Steller's Sea Cow in Pleistocene Interglacial Beach Deposits on Amchitka, Aleutian Isknds

The first discovery of Steller's Sea Cow (Hydrodamalis) in place in Pleistocene deposits has been made in interglacial beach sand and gravel 35 m above present sea level on Amchitka, Aleutian Islands. Uranium series dating of the bone indicates that it is about 135,000 yrs old.

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Main Authors: Gard, L. M., Jr., Lewis, G. E., Whitmore, Frank C., Jr.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1972
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
Amchitka
Steller's sea cow
Aleutian Islands
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsstaffpub/231
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsstaffpub/article/1240/viewcontent/Whitmore_GSAB_1972_Stellers_sea_cow.pdf
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spelling ftunivnebraskali:oai:digitalcommons.unl.edu:usgsstaffpub-1240 2023-11-12T04:26:52+01:00 Steller's Sea Cow in Pleistocene Interglacial Beach Deposits on Amchitka, Aleutian Isknds Gard, L. M., Jr. Lewis, G. E. Whitmore, Frank C., Jr. 1972-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsstaffpub/231 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsstaffpub/article/1240/viewcontent/Whitmore_GSAB_1972_Stellers_sea_cow.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsstaffpub/231 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsstaffpub/article/1240/viewcontent/Whitmore_GSAB_1972_Stellers_sea_cow.pdf USGS Staff -- Published Research Earth Sciences text 1972 ftunivnebraskali 2023-10-30T10:39:03Z The first discovery of Steller's Sea Cow (Hydrodamalis) in place in Pleistocene deposits has been made in interglacial beach sand and gravel 35 m above present sea level on Amchitka, Aleutian Islands. Uranium series dating of the bone indicates that it is about 135,000 yrs old. Text Steller's sea cow Aleutian Islands University of Nebraska-Lincoln: DigitalCommons@UNL Amchitka ENVELOPE(178.878,178.878,51.567,51.567)
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Gard, L. M., Jr.
Lewis, G. E.
Whitmore, Frank C., Jr.
Steller's Sea Cow in Pleistocene Interglacial Beach Deposits on Amchitka, Aleutian Isknds
topic_facet Earth Sciences
description The first discovery of Steller's Sea Cow (Hydrodamalis) in place in Pleistocene deposits has been made in interglacial beach sand and gravel 35 m above present sea level on Amchitka, Aleutian Islands. Uranium series dating of the bone indicates that it is about 135,000 yrs old.
format Text
author Gard, L. M., Jr.
Lewis, G. E.
Whitmore, Frank C., Jr.
author_facet Gard, L. M., Jr.
Lewis, G. E.
Whitmore, Frank C., Jr.
author_sort Gard, L. M., Jr.
title Steller's Sea Cow in Pleistocene Interglacial Beach Deposits on Amchitka, Aleutian Isknds
title_short Steller's Sea Cow in Pleistocene Interglacial Beach Deposits on Amchitka, Aleutian Isknds
title_full Steller's Sea Cow in Pleistocene Interglacial Beach Deposits on Amchitka, Aleutian Isknds
title_fullStr Steller's Sea Cow in Pleistocene Interglacial Beach Deposits on Amchitka, Aleutian Isknds
title_full_unstemmed Steller's Sea Cow in Pleistocene Interglacial Beach Deposits on Amchitka, Aleutian Isknds
title_sort steller's sea cow in pleistocene interglacial beach deposits on amchitka, aleutian isknds
publisher DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln
publishDate 1972
url https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsstaffpub/231
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsstaffpub/article/1240/viewcontent/Whitmore_GSAB_1972_Stellers_sea_cow.pdf
long_lat ENVELOPE(178.878,178.878,51.567,51.567)
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Aleutian Islands
genre_facet Steller's sea cow
Aleutian Islands
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