Kuukpak (Holocene of Canada)
Where: Northwest Territories, Canada (69.3° N, 133.9° W: paleocoordinates 69.3° N, 133.9° W)
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: M. W. Betts and T. M. Friesen. 2006. Declining foraging returns from an inexhaustible resource? Abundance indices and beluga whaling in the western Canadian Arctic. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 25:59-81 [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 228921: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 20.01.2023
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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unclassified | |
Osteichthyes | |
Coregonus autumnalis bony fish
Coregonus sardinella bony fish
Coregonus nasus bony fish
Coregonus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bony fish
Coregonus clupeaformis Mitchill 1818 bony fish | |
Aves | |
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 Red-throated loon
Gavia immer Brunnich 1764 Common loon
Gavia arctica Linnaeus 1758 Arctic loon | |
Anatidae sp., Clangula hyernalis, Melanitta nigra, Cygnus columbianus, Cygnus buccinator, Anserini sp., Branta canadensis, Anser caerulescens
Anatidae sp. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Clangula hyernalis seaduck
Melanitta nigra Linnaeus 1758 common scoter
Cygnus columbianus Ord 1815 tundra swan
Cygnus buccinator Richardson 1832 trumpeter swan
Anserini sp. Vigors 1825 goose
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose | |
Perisoreus canadensis Linnaeus 1766 Canada jay | |
Tympanuchus phasianellus Linnaeus 1758 sharp-tailed grouse
Tetraoninae sp. Linnaeus 1758 grouse
Lagopus muta Montin 1781 rock ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus Linnaeus 1758 willow ptarmigan | |
Laridae sp. Vigors 1825 gull
Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus 1767 glaucous gull | |
Phalaropus sp. Brisson 1760 snipe
Numenius sp. Brisson 1760 snipe | |
Mammalia | |
Urocitellus parryii Richardson 1825 arctic ground squirrel | |
Ondatra zibethicus Linnaeus 1766 muskrat
Dicrostonyx sp. Gloger 1841 lemming
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole
Microtus oeconomus Pallas 1776 tundra vole
Lemmus sp. Link 1795 vole | |
Castor sp. Linnaeus 1758 beaver | |
Lepus americanus Erxleben 1777 snowshoe hare | |
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer
Alces alces Linnaeus 1758 moose | |
Delphinapterus leucas Pallas 1776 beluga whale | |
Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale | |
Canis familiaris Linnaeus 1758 dog
Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus 1758 Arctic fox
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox | |
Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bear
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear | |
Gulo gulo Linnaeus 1758 wolverine
Martes martes Linnaeus 1758 European pine marten | |
Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 bearded seal
Phoca hispida Schreber 1775 ringed seal | |
Actinopteri | |
Catostomus catostomus Forster 1773 carp-like fish | |
Clupea pallasii Valenciennes 1847 herring | |
Esox lucius pike |