Also known as SDNHM 4873
Where: San Diego County, California (32.6° N, 117.0° W: paleocoordinates 32.5° N, 116.0° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: 4 Member (San Diego Formation), Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore shelf; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
• "sampled by initial dry screening approximately 3000 pounds of bulk matrix through 24 mesh (0.7 mm) stainless steel screens and then water washing the resulting concentrate through the same mesh size"
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 154155: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 28.01.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Herpetocetus morrowi El Adli et al. 2014 whale |