Shotley (Pliocene of the United Kingdom)
Where: England, United Kingdom (52.0° N, 1.3° E: paleocoordinates 52.0° N, 0.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Red Crag Formation, Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: foreshore; lithology not reported
• The Red Crag Formation exhibits a shallow marine environment with nearshore deposits.
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: R. Owen. 1870. Monograph of the British fossil Cetacea from the Red Crag. Memoirs of the Palaeontological Society 23 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 85153: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.12.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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| Mammalia | |
"Ziphius planus n. sp." = Choneziphius planirostris
"Ziphius planus n. sp." = Choneziphius planirostris Cuvier 1824 beaked whale | |