Rio de La Plata (Holocene of Uruguay)
Where: Uruguay (34.8° S, 56.4° W: paleocoordinates 34.8° S, 56.4° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: fluvial; 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 86873: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 23.02.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
"Delphinus blainvillei n. sp." = Pontoporia blainvillei
"Delphinus blainvillei n. sp." = Pontoporia blainvillei Gervais and d'Orbigny 1844 toothed whale | |
"Phocaena spinipinnis n. sp." = Phocoena spinipinnis, "Phocaena dioptrica n. sp." = Phocoena dioptrica
"Phocaena spinipinnis n. sp." = Phocoena spinipinnis Burmeister 1865 porpoise
"Phocaena dioptrica n. sp." = Phocoena dioptrica Lahille 1912 spectacled porpoise | |
"Delphinus coeruleoalbus n. sp." = Stenella coeruleoalba
"Delphinus coeruleoalbus n. sp." = Stenella coeruleoalba Meyen 1833 dolphin | |