Pisagua, off the port of (Pliocene to of Chile)

Where: Chile (19.6° S, 70.4° W: paleocoordinates 19.7° S, 69.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pliocene to Pliocene (5.3 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. Bianucci, W. Sielfeld, N. A. Olguin and G. Guzmán. 2023. A new diminutive fossil ziphiid from the deep-sea floor off northern Chile and some remarks on the body size evolution and palaeobiogeography of the beaked whales. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 231756: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 01.09.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Ihlengesi changoensis n. sp. Bianucci et al. 2023 beaked whale
MUAP(MM)-068