Iris Quarry (Miocene of Romania)
Where: Romania (46.8° N, 23.6° E: paleocoordinates 46.3° N, 23.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Sarmatian (12.7 - 11.6 Ma)
• early Sarmatian (Volhynian Stage, NN8)
Environment/lithology: marine; gray marl
• gray marl and clay beds
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: E. Kazár, M. Vremir, and V. Codrea. 2004. Dolphin remains (Cetacea: Odontoceti) from the middle Miocene of Cluj-napoca, Romania. Acta Paleontologica Romanie 4:179-189 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 47082: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 07.02.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
"? Atocetus fuchsii" = Kentriodon fuchsii
"? Atocetus fuchsii" = Kentriodon fuchsii Brandt 1873 toothed whale | |