Loowaard (Pleistocene of Netherlands)
Where: Netherlands (51.9° N, 6.0° E: paleocoordinates 52.0° N, 5.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; gravel
• sand and gravel
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: D. P. B. Erdbrink. 1993. Carnivora and a whale; fossils from the Loowaard and the Rhederlaag. Proceedings, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen 96(2):117-142 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 50990: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 25.05.2005
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Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
Balaenoptera sp. Lacépède 1804 rorqual | |
Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bear |