Bazhang River (Pleistocene of Taiwan)
Also known as Niubu
Where: Chiayi, Taiwan (23.5° N, 120.3° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 23.4° N, 120.2° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Liuchungchi Formation, Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shoreface; gray, muddy siltstone and shale
• light gray muddy siltstone intercalated with dark gray shale or sandy shale
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: S.-M. Wu, T. H. Worthy, C.-K. Chuang and C.-H. Lin. 2023. New Pleistocene bird fossils in Taiwan reveal unexpected seabirds in East Asia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 68 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 232679: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 20.12.2023
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
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| Aves | |
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Gavia sp. Forster 1788 loon
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 Red-throated loon | |