Ancud (Miocene to of Chile)

Where: Lagos, Chile (41.9° S, 73.8° W: paleocoordinates 42.2° S, 71.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Middle Miocene to Middle Miocene (16.0 - 2.6 Ma)

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 100135: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 30.11.2010, edited by Damián Perez

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Ameghinomya meridionalis1 Sowerby 1846 venus clam
Ameghinomya chiloensis1 Philippi 1887 venus clam
Mammalia
 Cetacea -
Balaena simpsoni n. sp.2 Phillipi 1887 whale