Where: Ica, Peru (13.8° S, 76.2° W: paleocoordinates 16.3° S, 67.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: CNE13 nannofossil zone, Yumaque Member (Paracas Formation), Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• Lowest part of the Yumaque Member, 1.95 m above the base; upper part of calcareous nannofossil Zone CNE13 of Agnini et al. [10], approximately 42.6 mya, middle Eocene (early late Lutetian).

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: O. Lambert, G. Bianucci, R. Salas-Gismondi, C. Di Celma, E. Steurbaut, M. Urbina, and C. Muizon. 2019. An Amphibious Whale from the Middle Eocene of Peru Reveals Early South Pacific Dispersal of Quadrupedal Cetaceans. Current Biology 29:1-8 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 200440: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 04.04.2019

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