Borsbeek, Pliocene (Pliocene of Belgium)
Also known as Borsbeck
Where: Antwerpen, Belgium (51.2° N, 4.5° E: paleocoordinates 51.3° N, 4.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: X. Misonne. 1958. Faune du Tertiare et du Pleistocene inferieur de Belgique (Oiseaux et mammiferes) Donnees paleontologiques. Institute Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Bulletin 34(5):1-36 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 57783: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 02.01.2006
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Taxonomic list
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Balaenomorpha indet. Geisler and Sanders 2003 whale | |
Megaptera affinis, Balaenoptera borealina, Balaenoptera rostratella, Balaenoptera musculoides, Balaenoptera sibbaldina, Protororqualus wilfriedneesi
Megaptera affinis Van Beneden 1880 rorqual
Balaenoptera borealina Van Beneden 1880 rorqual
Balaenoptera rostratella Van Beneden 1880 rorqual
Balaenoptera musculoides Van Beneden 1880 rorqual
Balaenoptera sibbaldina Van Beneden 1880 rorqual
Protororqualus wilfriedneesi Bisconti and Bosselaers 2020 rorqual | |