Blythesdale Beach: Holocene, South Africa
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Ziphiidae
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Indopacetus pacificus
(Longman 1926)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Geography
| Country: | South Africa |
| Coordinates: | 29.7° South, 31.6° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 29.6° South, 31.6° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
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
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 80606 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-04-29 07:29:16 | Last modified: | 2008-04-29 10:29:16 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-04-29 07:29:16 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 27119. | M. L. Dalebout, G. J. B. Ross, C. S. Baker, R. C. Anderson, P. B. Best, V. G. Cockcroft, H. L. Hinsz, V. Peddemores, and R. L. Pitman. 2003. Appearance, distribution, and genetic distinctivenss of Longman's beaked whale, Indopacetus pacificus. Marine Mammal Science 19(3):421-461 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |