Cape Garry: Holocene, Canada
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Gaviidae
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Gavia adamsii
Gray 1859
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Reptilia
- Procellariidae
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Fulmarus glacialis
(Linnaeus 1761)
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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Somateria mollissima
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Lagopus muta
(Montin 1781)
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Laridae
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Xema sabini
(Sabine 1819)
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Larus hyperboreus
Gunnerus 1767
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Alcidae
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Cepphus grylle
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Uria lomvia
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Stercorariidae
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Stercorarius sp.
Brisson 1760
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Lepus arcticus
Ross 1819
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Dicrostonyx groenlandicus
Traill 1823
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Phocidae
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Phoca hispida
Schreber 1775
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Erignathus barbatus
(Erxleben 1777)
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Odobenidae
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Odobenus rosmarus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ursidae
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Ursus maritimus
Phipps 1774
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Vulpes lagopus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Canis sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Ovibos moschatus
(Zimmermann 1780)
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Rangifer tarandus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Geography
| Country: | Canada | State/province: | Nunavut |
| Coordinates: | 72.5° North, 93.5° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 72.5° North, 93.5° West |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| Age estimate: | 950 to 750 YBP (14C) |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 229489 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | N. Kahane |
| Modifier: | N. Kahane | ||
| Created: | 2023-03-13 20:46:00 | Last modified: | 2023-03-13 21:02:33 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2023-03-13 20:46:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 84087. | A. M. Rick. 1980. Non-Ceteacean Vertebrate Remains from Two Thule Winter Houses on Somerset Island, N.W.T. Canadian Journal of Archaeology (4)99-117 [M. Uhen/N. Kahane] |
Secondary references:
| 81667 | S. J. Crockford. 2022. Polar Bear Fossil and Archaeological Records from the Pleistocene and Holocene in Relation to Sea Ice Extent and Open Water Polynyas. Openquaternary 8(7):1-26 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |