008 1 individual
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela
Andrias scheuchzeri Tschudi 1837
Böhme 2008 45 elements
1 left maxilla, 1 right dentary, 43 isolated teeth
Salamandridae indet. Gray 1825
Böhme 2008 2 elements
2 vertebrae, "? aff. Brachycormus noachicus Goldfuss 1831"
Triturus sp. Rafinesque 1815
Böhme 2008 1 element
a single vertebra
Triturus roehrsi Herre 1955
Böhme 2008 41 elements
40 trunk vertebrae + several postcrania
aff. Chelotriton sp. Pomel 1853
Böhme 2008 4 individuals
skull bones and postcrania
Chioglossa cf. meini Estes and Hoffstetter 1976
Böhme 2008 8 elements
8 vertebrae
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae
Albanerpeton sp. Estes and Hoffstetter 1976
Gardner and Böhme 2008
Albanerpeton inexpectatum Estes and Hoffstetter 1976
Böhme 2008 5 elements
3 dentaries and 2 vertebrae
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Palaeorutilus informal sp. 1 Gaudant 1988
Böhme 2008
Palaeorutilus informal sp. 2 Gaudant 1988
Böhme 2008
Gobioninae informal sp. A Bleeker 1863
Böhme 2008
Gobioninae informal sp. B Bleeker 1863
Böhme 2008
Gobioninae informal sp. C Bleeker 1863
Böhme 2008
"large", "cf. Varhostichthys eurystomus (Troschel 1861)"
Tarsichthys macrurus (Agassiz 1839)
Böhme 2008
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cobitidae
Cobitis primigenius n. sp. Böhme 2008
Böhme 2008 6 elements
holotype: left lateroethmoid (SMF P 9735), paratypes: 5 further lateroethmoids (SMF P 9748-9752)
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany State/province:Bavaria County:Bad Kissingen
Coordinates: 50.3° North, 9.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:50.1° North, 6.9° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Oligocene
Stage:Chattian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 4
Key time interval:MP 30
Age range of interval:27.82000 - 23.03000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified "siliciclastic"
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:sinkhole Tectonic setting:non-subsiding area
Geology comments: "The geology of the locality indicates that the sediments belong to a doline filling, developed due to karstification of the Middle Triassic anhydrites of the Middle Muschelkalk." (Böhme, 2008).
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:sieve,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:SMF
Collection dates:1999
Collection method comments: The fossil locality was discovered by a private collector in 1998 and one year later larger amounts of sediment for screenwashing have been recovered.
Metadata
Database number:84364
Authorizer:L. van den Hoek Ostende, J. Mueller, M. Carrano Enterer:L. van den Hoek Ostende, T. Liebrecht, M. Carrano
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2008-10-12 12:15:09 Last modified:2021-07-14 11:24:27
Access level:the public Released:2008-10-12 12:15:09
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
28268. B. Engesser and G. Storch. 2008. Latest Oligocene Didelphimorpha, Lipotyphla, Rodentia and Lagomorpha (Mammalia) from Oberleichtersbach, Rhön Mountains, Germany. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 260:185-251 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende/T. Liebrecht]

Secondary references:

46985 M. Böhme. 2008. Ectothermic vertebrates (Teleostei, Allocaudata, Urodela, Anura, Testudines, Choristodera, Crocodylia, Squamata) from the Upper Oligocene of Oberleichtersbach (Northern Bavaria, Germany). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 260:161-183 [J. Mueller/T. Liebrecht/T. Liebrecht]
52039 J. D. Gardner and M. Böhme. 2008. Review of the Albanerpetontidae (Lissamphibia), with comments on the paleoecological preferences of European Tertiary albanerpetontids. In J. T. Sankey & S. Baszio (ed.), Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages: Their Role in Paleoecology and Paleobiogeography 178-218 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
77386 J. D. Gardner, A. Villa, S. Colombero, M. Venczel, and M. Delfino. 2021. A Messinian (latest Miocene) occurrence for Albanerpeton Estes & Hoffstetter, 1976 (Lissamphibia: Albanerpetontidae) at Moncucco Torinese, Piedmont Basin, northwestern Italy, and a review of the European Cenozoic record for albanerpetontids. Geodiversitas 43(14):391-404 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]