Where: France (45.4° N, 0.4° W: paleocoordinates 45.5° N, 2.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Molasse of Saint Médard-en-Jalle Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
• Kellogg 1936 states that Phococetus vasconum is Burdigalian; McKenna and Bell 1997 state that it is Rupelian; Richard (1947) states that the age of this deposit is Stampien inferieur; Kellogg 1922 states that the Otariids from this locality are Rupelian; Boessenecker 2018 states it is Burdigalian
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, calcareous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: P. Gervais. 1876. Remarques au sujet du genre Phocodon d'Agasiz. Journal e Zoologie 5:64-70 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 52061: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 18.07.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Delphinus tetragorhinus n. sp." = Medocinia tetragorhina3
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"Zeuglodon vasconum n. sp." = Phococetus vasconum2
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Otaria oudriana n. sp.5
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