Table 2 Palaeontological determinations from the Upper Freshwater Molasse (kind courtesy of the late Prof. J.–P. Berger)

10.93 m

Many fish otoliths

1–2 pharyngeal teeth

Abundant molluscs

Planorbids

Rare ostracods

Charophytes

Lychnothamnus sp.

Chara sp.

15.79 m

Abundant gastropods

Lymnaeids and Planorbids

Fish otoliths

1–2 pharyngeal teeth

Charophytes

Lychnothamnus sp.

Mammal tooth

Pseudodryomus sp.

(B. Engesser det.)

20.42 m

2–3 otoliths and a few molluscs

21.37 m

2 fish otoliths

1 bone fragment

Mollusc fragments

26.28 m

Gastropod fragments

Helicids, Planorbids, Lymnaeids

Gastropod opercula

28.40 m

Abundant molluscs

Planorbids, Lymnaeids

1–2 otoliths

1–2 badly preserved charophytes

Probably Chara sp.

28.62 m

Abundant fossil fragments

Lymnaeids, Planorbids, gastropod opercula

1 fish tooth

Charophytes

Indet.

28.78 m

Molluscs

Planorbids, rare Lymnaeids

30.10 m

Molluscs

Planorbids, rare Helicids and opercula

1–2 bone fragments

Charophyte

Lychnothamnus sp.

1? fish otolith

31.90 m

Rare gastropod fragments

Planorbids and Lymnaeids

32.40 m

Abundant molluscs

Planorbids, Lymnaeids etc

1 pharyngeal tooth

2 otoliths