Anvers, Berchem Fm., Antwerp Sands (Miocene to of Belgium)

Where: Belgium (51.2° N, 4.4° E: paleocoordinates 51.4° N, 3.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Antwerp Sands Member (Berchem Formation), Langhian to Langhian (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• age after Louwye et al. 2000, p. 387.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; sandstone

• neritic, energetic, shallowed upwards

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: B. Du Bus. 1867. Sur quelques mammiferes du crag d'Anvers. Bulletins de L'Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts 24:562-577 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 59123: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 14.03.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae
"Priscodelphinus morckhoviensis n. sp." = Schizodelphis morckhoviensis1
"Priscodelphinus morckhoviensis n. sp." = Schizodelphis morckhoviensis1 Du Bus 1872 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Squalodontidae
Squalodon "sp. A"4 Grateloup 1840 toothed whale
 Cetacea -
Amphicetus verus2 Van Beneden 1880 whale
 Cetacea - Tranatocetidae
"Plesiocetus hupschii" = Plesiocetopsis hupschii2
"Plesiocetus hupschii" = Plesiocetopsis hupschii2 Van Beneden 1859 whale
 Cetacea -
Burtinopsis minutus2, "Cetotherium dubium n. sp." = Plesiocetus dubius5, "Plesiocetus brialmonti" = Plesiocetus brialmontii2
Burtinopsis minutus2 Van Beneden 1880 whale
"Cetotherium dubium n. sp." = Plesiocetus dubius5 Van Beneden 1872 whale
"Plesiocetus brialmonti" = Plesiocetus brialmontii2 Van Beneden 1880 whale
 Carnivora - Phocidae
"Prophoca proxima" = Leptophoca proxima3, Prophoca rousseaui3
"Prophoca proxima" = Leptophoca proxima3 Van Beneden 1876 seal
Prophoca rousseaui3 Van Beneden 1876 seal