Louvain (Pliocene of Belgium)
Also known as Lueven
Where: Belgium (50.9° N, 4.7° E: paleocoordinates 51.0° N, 4.3° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: P. J. Van Beneden. 1872. Les Baleines fossiles d'Anvers. Bulletins de L'Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-arts 34:6-23 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 49404: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 14.04.2005
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Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
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Balaenotus insignis Van Beneden 1872 right whale | |
Megapteropsis robusta n. sp., "Plesiocetus garopii" = Balaenoptera garopii
Megapteropsis robusta n. sp. Van Beneden 1872 rorqual
"Plesiocetus garopii" = Balaenoptera garopii Van Beneden 1859 rorqual | |
"Cetotherium brevifrons" = Heterocetus brevifrons, Herpetocetus scaldiensis
"Cetotherium brevifrons" = Heterocetus brevifrons Van Beneden 1872 whale
Herpetocetus scaldiensis Van Beneden 1872 whale | |
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Burtinopsis similis Van Beneden 1872 whale | |