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

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
"Trichechus antverpiensis n. sp." = Ontocetus emmonsi
"Trichechus antverpiensis n. sp." = Ontocetus emmonsi Leidy 1859 walrus