Gunnbjorn Rocks (Holocene of Greenland)

Also known as Leif's Island

Where: Greenland (64.7° N, 37.0° W: paleocoordinates 64.7° N, 37.0° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. C. Greenway. 1967. Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World, second revised edition 1-520 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 122684: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 05.01.2012

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Taxonomic list

Aves
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
"Alca impennis" = Pinguinus impennis
"Alca impennis" = Pinguinus impennis Linnaeus 1758 Great auk