Also known as Matlock
Where: Mason County, Washington (47.2° N, 123.4° W: paleocoordinates 46.9° N, 112.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Lincoln Creek Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Reposited in the LACM
Collection methods: surface (in situ)
Primary reference: L. G. Barnes and J. L. Goedert. 2000. The world's oldest known odontocete (Mammalia, Cetacea). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(3):28A [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 45812: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.12.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Odontoceti indet. Flower 1867 toothed whale |