Blackheath (Pliocene of the United Kingdom)
Where: England, United Kingdom (52.1° N, 1.2° E: paleocoordinates 52.1° N, 0.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Red Crag Formation, Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: foreshore; lithology not reported
• The Red Crag Formation exhibits a shallow marine environment with nearshore deposits.
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: T. H. Huxley. 1864. On the cetacean fossils termed Ziphius by Cuvier, with a notice of a new species (Belemnoziphius compressus) from the Red Crag. Proceedings of the Geological Society 20:388-396 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 85154: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.12.2008
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| Mammalia | |
Belemnoziphius compressus n. gen. n. sp.
Belemnoziphius compressus n. gen. n. sp. Huxley 1864 beaked whale | |