Stare Gavan (Holocene of Russian Federation)

Also known as Bering Island

Where: Russian Federation (55.0° N, 166.4° E: paleocoordinates 55.0° N, 166.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Primary reference: P. Hershkovitz. 1966. Catalog of Living Whales. United States National Museum Bulletin 246:1-259 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 86906: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 23.02.2009

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Mesoplodon stejnegeri n. sp. True 1885 beaked whale
Berardius bairdii n. sp. Stejneger 1883 beaked whale