Amaknak Spit (Holocene of the United States)

Also known as UNL 55

Where: Alaska (53.9° N, 166.5° W: paleocoordinates 53.9° N, 166.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. M. Traffichini. 2019. Reconstruction of Northeastern Pacific Ocean Holocene Production Using Marine Mammal Archaeofauna. 102more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 236014: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 09.09.2024

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Mammalia
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758 harbor seal
 Carnivora - Otariidae
Callorhinus ursinus Linnaeus 1758 northern fur seal
Eumetopias jubatus Schreber 1776 Steller sea lion
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Enhydra lutris Linnaeus 1758 sea otter