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Weisenau, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Lat/Long (Decimal)	49.9806,8.3
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Weisenau	Ziegler R. (1990)			not reported	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Amphictis borbonica species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Amphictis : *Amphictis borbonica*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Amphictis prolongata species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Amphictis : *Amphictis prolongata*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Amphictis schlosseri species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Amphictis : *Amphictis schlosseri*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Franconictis sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : *Franconictis*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Franconictis vireti species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Franconictis : *Franconictis vireti*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Herpestides antiquus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Herpestides : *Herpestides antiquus*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Palaeogale minuta species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Mustela : *Mustela nivalis*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Potamotherium vallentoni species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Potamotherium : *Potamotherium vallentoni*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Angustictis mayri species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Angustictis : *Angustictis mayri*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Broiliana sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : *Broiliana*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Amphechinus edwardsi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae : Amphechinus : *Amphechinus edwardsi*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Paratalpa brachychir species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lipotyphla : Talpidae : Paratalpa : *Paratalpa brachychir*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Dimylus paradoxus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dimylidae : Dimylus : *Dimylus paradoxus*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Bransateryx vireti species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Boidae : Bransateryx : *Bransateryx vireti*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Coluber cadurci species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Coluber : *Coluber cadurci*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Vipera antiqua species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Viperidae : Vipera : *Vipera antiqua*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Palaeoblanus tobieni species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Trogonophidae : Palaeoblanus : *Palaeoblanus tobieni*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene
Trionyx vindobonensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Trionyx : *Trionyx vindobonensis*	23.03 - 22.4 Ma Miocene

References

Reinach A. von. Schildkrötenreste im Mainzer Tertiärbecken und in benachbarten ungefähr gleichaltrigen Ablagerungen, Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 28, 1-135

Schleich H.-H. (1988) Neue Reptilienfunde aus dem Tertiär Deutschlands. 8. Palaeoblanus tobieni n. gen., n. sp. - neue Doppelschleichen aus dem Tertiär Deutschlands [New reptile discoveries from the Tertiary of Germany 8: Palaeoblanus tobieni n. gen., n. sp., - new amphisbaenids from the Tertiary of Germany], Paläontologische Zeitschrift 62 1-2, 95-105 doi:10.1007/BF02989837

Ziegler R. (1990) Didelphidae, Erinaceidae, Metacodontidae und Dimylidae (Mammalia) aus dem Oberoligozän und Untermiozän Süddeutschlands, Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 158, 1-99

Ziegler R. (1990) Talpidae (Insectivora, Mammalia) aus dem Oberoligozän und Untermiozän Süddeutschlands, Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 167, 1-81

Szyndlar Z., Schleich H. H. (1993) Description of Miocene snake from Petersbuch 2 with comments on the lower and middle Miocene ophidian faunas of southern Germany., Stuttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde, Series B. Geologie und Palaontologie 192, 1-47

Morlo M. (1996) Carnivoren aus dem Unter-Miozän des Mainzer Beckens, Senckenbergiana Lethaea 76 1/2, 193-249

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