Porto Santo Island (Pleistocene of Portugal)
Where: Madeira Island Group, Portugal (33.1° N, 16.3° W: paleocoordinates 33.1° N, 16.4° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: C. Mourer-Chauvire. 1999. Influence de l'homme prehistorique sur la repartition de certains oiseaux marins: L'exemple du grand pingouin Pinguinus impennis. 67(4):273-279 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 122815: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.01.2012
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Aves | |
Pinguinus impennis Linnaeus 1758 Great auk |