Illa de l'Aire (Miocene of Spain)
Where: Spain (39.8° N, 4.3° E: paleocoordinates 40.0° N, 3.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine
• marine sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
Primary reference: B. Mercadal and G. Pilleri. 1985. A tooth of Scadicetus grandis (du Bus, 1892) (Physeteridae) from Aire Island (Menorca, Spain). Investigations on Cetacea 17:31-34 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 55597: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 01.11.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
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Scaldicetus grandis Du Bus 1872 toothed whale | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Cardium tuberculatum Linnaeus 1758 cockle | |