Eldey Rock (Holocene of Iceland)
Where: Iceland (63.7° N, 23.0° W: paleocoordinates 63.7° N, 23.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: soft parts
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: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 122621: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 04.01.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• Last known living Great Auks, killed on June 3, 1844.
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"Alca impennis" = Pinguinus impennis
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