First record of Karydomys (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the German part of the North Alpine Foreland Basin

Karydomys , a rare genus of cricetid rodents from the Middle Miocene of central Europe, had previously been reported only from the Swiss part of the North Alpine Foreland basin; documented evidence from the German part was lacking. This paper describes several new specimens of Karydomys from the Ger...

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Published in:Swiss Journal of geosciences 2013-11, Vol.106 (2), p.303-307
Main Authors: Prieto, Jérôme, Scholz, Herbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Fossils
Geology
Miocene
Mountains
New records
Paleontology
Rodents
Vertebrates
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Summary:Karydomys , a rare genus of cricetid rodents from the Middle Miocene of central Europe, had previously been reported only from the Swiss part of the North Alpine Foreland basin; documented evidence from the German part was lacking. This paper describes several new specimens of Karydomys from the German localities Höll and Laimering 3. A correlation of both localities to the Bavarian local biostratigraphic scale OSM F is proposed. Taxonomically, the fossils are most probably linked to K. wigharti from Hambach 6C (north-west Germany), and thus assigned to K. cf. wigharti . In spite of the scarcity of Karydomys fossils in the Upper Freshwatermolasse, the taxon is an important biostratigraphical marker because of its short stratigraphical range.
ISSN:1661-8726
1661-8734
DOI:10.1007/s00015-013-0149-1