Anvers (Miocene to of Belgium)

Also known as Crag d'Anvers

Where: Antwerpen, Belgium (51.2° N, 4.4° E: paleocoordinates 51.4° N, 3.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Miocene to Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: B. Du Bus. 1867. Sur quelques mammiferes du crag d'Anvers. Bulletins de L'Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts 24:562-577 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 47465: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 26.02.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Placentalia -
Cetacea indet.12
Cetacea indet.12 Brisson 1762 whale
 Cetacea -
Mysticeti indet.12, Amphicetus editus n. sp.14, Amphicetus verus n. sp.14
Mysticeti indet.12 Cope 1891 whale
Amphicetus editus n. sp.14 Van Beneden 1880 whale
Amphicetus verus n. sp.14 Van Beneden 1880 whale
 Cetacea - Cetotheriidae
Cetotheriidae indet.12, "Cetotherium brevifrons n. sp." = Heterocetus brevifrons11, "Plesiocetus sprangi n. sp." = Heterocetus sprangii15
Cetotheriidae indet.12 Brandt 1872 whale
"Cetotherium brevifrons n. sp." = Heterocetus brevifrons11 Van Beneden 1872 whale
"Plesiocetus sprangi n. sp." = Heterocetus sprangii15 Van Beneden 1886 whale
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
Balaenidae indet.12, "Probalaena dubusii n. sp." = Balaena dubusi11, Balaena arcuata n. sp.2
Balaenidae indet.12 Gray 1821 right whale
"Probalaena dubusii n. sp." = Balaena dubusi11 Van Beneden 1872 bowhead whale
Balaena arcuata n. sp.2 Boitard 1844 bowhead whale
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Balaenopteridae indet.12
Balaenopteridae indet.12 Gray 1864 rorqual
 Cetacea -
"Protobalaena sp. n. gen." = Probalaena, "Probalaena sp." = Probalaena11, Odontoceti indet.12, "Acrodelphis macrospondylus n. sp." = Champsodelphis macrospondylus1
"Protobalaena sp. n. gen." = Probalaena Du Bus 1867 whale
"Probalaena sp." = Probalaena11 Du Bus 1867 whale
Odontoceti indet.12 Flower 1867 toothed whale
"Acrodelphis macrospondylus n. sp." = Champsodelphis macrospondylus1 Abel 1905 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Ziphiidae indet.12, "Belemnoziphius recurvus n. sp." = Ziphirostrum recurvus3, "Ziphirostrum gracile" = Ziphirostrum marginatum3, "Mioziphius belgicus" = Ziphirostrum marginatum1, "Ziphirostrum tumidum" = Ziphirostrum marginatum3, Belemnoziphius compressus, "Ziphius cuvieri n. sp." = Choneziphius planirostris8, Aporotus dicyrtus n. sp.3, "Aporotus affinis n. sp." = Aporotus recurvirostris3, Ziphiopsis servatus n. gen. n. sp.3, "Dioplodon becanii n. sp." = Mesoplodon longirostris5, "Rhinostodes antwerpiensis" = Mesoplodon longirostris3
Ziphiidae indet.12 Gray 1850 beaked whale
"Belemnoziphius recurvus n. sp." = Ziphirostrum recurvus3 Du Bus 1868 beaked whale
"Ziphirostrum gracile" = Ziphirostrum marginatum3 Du Bus 1868 beaked whale
"Mioziphius belgicus" = Ziphirostrum marginatum1 Du Bus 1868 beaked whale
"Ziphirostrum tumidum" = Ziphirostrum marginatum3 Du Bus 1868 beaked whale
Belemnoziphius compressus Huxley 1864 beaked whale
"Ziphius cuvieri n. sp." = Choneziphius planirostris8 Cuvier 1824 beaked whale
Aporotus dicyrtus n. sp.3 Du Bus 1868 beaked whale
"Aporotus affinis n. sp." = Aporotus recurvirostris3 Du Bus 1868 beaked whale
Ziphiopsis servatus n. gen. n. sp.3 Du Bus 1868 beaked whale
"Dioplodon becanii n. sp." = Mesoplodon longirostris5 Cuvier 1824 beaked whale
"Rhinostodes antwerpiensis" = Mesoplodon longirostris3 Cuvier 1824 beaked whale
 Cetacea - Physeteridae
Thalassocetus antwerpiensis1
Thalassocetus antwerpiensis1 Abel 1905 sperm whale
 Cetacea -
