Kap Kobenhavn ( of Greenland)

Where: Greenland (82.5° N, 50.0° W: paleocoordinates 82.5° N, 48.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Unit B3 Member (Kap Kobenhavn Formation), Blancan (4.9 - 1.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: C. A. Repenning and E. M. Brouwers. 1992. Late Pliocene-early Pleistocene ecologic changes in the Arctic Ocean borderland. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 2036(3):1-37 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details

PaleoDB collection 20082: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995

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Taxonomic list

• 82 deg 30 min N; longitude not completely clear
said to be an Anita/Borchers/Big Springs equivalent, which matches the occurrence of Lepus
not clear if other taxa are present
Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Hypolagus sp. Dice 1917 rabbit
Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare