Kokoamu Cliffs (Oligocene of New Zealand)
Also known as I40/f27
Where: North Otago, New Zealand (44.9° S, 170.7° E: paleocoordinates 51.1° S, 174.8° W)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Kokoamu Greensand Formation, Duntroonian (27.3 - 25.2 Ma)
• Duntroonian stage, Middle Oligocene
Environment/lithology: coastal; green sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: B. J. Marples. 1956. Cetotheres (Cetacea) from the Oligocene of New Zealand. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 126(4):565-580 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 45660: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 21.11.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Mauicetus waitakiensis" = Tohoraata waitakiensis
"Mauicetus waitakiensis" = Tohoraata waitakiensis Marples 1956 whale | |
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