Princess Astrid Coast (Holocene of Antarctica)

Where: Antarctica (70.8° S, 11.0° E: paleocoordinates 70.8° S, 11.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: U. Schmolcke. 2008. Holocene environmental changes and the seal (Phocidae) fauna of the Baltic Sea: coming, going and staying. Mammal Review 38(4):231-246 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 90111: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.07.2009

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae
"Catharacta antarctica" = Stercorarius antarcticus
"Catharacta antarctica" = Stercorarius antarcticus Lesson 1831 brown skua
 Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Aptenodytes forsteri, Pygoscelis adeliae
Aptenodytes forsteri Gray 1844 emperor penguin
Pygoscelis adeliae Hombon and Jacquinot 1841 Adelie penguin
 Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Pagodroma nivea, Fulmarus glacialoides, Macronectes giganteus, Thalassoica antarctica
Pagodroma nivea Forster 1777 snow petrel
Fulmarus glacialoides Smith 1840 southern fulmar
Macronectes giganteus Gmelin 1789 southern giant-petrel
Thalassoica antarctica Gmelin 1789 Antarctic petrel
 Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae
Diomedea exulans
Diomedea exulans Linnaeus 1758 wandering albatross
 Procellariiformes - Oceanitidae
Oceanites oceanicus
Oceanites oceanicus Kuhl 1820 Wilson's storm-petrel
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Leptonychotes weddellii, Lobodon carcinophaga
Leptonychotes weddellii Lesson 1826 Weddell seal
Lobodon carcinophaga Hombron and Jacquinot 1843 crabeater seal
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera physalus, Balaenoptera borealis
Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus 1758 fin whale
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson 1828 sei whale
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Orcinus orca
Orcinus orca Linnaeus 1758 orca