Rapel, SE (Neogene of Chile)

Where: Chile (34.0° S, 71.7° W: paleocoordinates 34.5° S, 68.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Neogene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

• Age of the fossils is not specified.

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Canto, J. Yanez, and J. Rovira. 2010. Estado actual del conocimiento de los mamíferos fósiles de Chile. Estudios Geologicos 66(2):255-284 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 100126: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 30.11.2010

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Physeteridae
Hoplocetinae indet. Cabrera 1926 sperm whale
 Cetacea - Tranatocetidae
Plesiocetopsis sp. Brandt 1873 whale