Tsotilion (Miocene of Greece)

Also known as Anargyroi

Where: Macedonia, Greece (40.3° N, 21.3° E: paleocoordinates 39.2° N, 20.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tsotilion Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; marl

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: N. K. Symeonidis, E. Kazár, and S. J. Roussiakis. 2004. Shark-toothed dolphin remains (Mammalia, Cetacea, Squalodontidae) from the early Miocene of Greece. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 105(A):307-331 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 47083: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 07.02.2005

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Squalodontidae
Squalodon cf. bellunensis Dal Piaz 1901 toothed whale