Tungting Lake (Holocene of China)

Also known as Lake Dongting

Where: Hunan, China (29.3° N, 112.9° E: paleocoordinates 29.3° N, 112.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithology not reported

Primary reference: P. Hershkovitz. 1966. Catalog of Living Whales. United States National Museum Bulletin 246:1-259 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 86874: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 23.02.2009

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Lipotidae
Lipotes vexillifer n. sp. Miller 1918 Chinese river dolphin