Zhokhov Island (Holocene of Russian Federation)

Also known as Ostrov Zhkhova

Where: Russian Federation (76.2° N, 152.5° E: paleocoordinates 76.2° N, 152.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Preservation: original phosphate, anthropogenic

Primary reference: C. R. Harington. 2008. The evolution of Arctic marine mammals. Ecological Applications 18(2 Suppl.):S23-S40 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 81680: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.07.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 walrus
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear