Asdal (Pleistocene of Denmark)

Where: Jutland, Denmark (57.6° N, 10.0° E: paleocoordinates 57.6° N, 10.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

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

• 11100+1 160 BP, Allerod

•originally identified has Holocene

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: K. Aaris-Sørensen and K. S. Petersen. 1984. A late Weichselian find of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus Phipps) from Denmark and reflections on the paleoenvironment. Boreas 13(1):29-33 [M. Uhen/C. Peredo/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 81674: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.07.2008

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear