Ocean Point (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Alaska (55.3° N, 131.5° W: paleocoordinates 55.4° N, 131.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Gubik Formation, Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Primary reference: C. R. Harington. 2008. The evolution of Arctic marine mammals. Ecological Applications 18(2 Suppl.):S23-S40 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 81828: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.07.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Pagophilus groenlandica Erxleben 1777 harp seal
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Enhydra sp.1 Fleming 1822 sea otter
possibly Enhydriodon
Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Neptunea heros2 true whelk
subspecies heros
Neptunea lyrata2 Gmelin 1791 true whelk
subspecies leffingwelli
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Picea sp.2 Dietrich 1824 spruce
Angiospermae
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Betula sp.2 Linnaeus 1753 birch