Pingiqqalik (NgHd-1) (Holocene of Canada)
Where: Nunavut, Canada (68.7° N, 82.8° W: paleocoordinates 68.7° N, 82.8° W)
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; gravel
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: S. P. A. Desjardins . 2020. Neo-Inuit strategies for ensuring food security during the Little Ice Age climate change episode, Foxe Basin, Arctic Canada. Quaternary International 549:163-175 [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 228756: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 04.01.2023
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Bivalvia | |
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Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
"Serripes groenlandicus" = Serripes (Serripes) groenlandicus
"Serripes groenlandicus" = Serripes (Serripes) groenlandicus Mohr 1786 cockle | |
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam | |
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Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel | |
| Actinopteri | |
| Reptilia | |
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Lagopus sp. Brisson 1760 ptarmigan | |
| Aves | |
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Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan 1763 Arctic tern | |
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Plectrophenax nivalis Linnaeus 1758 snow bunting | |
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Branta sp. Scopoli 1769 goose
Somateria sp. Leach 1819 eider | |
| Mammalia | |
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Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer | |
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Cetacea indet. whale | |
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Delphinapterus leucas Pallas 1776 beluga whale | |
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Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale | |
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Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear | |
"Pagophilus groenlandicus" = Pagophilus groenlandica, Erignathus barbatus
"Pagophilus groenlandicus" = Pagophilus groenlandica Erxleben 1777 harp seal
Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 bearded seal | |
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Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 walrus | |
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Phocadae indet. Gray 1821 seal | |
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Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus 1758 Arctic fox
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine | |
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Dicrostonyx sp. Gloger 1841 lemming | |
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Sciuridae indet. Gray 1821 squirrel | |