Also known as Radoboj
Where: Croatia (46.2° N, 15.9° E: paleocoordinates 45.7° N, 15.6° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Sarmatian (12.7 - 11.6 Ma)
• Likely early Sarmatian (MN7) in age, based on foraminifera (Bajraktarevic, 1984) and siliceous microfossils (Galovic, 2003) from localities in the vicinity of Krapina.
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: J. Muller. 1853. Bericht über ein neu entdecktes Cetaceum aus Radoboy, Delphinopsis freyerii. Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften 10:84-88 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 48020: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 10.03.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Delphinopsis freyeri n. gen. n. sp.
Delphinopsis freyeri n. gen. n. sp. Muller 1853 toothed whale | |
Angiospermae | |
Quercus lonchitis Unger 1850 oak |