Laya (Pleistocene of Philippines)

Where: Cagayan, Philippines (17.5° N, 121.5° E: paleocoordinates 17.5° N, 121.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: G. H. R. von Koenigswald. 1956. Fossil mammals from the Philippines. Proceedings of the Pacific Science Congress 339-361 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/O. Alfaro]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 94609: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 04.03.2010

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinoceros philippinensis n. sp. von Koenigswald 1956 one-horned rhinoceros