Grande Rade, Noumea: Holocene, New Caledonia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Balaenopteridae
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Megaptera novaeangliae
(Brisson 1762)
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | New Caledonia |
Coordinates: | 22.3° South, 166.4° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 22.2° South, 166.4° East |
Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
Time
Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | not reported |
Environment: | intrashelf/intraplatform reef |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 83481 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
Modifier: | S. Strother | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2008-08-21 06:52:17 | Last modified: | 2010-07-03 19:56:19 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-08-21 06:52:17 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
27683. | P. Borsa. 2006. Marine mammal strandings in the New Caledonia region, Southwest Pacific. Comptes Rendus Biologies 329(4):277-288 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
33047 | N. Guillemot, P. Chabanet, and O. Le Pape. 2010. Cyclone effects on the coral reef habitats in New Caledonia. Coral Reefs, Springer-Verlag 29:445-453 [M. Uhen/S. Strother] |