Gozo, Langhian (Miocene of Malta)

Where: Malta (36.0° N, 14.3° E: paleocoordinates 35.5° N, 13.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)

• late Miocene; Helvatian

Environment/lithology: marine; calcareous sandstone

• calcareous sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. Kellogg. 1922. Pinnipeds from Miocene and Pleistocene deposits of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 13(4):23-132 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 81668: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 10.07.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Squalodontidae
Squalodon sp.1 Grateloup 1840 toothed whale
 Cetacea -
Hoplocetus crassidens3 Gervais 1852 toothed whale
It is not clear which locality this spcimen comes from.
Phoca rugosidens n. sp.1 Adams 1879 toothed whale
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phocidae indet.1 Gray 1821 seal
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Metaxytherium sp.2 de Christol 1840 dugong
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
"Mastodon angustidens" = Tetrabelodon angustidens1, "Trilophodon olisiponensis" = Gomphotherium4
"Mastodon angustidens" = Tetrabelodon angustidens1 Cuvier 1806 gomphothere
"Trilophodon olisiponensis" = Gomphotherium4 gomphothere