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

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Research Article| March 01, 1972 Steller's Sea Cow in Pleistocene Interglacial Beach Deposits on Amchitka, Aleutian Islands L. M GARD, JR.; L. M GARD, JR. U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado 80225 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G. E LEWIS; G. E LEWIS U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado 80225 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar F. C WHITMORE, JR. F. C WHITMORE, JR. U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado 80225 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1972) 83 (3): 867–870. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[867:SSCIPI]2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 27 Sep 1971 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation L. M GARD, G. E LEWIS, F. C WHITMORE; Steller's Sea Cow in Pleistocene Interglacial Beach Deposits on Amchitka, Aleutian Islands. GSA Bulletin 1972;; 83 (3): 867–870. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[867:SSCIPI]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract 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. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.