A fossil skull fragment of a walrus from the mouth of the river Scheldt (Netherlands)
In: Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. Zoologisch Genootschap Natura Artis Magistra: Leiden. ISSN 0067-8546, more
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| Keywords |
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde
Fossils
Odobenidae Allen, 1880 [WoRMS]
Westerschelde [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
An occipito-parietal skull fragment of a male specimen of Odobenus antverpiensis (Rutten, 1907), from the mouth of the River Scheldt (Netherlands) is described and figured. The animal lived probably about the transition Scaldisian-Merxemian (Pliocene-Pleistocene). It lived in coastal marine surroundings rich in shell-bearing molluscs and is not necessarily an indication of cool conditions. |
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