Waltair (Holocene of India)
Also known as Vishakhapatnam, Vizagapatam
Where: Andhra Pradesh, India (17.7° N, 82.7° E: paleocoordinates 17.7° N, 82.7° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: P. Hershkovitz. 1966. Catalog of Living Whales. United States National Museum Bulletin 246:1-259 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 86882: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 23.02.2009
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Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
"Physeter (Euphysetes) simus n. sp." = Kogia sima
"Physeter (Euphysetes) simus n. sp." = Kogia sima Owen 1866 dwarf sperm whale | |
"Orca (Orcaella) brevirostris n. sp." = Orcaella brevirostris, "Delphinus (Steno) lentiginosus n. sp." = Sousa plumbea
"Orca (Orcaella) brevirostris n. sp." = Orcaella brevirostris Gray 1866 Irrawaddy dolphin
"Delphinus (Steno) lentiginosus n. sp." = Sousa plumbea Flower 1884 dolphin | |