Sandgrube Bauernberg (Oligocene of Austria)

Where: Austria (48.3° N, 14.3° E: paleocoordinates 48.3° N, 11.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)

• upper Chattian, Linz Sands, NP25

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

• sand

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: K. Rothausen. 1971. Cetotheriopsis tobieni n. sp., der este paläogene Bartenwal (Cetotheriidae, Mysticeti, Mamm.) nördlich des Tethysraumes. Abhandlungen des Hessischen Landesamtes fuer Bodenforschung 60:131-148 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 45779: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 01.12.2004

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Patriocetidae
"Patriocetus ehrlichi" = Patriocetus ehrlichii
"Patriocetus ehrlichi" = Patriocetus ehrlichii Van Beneden 1865 toothed whale
 Cetacea -
Cetotheriopsis lintianus Meyer 1849 whale