Tvaersted: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Denmark
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Balaenopteridae
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Megaptera novaeangliae
(Brisson 1762)
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= Megaptera cf. novaeangliae
Brisson 1762
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Aaris-Sørensen et al. 2010 | ||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Denmark |
| Coordinates: | 57.6° North, 10.3° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 57.6° North, 10.3° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago | ||
| Age estimate: | 12100 ± 185 YBP (14C) |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original phosphate |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Tversted, Vester Tvaersted | ||
| Database number: | 76056 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2007-11-09 13:42:06 | Last modified: | 2010-09-24 13:58:09 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2007-11-09 13:42:06 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 25746. | K. Aaris-Sørensen, C. Kinze, K. L. Rasmussen and K. S. Petersen. 1999. "Danish" Late Pleistocene and Holocene whale records - an interdisciplinary project. [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 32630 | K. Aaris-Sørensen, K. L. Rasmussen, C. Kinze and K. S. Petersen. 2010. Late Pleistocene and Holocene whale remains (Cetacea) from Denmark and adjacent countries: Species, distribution, chronology, and trace element concentrations. Marine Mammal Science 26(2):253-281 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |