Where: England, United Kingdom (52.4° N, 1.6° E: paleocoordinates 52.6° N, 0.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Neogene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

• Neither Van Beneden and Gervais (1880), nor Winge (1909), nor Steeman (2010) give any indication of age of these deposits. That said, all indications from the geologic literature are that deposits in this area are Pleistocene. All other deposits bearing Plesiocetopsis hupschii are Miocene.

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: P. J. Van Beneden and P. Gervais. 1880. Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles, comprenant la description et l'iconographie du squelette et du système dentaire de ces animaux; ainsi que des documents relatifs à leur histoire naturelle 1-634 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 96466: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.06.2010

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