Nachvak Fjord Group (Holocene of Canada)

Where: Newfoundland, Canada (59.5° N, 63.9° W: paleocoordinates 59.5° N, 63.9° W)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: L. Swinarton. 2008. Animals and the precontact Inuit of Labrador: an examination using faunal remains, space and myth. [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 228844: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 10.01.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Salmoniformes - Salmonidae
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Gadus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cod
Aves
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Lagopus sp. Brisson 1760 ptarmigan
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus sp. Linnaeus 1758 gull
Larus marinus Linnaeus 1758 great black-backed gull
Larus argentatus Pontoppidan 1763 herring gull
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Cepphus grylle Linnaeus 1758 black guillemot
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Somateria mollissima Linnaeus 1758 common eider
Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 red-breasted merganser
Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus arcticus Ross 1819 hare
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 walrus
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phoca hispida Schreber 1775 ringed seal
Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 bearded seal
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis familiaris Linnaeus 1758 dog
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale
 Cetacea - Monodontidae
Delphinapterus leucas Pallas 1776 beluga whale