Puesto Picavea, near (Miocene to of Argentina)

Where: Rio Negro, Argentina (40.3° S, 65.6° W: paleocoordinates 40.9° S, 60.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Saladar Formation, Early/Lower Miocene to Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 11.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; sandstone

• Lithologically, the Saladar Member is characterized by the presence of intermixed sandstone, coquina and pelitic levels.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. S. Piazza, F. L. Agnolin, and S. Lucero. 2018. First record of a macroraptorial sperm whale (Cetacea, Physeteroidea) from the Miocene of Argentina. Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 21(3):276-280 [M. Uhen/B. Shipps/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 49878: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 29.04.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea -
aff. Livyatan sp. Lambert et al. 2010 toothed whale