Also known as SDNHM 3158
Where: San Diego County, California (32.7° N, 117.1° W: paleocoordinates 32.5° N, 116.1° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: San Diego Formation, Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore shelf; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: J. J. El Adli, T. A. Deméré, and R. W. Boessenecker. 2014. Herpetocetus morrowi (Cetacea: Mysticeti), a new species of diminutive baleen whale from the Upper Pliocene (Piacenzian) of California, USA, with observations on the evolution and relationships of the Cetotheriidae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 170:400-466 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 152909: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Shahed Alam on 03.12.2013, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Herpetocetus morrowi El Adli et al. 2014 whale |