Table 1 Faunal list of Ulm-Westtangente and body masses used in this study with sources for their computation or estimation

Marsupiala

Didelphidae

Amphiperatherium frequens

86

Ziegler (1990a)

C

ins.

Soricomorpha

Plesiosoricidae

Plesiosorex cf. Soricinoides

160

Costeur (2005) based on Aquitanian Plesiosorex

i

ins.

Soricomorpha

Heterosoricidae

Heterosorex neumayrianus

23

Ziegler (1989)

i

ins.

Soricomorpha

Soricidae

Crocidosorex sp.

123

Ziegler (1989)

i

ins.

Soricomorpha

Soricidae

Soricella cf. Discrepans

7

Ziegler (1989)

i

ins.

Soricomorpha

Soricidae

Crocidosorex antiquus

4

Ziegler (1989)

i

ins.

Soricomorpha

Talpidae

Geotrypus montisasini

33

Ziegler (1989)

O

ins.

Soricomorpha

Talpidae

Mygalea jaegeri

22

Ziegler (1989)

i

ins.

Soricomorpha

Talpidae

Hugueneya aff. Primitiva

21

Ziegler (1989)

O

ins.

Soricomorpha

Talpidae

Paratalpa meyeri

19

Ziegler (1989)

O

ins.

Soricomorpha

Talpidae

Asthenoscapter sp.

9

Ziegler (1989)

i

ins.

Soricomorpha

Talpidae

Myxomygale minor

5

Ziegler (1989)

i

ins.

Soricomorpha

Talpidae

Desmanella sp.

6

Ziegler (1989)

i

ins.

Soricomorpha

Talpidae

Talpa tenuidentata

6

Ziegler (1989)

O

ins.

Erinaceomorpha

Dimylidae

Chainodus ulmensis

145

Ziegler 1990a

i

ins.

Erinaceomorpha

Dimylidae

Pseudocordylodon cf. vireti

58

Ziegler (1990a)

i

ins.

Erinaceomorpha

Dimylidae

Cordylodon sp.

40–60

Ziegler (1990a)

i

ins.

Erinaceomorpha

Dimylidae

Dimylus paradoxus

43

Ziegler (1990a)

i

ins.

Rodentia

Gliridae

Glis truyolsi

54

Werner (1994)

C

herb.

Rodentia

Gliridae

Bransatoglis infralactorensis ingens

34

Werner (1994)

C

herb.

Rodentia

Gliridae

Plesiodyromys toriformis

18

Werner (1994)

C

herb.

Rodentia

Gliridae

Peridyromys obtusangulus

17

Werner (1994)

C

herb.

Rodentia

Gliridae

Peridyromys aff. murinus

15

Werner (1994)

C

herb.

Rodentia

Gliridae

Microdyromys hildebrandti

6

Werner (1994)

C

herb.

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Palaeosciurus? obtusidens

355

Werner (1994)

O

herb.

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Palaeosciurus cf. feignouxi

201

Werner (1994)

O

herb.

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Blackia ulmensis

69

Werner (1994)

C

herb.

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Heteroxerus aff. paulhiacensis

40

Werner (1994)

O

herb.

Rodentia

Aplodontidae

Paracitellus eminens

370

Werner (1994)

C

herb.

Rodentia

Eomyidae

Pseudotheridomys parvulus

8

Werner (1994)

C

herb.

Rodentia

Eomyidae

Ritteneria molinae

10

Werner (1994)

C

herb.

Rodentia

Castoridae

Steneofiber eseri

2931

Stefen (1997)

C

herb.

Rodentia

Cricetidae

Eucricetodon aff. gerandianus

44

Werner (1994)

C

herb.

Rodentia

Cricetidae

Pseudocricetodon thaleri

16

Werner (1994)

C

herb.

Lagomorpha

Ochotonidae

Eurolagus ulmensis

300–400

Based on living ochotonids

O

herb.

Lagomorpha

Ochotonidae

Titanomys visenoviensis

300–400

Based on living ochotonids

O

herb.

Perissodactyla

Rhinocerotidae

Mesaceratherium cf. paulhiacense

1752395

This study (E.P.J.H. 2011)

O

herb.

Perissodactyla

Rhinocerotidae

Protaceratherium cf. minutum

590149

This study (E.P.J.H. 2011)

C

herb.

Perissodactyla

Chalicotheriidae

cf. Metaschizotherium wetzleri

194143

Koenigswald (1932)

O

herb.

Perissodactyla

Tapiridae

Paratapirus intermedius

117536

this study (E.P.J.H. 2011)

C

herb.

Cetartiodactyla

Suidae

Hyotherium meissneri

70054

Hellmund (1991)

C

omn.

Cetartiodactyla

Cainotheriidae

Cainotherium cf. laticurvatum

2261

This study (E.P.J.H. 2011)

C

herb.

Cetartiodactyla

Family indet.

Dremotherium feignouxi

26300

This study (L.C. 2011)

O

herb.

Cetartiodactyla

Family indet.

Amphitragulus cf. elegans

24378

This study (L.C. 2011)

C

herb.

Cetartiodactyla

Family indet.

Pomelomeryx boulangeri

10205

This study (E.P.J.H. 2011)

C

herb.

Cetartiodactyla

Family indet.

Pomelomeryx gracilis

7951

This study (E.P.J.H. 2011)

C

herb.

Carnivora

Amphicyonidae

Haplocyonoides suevicus

55000

Peigné and Heizmann (2003)

i

carn.

Carnivora

Amphicyonidae

Cynelos lemanensis

65000

Peigné and Heizmann (2003)

i

carn.

Carnivora

Amphicyonidae

Cynelos cf. helbingi

61000

This study (S.P. 2011) based on type material

i

carn.

Carnivora

Amphicyonidae

Ysengrinia gerandiana

89000

This study (S.P. 2011)

i

carn.

Carnivora

Amphicyonidae

Crassidia intermedia

190000

This study (S.P. 2011)

i

carn.

Carnivora

Ursidae

Cephalogale sp.

10–100 kg

This study (S.P. 2011)

i

carn.

Carnivora

Ailuridae

Amphictis schlosseri

3900

This study (S.P. 2011)

i

carn.

Carnivora

Viverridae

Herpestides sp.

3750

This study (S.P. 2011) based on H. antiquus, St-Gérand-le-Puy

i

carn.

Carnivora

Musteloidea

Potamotherium sp.

4250

This study (S.P. 2011) based on P. valletoni, St-Gérand-le-Puy

i

carn.

Carnivora

Musteloidea

Palaeogale sp.

ca. 500

This study (S.P. 2011) based on Aquitanian Palaeogale

i

carn.

Carnivora

Musteloidea

indet.

1–10 kg

This study (S.P. 2011)

i

carn.

Carnivora

Musteloidea

indet.

1–10 kg

This study (S.P. 2011)

i

carn.

Carnivora

Musteloidea

indet.

1–10 kg

This study (S.P. 2011)

i

carn.