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
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Aves | |
Alca torda, "Alca impennis" = Pinguinus impennis
Alca torda Linnaeus 1758 razorbill
"Alca impennis" = Pinguinus impennis Linnaeus 1758 Great auk | |
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Mammalia | |
Alces americanus Jardine 1837 moose
Cervus canadensis Erxleben 1777 elk
"Cervus virginianus" = Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer | |
Canis sp., "Canis occidentalis" = Canis lupus
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
"Canis occidentalis" = Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf | |
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758 harbor seal | |
"Arctomys monax" = Marmota monax
"Arctomys monax" = Marmota monax Linnaeus 1758 groundhog | |
Castor canadensis Kuhl 1820 American beaver | |
Actinopteri | |
Bivalvia | |
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel | |
Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758 true whelk |