Papa Westray: Holocene, United Kingdom
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Alcidae
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Alca impennis
Linnaeus 1758
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| recombined as Pinguinus impennis | |||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United Kingdom | State/province: | Scotland |
| Coordinates: | 59.4° North, 2.9° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 59.4° North, 2.9° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Papa Westra | ||
| Database number: | 122692 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2012-01-05 02:06:40 | Last modified: | 2012-01-04 09:06:40 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2012-01-05 02:06:40 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 39012. | C. Violani. 1974. Ecologia di un'estinzione Alca impenne. Bolleteno de Museo Civico di Storia naturale de Venezia 25:49-60 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |