Anvers, Lillo Formation (Pliocene of Belgium)
Where: Antwerpen, Belgium (51.2° N, 4.4° E: paleocoordinates 51.3° N, 4.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Kruisschans Sands Member (Lillo Formation), Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• late Pliocene
•The Kruisschans Sand Member has been dated to 3.2–2.8 Ma based on dinoflagellate cyst and sequence stratigraphy [57]. (Marx & Fordyce, 2015)
Environment/lithology: offshore; sandstone
• warm-temperate conditions, open waters, occasional cooling events, shoaling
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: O. Lambert. 2006. Lambert's 2006 opinions. [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 66958: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 30.10.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Trichechus antverpiensis" = Ontocetus emmonsi3, "Alachtherium antwerpiensis" = Ontocetus emmonsi3, "Alachtherium cretsii" = Ontocetus emmonsi2
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