Bell Site (Holocene of Canada)
Where: Nunavut, Canada (69.7° N, 103.8° W: paleocoordinates 69.8° N, 103.8° W)
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: L. Howse. 2019. Hunting technologies and archaeofaunas: societal differences between hunter-gatherers of the Eastern Arctic. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 26(1):88-111 [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 228927: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 21.01.2023
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Actinopteri | |
Reptilia | |
Lagopus sp. Brisson 1760 ptarmigan | |
Aves | |
Larus sp. Linnaeus 1758 gull
Larus glaucoides gull
Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus 1767 glaucous gull
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan 1763 Arctic tern | |
Stercorarius sp. Brisson 1760 skua | |
Anatidae sp., Branta sp., Branta canadensis, Cygnus sp., Cygnus buccinator, Anas sp., Clangula hyemalis, Somateria sp., Somateria mollissima, Somateria spectabilis
Anatidae sp. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Branta sp. Scopoli 1769 goose
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
Cygnus sp. Garsault 1764 swan
Cygnus buccinator Richardson 1832 trumpeter swan
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Clangula hyemalis Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed duck
Somateria sp. Leach 1819 eider
Somateria mollissima Linnaeus 1758 common eider
Somateria spectabilis Linnaeus 1758 king eider | |
Antigone canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Sandhill crane | |
Mammalia | |
Lepus arcticus Ross 1819 hare | |
Ovibos moschatus Zimmermann 1780 muskox | |
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer | |
Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 bearded seal
Phoca hispida Schreber 1775 ringed seal | |
Phocadae sp. Gray 1821 seal | |
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear | |
Gulo gulo Linnaeus 1758 wolverine | |
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus 1758 Arctic fox |