Tvaersted (Pleistocene of Denmark)

Also known as Tversted, Vester Tvaersted

Where: Denmark (57.6° N, 10.3° E: paleocoordinates 57.6° N, 10.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: K. Aaris-Sørensen, C. Kinze, K. L. Rasmussen and K. S. Petersen. 1999. "Danish" Late Pleistocene and Holocene whale records - an interdisciplinary project. [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 76056: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 09.11.2007

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Megaptera cf. novaeangliae Brisson 1762 humpback whale