St. Pankraz (Eocene of Austria)

Where: Austria (47.9° N, 13.0° E: paleocoordinates 43.0° N, 11.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• possibly Lutetian, Fossilschicht

Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic sandstone

• Fossilschicht bed, a 1 meter thin layer of glauconitic sandstone

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: M. D. Uhen and G. Tichy. 2000. A new basilosaurid archaeocete from Austria. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(3):74A-75A [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 45817: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.12.2004, edited by Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

Foraminifera
 Nummulitacea - Nummulitidae
Mammalia
 Cetacea - Basilosauridae
Basilosauridae indet. Cope 1867 whale
Reptilia
 Testudines -
Testudines indet. Batsch 1788 turtle