Whaling Survey: Holocene, South Africa
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Ziphiidae
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Tasmacetus shepherdi
Oliver 1937
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | South Africa |
Coordinates: | 32.1° South, 18.3° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 32.1° South, 18.3° East |
Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
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: | 168374 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | C. Peredo | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2015-04-20 12:04:16 | Last modified: | 2015-04-20 12:04:16 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2015-04-20 12:04:16 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
55103. | K. C. Balcomb and D. E. Claridge. 2001. A mass stranding of cetaceans caused by naval sonar in the Bahamas. Bahamas Journal of Science 8(2):2-12 [M. Uhen/C. Peredo/M. Uhen] |