Cape Columbine (Miocene to of South Africa)

Where: South Africa (34.7° S, 17.7° E: paleocoordinates 35.0° S, 16.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Middle Miocene to Middle Miocene (16.0 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; phosphorite

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. H. Haughton. 1956. Phosphatic-Glauconitic deposits off the west coast of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 42(4):329-334 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 77226: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 02.01.2008

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Ihlengesi saldanhae Bianucci et al. 2007 beaked whale
M. densirostris, M. grayi, or M. australis