Saqqaq Site (Holocene of Greenland)
Where: Qeqertasussuk, Greenland (68.4° N, 53.3° W: paleocoordinates 68.4° N, 53.3° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
• permafrost
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: anthropogenic
Primary reference: B. Grønnow. 1988. Prehistory in permafrost. Journal of Danish Archaeology 7:24-39 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 187755: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 10.08.2017
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Actinopteri | |
Gadus morhua cod | |
Mammalia | |
Erignathus barbatus, Phoca hispida, "Phoca groenlandica" = Pagophilus groenlandica, Cystophora cristata
Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 bearded seal
Phoca hispida Schreber 1775 ringed seal
"Phoca groenlandica" = Pagophilus groenlandica Erxleben 1777 harp seal
Cystophora cristata Erxleben 1779 hooded seal | |
Canis familiaris, "Alopex lagopus" = Vulpes lagopus
Canis familiaris Linnaeus 1758 dog
"Alopex lagopus" = Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus 1758 Arctic fox | |
Balaenoptera sp. Lacépède 1804 rorqual | |
Balaena sp. Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale | |
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus 1758 narhwal | |
Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus 1758 harbor porpoise | |
Orcinus orca Linnaeus 1758 orca | |
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus 1758 sperm whale | |
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer | |
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human | |
Aves | |
Alcidae indet. Leach 1820 auk | |
Fulmarus glacialis Linnaeus 1761 northern fulmar |