Turnhout (Pliocene of Belgium)

Where: Belgium (51.3° N, 4.9° E: paleocoordinates 51.4° N, 4.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• Diestien

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Primary reference: X. Misonne. 1958. Faune du Tertiare et du Pleistocene inferieur de Belgique (Oiseaux et mammiferes) Donnees paleontologiques. Institute Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Bulletin 34(5):1-36 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 89534: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 29.05.2009

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea -
Burtinopsis minutus Van Beneden 1880 whale
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera borealina Van Beneden 1880 rorqual