Skjonghelleren (Pleistocene of Norway)

Where: Sunnmore, Norway (62.5° N, 6.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. R. Stewart. 2002. Sea-birds from coastal and non-coastal, archaeological and “natural” Pleistocene deposits or not all unexpected deposition is of human origin. Acta zoologica cracoviensia 45:167-178 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 125317: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.03.2012, edited by Nicholas Kahane

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Actinopteri
 Gadiformes -
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
 Perciformes -
Anarhichas lupus1 perch-like fish
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Rissa tridactyla2 Linnaeus 1758 black-legged kittiwake
Pagophila eburnea2 Phipps 1774 ivory gull
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Alle alle Linnaeus 1758 dovekie
Uria sp.2 Brisson 1760 auk
Uria aalge2 Pontoppidan 1763 Common murre
Uria lomvia2 Linnaeus 1758 Thick-billed murre
Cepphus grylle2 Linnaeus 1758 black guillemot
Fratercula arctica2 Linnaeus 1758 Atlantic puffin
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Somateria mollissima2 Linnaeus 1758 common eider
 Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Fulmarus glacialis2 Linnaeus 1761 northern fulmar
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Lutra lutra1 Linnaeus 1758 European otter
 Carnivora - Phocidae
"Phoca groenlandica" = Pagophilus groenlandica1, Phoca hispida1
"Phoca groenlandica" = Pagophilus groenlandica1 Erxleben 1777 harp seal
Phoca hispida1 Schreber 1775 ringed seal
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Lemmus lemmus1 Linnaeus 1758 Norway lemming