Rapel, SE: Neogene, Chile

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Cetacea - Physeteridae
Hoplocetinae indet. Cabrera 1926
1 specimen
Mammalia - Cetacea - Tranatocetidae
Plesiocetopsis sp. (Brandt 1873)
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Chile
Coordinates: 34.0° South, 71.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.5° South, 68.2° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene
Key time interval:Neogene
Age range of interval:23.03000 - 2.58800 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: Age of the fossils is not specified.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:100126
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2010-11-30 03:00:12 Last modified:2010-11-29 10:11:56
Access level:the public Released:2010-11-30 03:00:12
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

34357. J. Canto, J. Yanez, and J. Rovira. 2010. Estado actual del conocimiento de los mamíferos fósiles de Chile. Estudios Geologicos 66(2):255-284 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]