Taphonomy of a Mysticeti whale in the Lower Pliocene Huelva Sands Formation (Southern Spain)
This paper reports the occurrence of an incomplete fossil baleen whale skeleton in the Lower Pliocene Huelva Sands Formation (Guadalquivir basin) near the town of Bonares, southwestern Spain. The skeleton was found in the highly bioturbated glauconitic sandstone unit in association with Neopycnodont...
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ftunivhuelva:oai:rabida.uhu.es:10272/15599 2023-05-15T15:36:52+02:00 Taphonomy of a Mysticeti whale in the Lower Pliocene Huelva Sands Formation (Southern Spain) Esperante, Raúl Muñiz Guinea, Fernando Nick, K.E. 2009-12 http://hdl.handle.net/10272/15599 https://doi.org/10.1344/105.000001451 eng eng Institut de Ciències de la Terra "Jaume Almera" R. Esperante, Fernando Muñiz Guinea, K.E. Nick. Taphonomy of a Mysticeti whale in the Lower Pliocene Huelva Sands Formation (Southern Spain). Geologica acta: an international earth science journal, ISSN 1695-6133, Vol. 7, Nº. 4, 2009, págs. 489-504. DOI:10.1344/105.000001451 1695-6133 http://hdl.handle.net/10272/15599 doi:10.1344/105.000001451 Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess CC-BY-NC-ND Baleen whale Mysticeti Neogene Guadalquivir basin info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2009 ftunivhuelva https://doi.org/10.1344/105.000001451 2021-08-11T19:39:20Z This paper reports the occurrence of an incomplete fossil baleen whale skeleton in the Lower Pliocene Huelva Sands Formation (Guadalquivir basin) near the town of Bonares, southwestern Spain. The skeleton was found in the highly bioturbated glauconitic sandstone unit in association with Neopycnodonte cochlear shells. Several morphological features of the mandibles, scapula and vertebrae suggest that the specimen belongs in the suborder Mysticeti, family Balaenopteridae. Most bones show abrasion due to a long exposure on the seafloor, and some bones show shark tooth marks and both micro- and macro-bioerosion by scavengers. The position of the bones suggests that the carcass landed on the seafloor on its left side and then turned right side up. Sedimentological and paleontological features indicate that the whale was buried in shallow platform waters under low sedimentation rates. Article in Journal/Newspaper baleen whale Universidad de Huelva: Arias Montano |
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This paper reports the occurrence of an incomplete fossil baleen whale skeleton in the Lower Pliocene Huelva Sands Formation (Guadalquivir basin) near the town of Bonares, southwestern Spain. The skeleton was found in the highly bioturbated glauconitic sandstone unit in association with Neopycnodonte cochlear shells. Several morphological features of the mandibles, scapula and vertebrae suggest that the specimen belongs in the suborder Mysticeti, family Balaenopteridae. Most bones show abrasion due to a long exposure on the seafloor, and some bones show shark tooth marks and both micro- and macro-bioerosion by scavengers. The position of the bones suggests that the carcass landed on the seafloor on its left side and then turned right side up. Sedimentological and paleontological features indicate that the whale was buried in shallow platform waters under low sedimentation rates. |
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Esperante, Raúl Muñiz Guinea, Fernando Nick, K.E. |
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Esperante, Raúl Muñiz Guinea, Fernando Nick, K.E. |
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Taphonomy of a Mysticeti whale in the Lower Pliocene Huelva Sands Formation (Southern Spain) |
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Taphonomy of a Mysticeti whale in the Lower Pliocene Huelva Sands Formation (Southern Spain) |
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Taphonomy of a Mysticeti whale in the Lower Pliocene Huelva Sands Formation (Southern Spain) |
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Taphonomy of a Mysticeti whale in the Lower Pliocene Huelva Sands Formation (Southern Spain) |
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Taphonomy of a Mysticeti whale in the Lower Pliocene Huelva Sands Formation (Southern Spain) |
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taphonomy of a mysticeti whale in the lower pliocene huelva sands formation (southern spain) |
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Institut de Ciències de la Terra "Jaume Almera" |
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R. Esperante, Fernando Muñiz Guinea, K.E. Nick. Taphonomy of a Mysticeti whale in the Lower Pliocene Huelva Sands Formation (Southern Spain). Geologica acta: an international earth science journal, ISSN 1695-6133, Vol. 7, Nº. 4, 2009, págs. 489-504. DOI:10.1344/105.000001451 1695-6133 http://hdl.handle.net/10272/15599 doi:10.1344/105.000001451 |
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