Mount Desert Island (Holocene of the United States)

Where: Hancock County, Maine (44.3° N, 68.3° W: paleocoordinates 44.3° N, 68.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: anthropogenic

Primary reference: J. Wyman. 1868. An Account of Some Kjoekkenmoeddings, or Shell-Heaps, in Maine and Massachusetts. American Naturalist 1(aa):561-584 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 122450: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 28.12.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Aves
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Alca torda, "Alca impennis" = Pinguinus impennis
Alca torda Linnaeus 1758 razorbill
"Alca impennis" = Pinguinus impennis Linnaeus 1758 Great auk
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
ducks, 3 species
Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Alces americanus Jardine 1837 moose
Cervus canadensis Erxleben 1777 elk
"Cervus virginianus" = Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp., "Canis occidentalis" = Canis lupus
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
"Canis occidentalis" = Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758 harbor seal
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
"Arctomys monax" = Marmota monax
"Arctomys monax" = Marmota monax Linnaeus 1758 groundhog
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castor canadensis Kuhl 1820 American beaver
Actinopteri
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Pholadida - Myidae
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam
Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758 true whelk