Beneziphius brevirostris type locality (Miocene of Belgium)

Also known as Crag d'Anvers

Where: Antwerpen, Belgium (51.2° N, 4.4° E: paleocoordinates 51.4° N, 3.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)

• early to mid-Serravallian (13.2– 12.8 Ma) - Miján et al. (2017).

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: O. Lambert, M. Bosselaers, and S. Louwye. 2023. Past beaked whale diversity in the North Sea: reappraisal through a new Miocene record and biostratigraphic analyses. Geologica Belgica 26(3-4):117-126 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 232081: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 17.10.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Beneziphius brevirostris n. gen. n. sp.
Beneziphius brevirostris n. gen. n. sp. Lambert 2005 beaked whale