Penedo Norte (Miocene of Portugal)

Also known as Bicas beach

Where: Portugal (38.5° N, 9.2° W: paleocoordinates 38.6° N, 10.3° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)

• strontium dated at 13-11.5 Ma and correlated with the N1-N13 planktonic foraminifera zones of Blow

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, medium-grained, coarse, glauconitic, pebbly, argillaceous sandstone

• medium to coars sand grains mixed with poorly-rounded, isolated fine gravel elements in a light gray to white, slightly glauconitic, clayey matrix

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: O. Lambert, M. Estevens, and R. Smith. 2005. A new kentriodontine from the middle Miocene of Portugal. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 50(2):239-248 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 53672: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 13.09.2005

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Cetacea -
Tagicetus joneti n. gen. n. sp.
Tagicetus joneti n. gen. n. sp. Lambert et al. 2005 toothed whale
 Carnivora - Pinnipedia
Pinnipedia indet.