Wijnegem (Pliocene of Belgium)

Also known as Wynegem, Wyneghem

Where: Antwerpen, Belgium (51.2° N, 4.5° E: paleocoordinates 51.3° N, 4.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

Primary reference: X. Misonne. 1958. Faune du Tertiare et du Pleistocene inferieur de Belgique (Oiseaux et mammiferes) Donnees paleontologiques. Institute Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Bulletin 34(5):1-36 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 67028: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.11.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
Trichecodon koninckii3, "Alachtherium cretsii n. gen. n. sp." = Ontocetus emmonsi1
Trichecodon koninckii3 Van Beneden 1871 walrus
"Alachtherium cretsii n. gen. n. sp." = Ontocetus emmonsi1 Leidy 1859 walrus
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera musculoides, Megapteropsis robusta2, Megaptera affinis, Balaenoptera sibbaldina
Balaenoptera musculoides Van Beneden 1880 rorqual
Megapteropsis robusta2 Van Beneden 1872 rorqual
Megaptera affinis Van Beneden 1880 rorqual
Balaenoptera sibbaldina Van Beneden 1880 rorqual
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
Balaena primigenius
Balaena primigenius Van Beneden 1872 right whale
 Cetacea -
Burtinopsis minutus
Burtinopsis minutus Van Beneden 1880 whale
1Du Bus 1867; 2Van Beneden 1872; 3Van Beneden 1876