"Palaeodelphis grandis n. sp." = Scaldicetus grandis4, "Palaeodelphis annulatus n. sp." = Scaldicetus grandis4, "Palaeodelphis minutus n. sp." = Scaldicetus grandis4, "Palaeodelphis coronatus n. sp." = Scaldicetus grandis4, Scaldicetus antwerpiensis n. sp.4, "Palaeodelphis zonatus n. sp." = Scaldicetus caretti4, "Palaeodelphis arcuatus n. sp." = Scaldicetus caretti4, "Palaeodelphis fusiformis n. sp." = Scaldicetus caretti4, "Eucetus amblyodon n. gen. n. sp." = Scaldicetus caretti, "Palaeodelphis pachyodon n. sp." = Scaldicetus caretti4
"Palaeodelphis grandis n. sp." = Scaldicetus grandis4 Du Bus 1872 toothed whale
"Palaeodelphis annulatus n. sp." = Scaldicetus grandis4 Du Bus 1872 toothed whale
"Palaeodelphis minutus n. sp." = Scaldicetus grandis4 Du Bus 1872 toothed whale
"Palaeodelphis coronatus n. sp." = Scaldicetus grandis4 Du Bus 1872 toothed whale
Scaldicetus antwerpiensis n. sp.4 Du Bus 1872 toothed whale
"Palaeodelphis zonatus n. sp." = Scaldicetus caretti4 Du Bus 1867 toothed whale
"Palaeodelphis arcuatus n. sp." = Scaldicetus caretti4 Du Bus 1867 toothed whale
"Palaeodelphis fusiformis n. sp." = Scaldicetus caretti4 Du Bus 1867 toothed whale
"Eucetus amblyodon n. gen. n. sp." = Scaldicetus caretti Du Bus 1867 toothed whale
"Palaeodelphis pachyodon n. sp." = Scaldicetus caretti4 Du Bus 1867 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae
Eurhinodelphinidae indet.12, "Priscodelphinus cristatus n. sp." = Xiphiacetus cristatus4, Phocaenopsis scheynensis n. sp.4, Eurhinodelphis sp.6, "Eurhinodelphis longirostris n. sp." = Eurhinodelphis longirostris4, "Eurhinodelphis ambiguus n. sp." = Eurhinodelphis longirostris4
Eurhinodelphinidae indet.12 Abel 1901 toothed whale
"Priscodelphinus cristatus n. sp." = Xiphiacetus cristatus4 Du Bus 1872 toothed whale
Phocaenopsis scheynensis n. sp.4 Du Bus 1872 toothed whale
[entered as Phocaenopsis scheyensis]
Eurhinodelphis sp.6 Van Beneden and Gervais 1880 toothed whale
"Eurhinodelphis longirostris n. sp." = Eurhinodelphis longirostris4 Du Bus 1867 toothed whale
"Eurhinodelphis ambiguus n. sp." = Eurhinodelphis longirostris4 Du Bus 1867 toothed whale
 Cetacea -
Prophyseter dolloi n. gen. n. sp.1, "Phocaenopsis cornutus n. sp." = Pithanodelphis cornutus4
Prophyseter dolloi n. gen. n. sp.1 Abel 1905 toothed whale
"Phocaenopsis cornutus n. sp." = Pithanodelphis cornutus4 Du Bus 1872 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Pontoporiidae
Protophocaena minima n. gen. n. sp.1
Protophocaena minima n. gen. n. sp.1 Abel 1905 toothed whale
 Placentalia -
Carnivora indet.12
Carnivora indet.12 Bowdich 1821 carnivoran
 Carnivora -
Arctoidea indet.12
Arctoidea indet.12 Flower 1869 carnivoran
 Carnivora - Pinnipedia
Pinnipedia indet.12
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phocidae indet.12
Phocidae indet.12 Gray 1821 seal
 Carnivora - Otariidae
Otariidae indet.12
Otariidae indet.12 eared seal
Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anser scaldi7
Actinopteri
 Lophiiformes - Lophiidae
Lophius sp.9
Lophius sp.9 Linnaeus 1758 anglerfish
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
Thynnus scaldisii10
Thynnus scaldisii10 Storms 1889
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae
"Selache (Hannovera) aurata" = Cetorhinus maximus13
"Selache (Hannovera) aurata" = Cetorhinus maximus13 Gunner 1765 basking shark
1Abel 1905; 2Boitard 1844; 3Du Bus 1868; 4Du Bus 1872; 5Gervais 1859; 6Lambert 2005; 7Misonne 1958; 8Owen 1870; 9Schultz 2006; 10Storms 1889; 11Van Beneden 1872; 12Van Beneden 1876; 13Van Beneden 1876; 14Van Beneden 1880; 15Van Beneden 1886