Agvik (OkRn-1): Holocene, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Stercoraiidae indet.
Actinopteri - Salmoniformes - Salmonidae
Salmonidae indet. Cuvier 1816
Salvelinus alpinus
Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum 1792)
Reptilia - Gaviidae
Gavia arctica (Linnaeus 1758)
Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825
Branta canadensis (Linnaeus 1758)
Chen caerulescens (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Anser caerulescens
Chen rossii Cassin 1861
recombined as Anser rossii
Cygnus columbianus (Ord 1815)
Reptilia - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus 1758)
Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Phasianidae
Lagopus sp. Brisson 1760
Mammalia - Cetacea
Cetacea indet. (Brisson 1762)
Mammalia - Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus 1758)
Mammalia - Bovidae
Ovibos moschatus (Zimmermann 1780)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Phoca hispida Schreber 1775
Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Vulpes lagopus (Linnaeus 1758)
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus arcticus Ross 1819
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Dicrostonyx sp. Gloger 1841
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:Northwest Territories
Coordinates: 72.2° North, 124.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:72.2° North, 124.7° West
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Holocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Holocene
Age range of interval:0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:228444
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:N. Kahane
Modifier:N. Kahane
Created:2022-12-06 15:11:32 Last modified:2022-12-06 15:17:22
Access level:the public Released:2022-12-06 15:11:32
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
83302. K. Kotar. 2016. Variability in Thule Inuit Subsistence Economy: A Faunal Analysis of OkRn-1, Banks Island, NWT. [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]

Secondary references:

81667 S. J. Crockford. 2022. Polar Bear Fossil and Archaeological Records from the Pleistocene and Holocene in Relation to Sea Ice Extent and Open Water Polynyas. Openquaternary 8(7):1-26 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]