scholarly journals Small mammals from the opencast lignite mine Gračanica (Bugojno, middle Miocene), Bosnia and Herzegovina

2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilma Wessels ◽  
Hans de Bruijn ◽  
Zoran Marković ◽  
Miloš Milivojević
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Small Mammals ◽  
Middle Miocene ◽  
Lignite Mine

scholarly journals Crevasse splays within a lignite seam at the Tomisławice opencast mine near Konin, central Poland: architecture, sedimentology and depositional model

Geologos ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilianna Chomiak
Keyword(s):  
Middle Miocene ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Opencast Mine ◽  
Main River ◽  
Main River Channel ◽  
Lignite Mine ◽  
Flooding Event ◽  
Crevasse Splay ◽  
Sandy Sediments

AbstractThe present article focuses predominantly on sandy deposits that occur within the Middle Miocene lignite seam at the Tomisławice opencast mine, owned by the Konin Lignite Mine. As a result of mining activity, these siliciclastics were available for direct observation in 2015–2016. They are situated between two lignite benches over a distance of ~500 m in the lower part and ~200 m in the higher part of the exploitation levels. The maximum thickness of these sandy sediments, of a lenticular structure in a S–N cross section, is up to 1.8 m. With the exception of a thin lignite intercalation, these siliciclastics comprise mainly by fine-grained and well-sorted sands, and only their basal and top layers are enriched with silt particles and organic matter. Based on a detailed analysis of the sediments studied (i.e., their architecture and textural-structural features), I present a discussion of their genesis and then propose a model of their formation. These siliciclastics most likely formed during at least two flood events in the overbank area of a Middle Miocene meandering or anastomosing river. Following breaching of the natural river levee, the sandy particles (derived mainly from the main river channel and levees) were deposited on the mire (backswamp) surface in the form of crevasse splays. After each flooding event, vegetation developed on the top of these siliciclastics; hence, two crevasse-splay bodies (here referred to as the older and younger) came into existence. As a result, the first Mid-Polish lignite seam at the Tomisławice opencast mine is currently divided in two by relatively thick siliciclastics, which prevents a significant portion of this seam from being used for industrial purposes.

scholarly journals Paleontological research on fossil small mammals from the open-pit coal mines of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Overview of results

2018 ◽  
pp. 7-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoran Marković ◽  
Miloš Milivojević ◽  
Bruijn De ◽  
Wilma Wessels ◽  
De Van ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Small Mammals ◽  
Coal Mines ◽  
Open Pit

The beaver Anchitheriomys from the Miocene of central Europe

2008 ◽  
Vol 82 (5) ◽  
pp. 1009-1020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Stefen ◽  
Thomas Mörs
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Middle Miocene ◽  
Ontogenetic Changes ◽  
Central European ◽  
Northwest Germany ◽  
Lignite Mine ◽  
Metric Variation

New finds of teeth and mandibles of Anchitheriomys from the Hambach opencast lignite mine in Northwest Germany and the first detailed descriptions of other mandibles from South Germany and Switzerland allow a review of the Central European specimens of this rare beaver genus. The metric variation of cheek teeth and especially the great differences in dimensions of incisors can be much better assessed. The observed range in size can be attributed to ontogenetic changes, and all material is assigned to Anchitheriomys suevicus. Stratigraphically, this species is restricted to the early middle Miocene, European Mammalian Neogene biozones MN 5–6.

SPARASSODONTA (METATHERIA) COPROLITES FROM THE EARLY-MID MIOCENE (SANTACRUCIAN AGE) OF PATAGONIA (ARGENTINA) WITH EVIDENCE OF EXPLOITATION BY COPROPHAGOUS INSECTS

Palaios ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 639-651
Author(s):  
RODRIGO L. TOMASSINI ◽  
CLAUDIA I. MONTALVO ◽  
M.SUSANA BARGO ◽  
SERGIO F. VIZCAÍNO ◽  
JOSÉ I. CUITIÑO
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Small Mammals ◽  
Trophic Interactions ◽  
Middle Miocene ◽  
Dung Beetles ◽  
Santa Cruz ◽  
Size And Shape ◽  
History Of ◽  
Bone Remains

ABSTRACT Coprolites are a useful tool to obtain information related to the life history of the producer, trophic interactions, biodiversity, paleoenvironments, and paleoclimate, among other issues. We analyze here a sample of 111 coprolites recovered from levels of the Santa Cruz Formation (lower–middle Miocene, Burdigalian–early Langhian), outcropping in different localities of the Santa Cruz Province, Patagonian Argentina. Based on size and shape, two morphotypes were identified: coprolites assigned to morphotype I vary from ovoid to subspherical in shape, while coprolites assigned to morphotype II are cylindrical in shape. Several coprolites have bone and teeth inclusions belonging to small mammals (i.e., Octodontoidea and/or Chinchilloidea rodents). Morphometry, composition, and taphonomy of the bone remains suggest that the coprolites were produced by carnivorous mammals. According to the features of the guild of carnivorous mammals from the Santa Cruz Formation, we interpret that hathliacynids and/or small borhyaenoids (Sparassodonta) are the most probable producers. Different traces recorded in the coprolites, such as borings and putative eggs, suggest that the feces were exploited by coprophagous insects, probably dung beetles, for different purposes such as feeding and possible oviposition.

A new Helicidae (Gastropoda) from the Middle Miocene of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a revision of the genus Paradrobacia

2018 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 551-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathias Harzhauser ◽  
Oleg Mandic ◽  
Hartmut Nordsieck ◽  
Thomas A. Neubauer
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Middle Miocene

scholarly journals The Carnivora (Mammalia) from the middle Miocene locality of Gračanica (Bugojno Basin, Gornji Vakuf, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2018 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Bastl ◽  
Doris Nagel ◽  
Michael Morlo ◽  
Ursula B. Göhlich
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Middle Miocene
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