Whaling Survey (Holocene of Chile)

Where: Chile (30.0° S, 70.6° W: paleocoordinates 30.0° S, 70.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Acevedo, A. Aguayo-Lobo, P. Acuna, M. Goto, A. N. Zerbini and L. A. Pastene. 2005. First Record of the Dwarf Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata in Chilean Waters. International Whaling Commission [M. Uhen/C. Peredo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 167961: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Carlos Peredo on 10.04.2015

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède 1804 minke whale