Mogadishu (Eocene of Somalia)
Also known as Mugdisho
Where: Somalia (2.0° N, 45.3° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 10.7° S, 43.8° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Carcar Group, Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)
• Carcar Series
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: D. P. Domning, G. S. Morgan, and C. E. Ray. 1982. North American Eocene sea cows (Mammalia: Sirenia). Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 52:1-69 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/P. Holroyd]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 49940: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 02.05.2005
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Mammalia | |
cf. Prototherium sp. de Zigno 1887 dugong |