Open AccessThe walrus, Odobenus rosmarus (L.), as a "Danish" faunal element during the Weichsel Ice Age
Author(s) -
Ulrik Møhl
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
bulletin of the geological society of denmark
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2245-7070
pISSN - 0011-6297
DOI - 10.37570/bgsd-1985-34-08
Subject(s) - danish , fauna , geology , paleontology , skull , geography , physical geography , archaeology , oceanography , geodesy , ecology , biology , philosophy , linguistics
Two recent datings of walrus skull fragments from the North Sea, giving the C-14 ages 24380±620 years before 1950 and 30880± fil8 before 1950 respectively, show that as a fauna! element the walrus can be traced back to he time before the main thrust of the Weichsel Ice Age.