Mummified Seal Carcasses in the McMurdo Sound Region, Antarctica
Information was collected on 90 mummified carcasses of the "crabeater" seal in the ice-free areas of the McMurdo Sound region, Antarctica. The carcasses range from relatively well-preserved bodies to merely old, twisted, wind-dissected fragments of tissue. They are hard and dry and lie on...
Published in: | Science |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1959
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.130.3377.716 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.130.3377.716 |
id |
craaas:10.1126/science.130.3377.716 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
craaas:10.1126/science.130.3377.716 2024-06-09T07:40:30+00:00 Mummified Seal Carcasses in the McMurdo Sound Region, Antarctica Péwé, Troy L. Rivard, Norman R. Llano, George A. 1959 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.130.3377.716 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.130.3377.716 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 130, issue 3377, page 716-716 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1959 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.130.3377.716 2024-05-16T12:54:03Z Information was collected on 90 mummified carcasses of the "crabeater" seal in the ice-free areas of the McMurdo Sound region, Antarctica. The carcasses range from relatively well-preserved bodies to merely old, twisted, wind-dissected fragments of tissue. They are hard and dry and lie on the surface of the ground, mostly in valley bottoms. The arid, cold climate is ideal for retarding organic decay. One carcass was dated by radiocarbon analysis and found to be between 1600 and 2600 years old. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Crabeater Seal McMurdo Sound AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) McMurdo Sound Science 130 3377 716 716 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) |
op_collection_id |
craaas |
language |
English |
description |
Information was collected on 90 mummified carcasses of the "crabeater" seal in the ice-free areas of the McMurdo Sound region, Antarctica. The carcasses range from relatively well-preserved bodies to merely old, twisted, wind-dissected fragments of tissue. They are hard and dry and lie on the surface of the ground, mostly in valley bottoms. The arid, cold climate is ideal for retarding organic decay. One carcass was dated by radiocarbon analysis and found to be between 1600 and 2600 years old. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Péwé, Troy L. Rivard, Norman R. Llano, George A. |
spellingShingle |
Péwé, Troy L. Rivard, Norman R. Llano, George A. Mummified Seal Carcasses in the McMurdo Sound Region, Antarctica |
author_facet |
Péwé, Troy L. Rivard, Norman R. Llano, George A. |
author_sort |
Péwé, Troy L. |
title |
Mummified Seal Carcasses in the McMurdo Sound Region, Antarctica |
title_short |
Mummified Seal Carcasses in the McMurdo Sound Region, Antarctica |
title_full |
Mummified Seal Carcasses in the McMurdo Sound Region, Antarctica |
title_fullStr |
Mummified Seal Carcasses in the McMurdo Sound Region, Antarctica |
title_full_unstemmed |
Mummified Seal Carcasses in the McMurdo Sound Region, Antarctica |
title_sort |
mummified seal carcasses in the mcmurdo sound region, antarctica |
publisher |
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
publishDate |
1959 |
url |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.130.3377.716 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.130.3377.716 |
geographic |
McMurdo Sound |
geographic_facet |
McMurdo Sound |
genre |
Antarc* Antarctica Crabeater Seal McMurdo Sound |
genre_facet |
Antarc* Antarctica Crabeater Seal McMurdo Sound |
op_source |
Science volume 130, issue 3377, page 716-716 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.130.3377.716 |
container_title |
Science |
container_volume |
130 |
container_issue |
3377 |
container_start_page |
716 |
op_container_end_page |
716 |
_version_ |
1801383888139845632 |