ZPAL 3 (Eocene of Antarctica)
Where: Seymour Island, Antarctica (64.2° S, 56.6° W: paleocoordinates 64.3° S, 58.5° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Telm 6-7 Member (La Meseta Formation), Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: estuary or bay; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: P. Jadwiszczak. 2006. Eocene penguins of Seymour Island, Antarctica: The earliest record, taxonomic problems and some evolutionary considerations. Polish Polar Research 27(4):287-302 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 100190: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 01.12.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
? Dorudontinae indet. Miller 1923 whale | |
Aves | |
Sphenisciformes indet. penguin |