Knap of Howar (Holocene of the United Kingdom)
Where: United Kingdom (59.4° N, 2.4° W: paleocoordinates 59.4° N, 2.4° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: D. Serjeantson. 2001. The Great Auk and the Gannet: a Prehistoric Perspective on the Extinction of the Great Auk. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 11:43-55 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 122100: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 17.12.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Aves | |
Pinguinus impennis Linnaeus 1758 Great auk | |
"Sula bassana" = Morus bassanus
"Sula bassana" = Morus bassanus Linnaeus 1758 northern gannett |