Hudson Strait (JfEl-10) (Holocene of Canada)

Where: Quebec, Canada (60.7° N, 69.7° W: paleocoordinates 60.7° N, 69.7° W)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: S. E. Lofthouse. 2003. A Taphonomic Treatment of Thule Zooarchaeological Materials from Diana Bay, Nunavik (Arctic Quebec). [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taphonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 228861: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 13.01.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Aves
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus sp. Linnaeus 1758 gull
humerus shaft fragment, either L. hyperboreus or L. argentus
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
five axial and appendicular elements, single mandible
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 walrus
skull and mandible elements, limb and axial skeleton elements, tusk fragments, assorted teeth
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Erignathus barbatus, "Pagophilus groenlandicus" = Pagophilus groenlandica
Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 bearded seal
assorted elements, emphasis on upper axial skeleton and forelimbs
"Pagophilus groenlandicus" = Pagophilus groenlandica Erxleben 1777 harp seal
assorted elements, limb element common
 Carnivora - Phocadae
Phocadae indet. Gray 1821 seal
assorted elements, possibly ringed seal (Phoca hispida) or harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bear
assorted post-cranial elements, skull and mandible fragments, teeth, limb elements most likely polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer
skull fragments, antlers, teeth, appendicular skeletal fragments
 Cetacea - Monodontidae
Delphinapterus leucas Pallas 1776 beluga whale
rib fragments, axial and appendicular skeletal elements
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale
cranium, assorted post-cranial elements
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Dicrostonyx hudsonius Pallas 1778 Ungava collared lemming
complete skeleton
Microtinae indet. mouse
assorted elements