Mittivakkat Glacier (Holocene of Greenland)

Where: Greenland (65.7° N, 37.8° W: paleocoordinates 65.7° N, 37.8° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; unlithified sandstone

• Frozen glacier

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: N. T. Knudsen, P. Nornberg, J. C. Yde, B. Hasholt, and J. Heinemeier. 2008. Recent marginal changes of the Mittivakkat Glacier, Southeast Greenland and the discovery of remains of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and peaty material. Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography 108(1):137-142 [M. Uhen/C. Peredo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 162115: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Carlos Peredo on 19.09.2014

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus maritimus
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear