Heyst (Pleistocene of Belgium)
Also known as Heist
Where: Knokke-Heist, Belgium (51.3° N, 3.2° E: paleocoordinates 51.4° N, 3.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)
• Age is unclear. Fossil was found as float.
Environment/lithology: marine
Collection methods: surface (float)
Primary reference: L. Rutten. 1907. On fossil trichechids from Zeeland and Belgium. Proceedings of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences 10(1):2-14 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 59164: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 17.03.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
"Trichechus antverpiensis n. sp." = Ontocetus emmonsi
"Trichechus antverpiensis n. sp." = Ontocetus emmonsi Leidy 1859 walrus |