Shark River (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as Hamilton

Where: Monmouth County, New Jersey (40.2° N, 74.1° W: paleocoordinates 40.2° N, 73.9° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• confusion abounds about what deposits produced what in this area. See Ray (1975) for discussion.

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. E. Ray. 1975. The relationshiops of Hemicaulodon effodiens Cope 1869 (Mammalia; Odobenidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 88(26):282-304 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 57699: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 19.12.2005

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
"Hemicaulodon effodiens" = Odobenus rosmarus
"Hemicaulodon effodiens" = Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 walrus