Avayalik 1 (Holocene of Canada)
Where: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (60.1° N, 64.2° W: paleocoordinates 60.1° N, 64.2° W)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
• 400-450 AD
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: anthropogenic
Primary reference: R. H. Jordan and S. L. Olson. 1982. First record of the Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) from Labrador. The Auk 99(1):167-168 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 122270: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 20.12.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
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Phocidae indet. Gray 1821 seal | |
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Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 walrus | |
| Aves | |
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Alcidae indet. Leach 1820 auk
Pinguinus impennis Linnaeus 1758 Great auk | |
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Laridae indet. Vigors 1825 gull | |
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Procellariidae indet. Vigors 1825 petrel | |
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Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl | |