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Lebensraumrekonstruktion zur
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Pictorial representation of the palaeoenvironment of the fossil site Sandelzhausen Painting by Wenzel (Venzel) Balat, Munich; oil on canvas, 1998 Upper Freshwater Molasse, Neogene: Miocene: Burdigalian, ca. 16–17 myr old Mainburg, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany This painting shows a swampy oxbow lake in a freshwater wetland of the then foreland basin of the Alps with evergreen to deciduous subtropical forests, reed belts and open flooding areas. The lower left hand side depicts the ancient rhino Prosantorhinus, while on the right hand side are two individuals of the horse-related chalicothere Metaschizotherium. In the background, a female of the hornless rhino Plesiaceratherium wanders along a path with its offspring. |
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Geschenk der Freunde der Bayerischen
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