Velsen (Holocene of Netherlands)

Where: Netherlands (52.5° N, 4.6° E: paleocoordinates 52.5° N, 4.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate, anthropogenic

Primary reference: L. H. Van Wijgaarden-Bakker. 1978. A subfossil Great Auk - Pinguinus impennis (L) from the Netherlands. Ardea 66:57-61 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 122115: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 17.12.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Aves
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Pinguinus impennis Linnaeus 1758 Great auk
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Meles meles Linnaeus 1758 European badger
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis familiaris Linnaeus 1758 dog
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus caballus Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758 red deer
Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus 1758 European roe deer
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758 domestic sheep
Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 cow
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus europaeus Pallas 1778 European hare
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian beaver