Pitt Island (Holocene of New Zealand)

Where: Chatham Islands, New Zealand (44.3° S, 176.3° W: paleocoordinates 44.3° S, 176.2° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. L. van Helden, A. N. Baker, M. L. Dalebout, J. C. Reyes, K. Van Warebeek and C. S. Baker. 2002. Ressurection of Mesoplodon traversii (Gray, 1874), senior synonym of M. Bahamondi Reyes, Van Waerebeek, Cardenas and Yanez, 1995 (Cetacea: Ziphiidae). 18(3):609-621 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 230218: authorized by Travis Park, entered by Travis Park on 24.05.2023

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Mesoplodon traversii Gray 1874 beaked whale