Pefka, near (Pleistocene of Greece)

Where: Rhodes, Greece (36.1° N, 28.1° E: paleocoordinates 36.0° N, 28.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Lindos Formation, Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)

• Lindos Formation, which at the Pefka locality is referred to the lower Calabrian (upper lower Pleistocene), between 1.8 and 1.3 Ma

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. Bianucci, J. H. Geisler, S. Citron and A. Collareta. 2022. The origins of the killer whale ecomorph. Current Biology 32:1-9 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 224514: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 10.03.2022

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Micromesistius poutassou Risso 1827 blue whiting
Mammalia
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Rododelphis stamatiadisi n. gen. n. sp.
Rododelphis stamatiadisi n. gen. n. sp. Bianucci et al. 2022 dolphin