Fos (Pleistocene of France)
Also known as Fos-sur-Mer
Where: Bouches-du-Rhone, France (43.4° N, 4.9° E: paleocoordinates 43.5° N, 4.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• Age of this collection is something of a guess.
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported
Primary reference: G. Cuvier. 1824. Recherches sur les ossements fossiles 5(1):1-352 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 86921: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 24.02.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
Ziphius cavirostris n. gen. n. sp.
Ziphius cavirostris n. gen. n. sp. Cuvier 1824 Cuvier's beaked whale |