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Svalbard Pleistocene, Svalbard, Norway
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 77.5536,23.6703 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Svalbard, Norway |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Svalbard Holocene | Harington C. R. (2008) | not reported | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary | ||
Svalbard Pleistocene | Harington C. R. (2008) | > 80000 BP | not reported | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Pagophilus groenlandica species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Pagophilus : Pagophilus groenlandica | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Ursus maritimus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus : Ursus maritimus | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Balaena mysticetus species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenidae : Balaena : Balaena mysticetus | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary |
References
Harington C. R. (2008) The evolution of Arctic marine mammals, Ecological Applications 18 2 Suppl., S23-S40 |
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!