Where: China (29.0° N, 116.0° E: paleocoordinates 29.0° N, 116.0° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
• recent animals, not fossils
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine
Preservation: original phosphate, anthropogenic
Primary reference: X. Zhang, D. Wang, R. Liu, Z. Wei, Y. Hua, Y. Wang, Z. Chen and L. Wang. 2003. The Yangtze River dolphin or baiji (Lipotes vexillifer): population status and conservation issues in the Yangtze River, China. Aquatic conservation: Marine and freshwater ecosystems 13:51-64 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 68028: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 27.12.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Lipotes vexillifer Miller 1918 Chinese river dolphin | |
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