Bocholt (Miocene of Germany)

Where: Germany (52.8° N, 6.6° E: paleocoordinates 53.1° N, 5.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. Springhorn. 1978. Extremitatenreste einer Monchsrobbe (Phocidae, Carnivora, Mammalia) aus dem Miozan von Bocholt (Niederrhein). Palaentologische Zeitschrift 52(1/2):19-27 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 102175: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.01.2011

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Monotherium sp. Van Beneden 1876 seal