Landes (Neogene of France)

Where: France (43.9° N, 0.8° W: paleocoordinates 44.1° N, 1.9° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Neogene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Primary reference: P. J. Van Beneden. 1882. Description des Ossements Fossiles des Environs D'Anvers Troisieme Partie: Cetaces Genera: Megaptera, Balenoptera, Burtinopsis & Erpetocetus. Annales du Musee Royal D'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 7:1-90 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 85338: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 15.12.2008

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Prohalicore sp.1 Flot 1887 dugong
 Cetacea -
 Cetacea - Squalodontidae
Squalodon sp.1 Grateloup 1840 toothed whale
 Cetacea -
Champsodelphis macrogenius1 Fischer 1829 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae
"Delphinus dationum n. sp." = Schizodelphis sulcatus2
"Delphinus dationum n. sp." = Schizodelphis sulcatus2 Gervais 1853 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Physeteridae
? Physeter antiquus1 Gervais 1849 sperm whale
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
"Balaena lartetii n. sp." = Balaena larteti
"Balaena lartetii n. sp." = Balaena larteti Van Beneden 1882 bowhead whale