Forteau (Pleistocene of Canada)

Where: Labrador, Canada (51.5° N, 57.0° W: paleocoordinates 51.5° N, 57.0° W)

When: Koopnap Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. R. Harington. 1993. Pleistocene Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) from Forteau, Labrador. GĂ©ographie physique et Quaternaire 47(1):111-118 [M. Uhen/M. Shalap/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 197059: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Tristan Crum on 20.10.2018, edited by Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 walrus
Bivalvia
 Pholadida - Myidae
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam