Pingfo I, living assemblage (Holocene of Antarctica)
Where: Antarctica (62.3° S, 58.6° W: paleocoordinates 62.3° S, 58.6° W)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: foreshore; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: R. A. Del Valle, D. Montalti, and M. Inbar. 2002. Mid-Holocene macrofossil-bearing raised marine beaches at Potter Peninsula, King George Island, South Shetland Islands. Antarctic Science 14(3):263-269 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 177180: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 22.03.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
"Leptonychotes weddelli" = Leptonychotes weddellii, Mirounga leonina
"Leptonychotes weddelli" = Leptonychotes weddellii Lesson 1826 Weddell seal
Mirounga leonina Linnaeus 1758 southern elephant seal | |
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Arctocephalus gazella Peters 1875 fur seal | |
| Aves | |
"Catharacta maccormicki" = Stercorarius maccormicki, "Catharacta antarctica" = Stercorarius antarcticus
"Catharacta maccormicki" = Stercorarius maccormicki Saunders 1893 south polar skua
"Catharacta antarctica" = Stercorarius antarcticus Lesson 1831 brown skua | |
"Chionis alba" = Chionis albus
"Chionis alba" = Chionis albus Gmelin 1789 snowy sheathbill | |
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Sterna vittata Gmelin 1789 Antarctic tern | |
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Macronectes giganteus Gmelin 1789 southern giant-petrel | |
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Pygoscelis adeliae Hombon and Jacquinot 1841 Adelie penguin
Pygoscelis papua Forester 1781 gentoo penguin
"Pygoscelis antarctica" = Pygoscelis antarcticus Forster 1781 chinstrap penguin | |