Leithagebirge (Miocene of Austria)

Where: Burgenland, Austria (47.9° N, 16.6° E: paleocoordinates 47.4° N, 16.2° E)

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When: Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Primary reference: J. Pia and O. Sickenberg. 1934. Katalog der in den Osterreichischen sammlungen befindlichen Saugetierreste des Jung-Tertiars Osterreichs un der Randgebiete. Denkschriften des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 4:1-544 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 85507: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 05.01.2009

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Balaenopteridae indet. Gray 1864 rorqual
 Cetacea -
"? Acrodelphis sp." = Champsodelphis
"? Acrodelphis sp." = Champsodelphis Gervais 1852 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Platanistidae
"Pachyacanthus suessi" = Pachyacanthus suessii
"Pachyacanthus suessi" = Pachyacanthus suessii Brandt 1871 toothed whale
 Cetacea - Acrodelphinidae
"Acrodelphidae indet." = Acrodelphinidae
"Acrodelphidae indet." = Acrodelphinidae Abel 1905 toothed whale