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Tipam, Maungdaw District, Rakhine State, Myanmar
Formation | Tipam |
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Age: | 23.0 - 5.3 Ma Miocene |
Interval | Miocene |
Lithology | sandstone |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 1 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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St. Martin's Island | Maungdaw District, Rakhine State, Myanmar | Tipam |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Cetotheriidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Cetotheriidae | 23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
Anderson J. S., Barnes L. G. (2000) A Fossil Miocene Whale from the Tipam Sandstone, St. Martin's Island, Oryctos 3, 79-84 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!