Also known as SDNHM 4183

Where: San Diego County, California (32.6° N, 117.0° W: paleocoordinates 32.5° N, 116.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

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 154690: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 01.03.2014

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