Deurganck Dock, Doel, Kattendijk Member (Pliocene of Netherlands)

Also known as Deurganckdock

Where: Netherlands (51.3° N, 4.3° E: paleocoordinates 51.4° N, 3.9° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Kattendijk Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• The specimen was found in situ in layers of the Kattendijk Formation, cropping out for more than 2 m along the walls of the Deurganck Dock. The Kattendijk Formation has been dated based on dinoflagellate cysts sampled in the Deurganck Dock and nearby sections (Verrebroek Dock, 2 km SWW; Tunnel-Canal Dock, 3.5 km NEE) from a 5 to 4.4 Ma time interval (Zanclean, early Pliocene; Louwye et al., 2004; De Schepper et al., 2009).

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; poorly lithified sandstone

• This unit represents a neritic environ- ment, with some open-marine influence, deposited under a warm to temperate climate (De Schepper et al., 2009).

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Belluzzo and O. Lambert. 2021. A new delphinid from the lower Pliocene of the North Sea and the early radiations of true dolphins. Fossil Record 24:77-92 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 219565: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 14.04.2021

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Pliodelphis doelensis n. gen. n. sp.
Pliodelphis doelensis n. gen. n. sp. Belluzzo and Lambert 2021 dolphin
IRSNB M.2330