Ysterplaats (Pliocene of South Africa)
Also known as Yzerplaats
Where: South Africa (33.9° S, 18.5° E: paleocoordinates 34.0° S, 18.1° E)
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When: Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: G. G. Simpson. 1973. Tertiary penguins (Sphenisciformes, Spheniscidae) from Ysterplaats, Cape Town, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 69:342-344 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 74772: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 29.08.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
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Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762 whale | |
| Aves | |
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? Palaeospheniscus huxleyorum n. sp. Simpson 1973 penguin | |
| Gnathostomata | |
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Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish | |