Peale Point (Holocene of Canada)

Where: Nunavut, Canada (64.1° N, 70.6° W: paleocoordinates 64.0° N, 70.6° W)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: D. R. Stenton. 1987. Recent archaeological investigations in Frobisher Bay, Baffin Island, NWT. Canadian Journal of Archaeology 11:13-48 [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 228919: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 20.01.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus arcticus
Lepus arcticus Ross 1819 hare
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer
 Cetacea - Monodontidae
Monodon monoceros, Delphinapterus leucas
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758 narhwal
Delphinapterus leucas Pallas 1776 beluga whale
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp., Vulpes lagopus, Vulpes vulpes
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus 1758 Arctic fox
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus maritimus
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear
 Carnivora - Phocidae
"Pagophilus groenlandicus" = Pagophilus groenlandica, Phoca hispida, Erignathus barbatus
"Pagophilus groenlandicus" = Pagophilus groenlandica Erxleben 1777 harp seal
Phoca hispida Schreber 1775 ringed seal
Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 bearded seal
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
Odobenus rosmarus
Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 walrus