Niel (Oligocene of Belgium)

Where: Belgium (51.1° N, 4.3° E: paleocoordinates 50.4° N, 0.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Primary reference: L. Dollo. 1909. The fossil vertebrates of Belgium. Annals of the New York Academy of Science 19(4):99-119 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 89429: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 19.05.2009

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Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Lophiiformes - Lophiidae
Lophius dolloi Leriche 1908 anglerfish
Reptilia
 Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Psephophorus rupeliensis n. sp. Van Beneden 1883 leatherback
 Testudines -
"Oligochelone rupeliensis n. gen. n. sp." = Oligochelone rupelensis
"Oligochelone rupeliensis n. gen. n. sp." = Oligochelone rupelensis Dollo 1909 turtle