Crouch's Cove (Holocene of the United States)

Where: Harpswell County, Maine (43.8° N, 70.0° W: paleocoordinates 43.8° N, 70.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: anthropogenic

Primary reference: J. Wyman. 1868. An Account of Some Kjoekkenmoeddings, or Shell-Heaps, in Maine and Massachusetts. American Naturalist 1(aa):561-584 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 176524: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.02.2016

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castor canadensis
Castor canadensis Kuhl 1820 American beaver
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phoca vitulina
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758 harbor seal
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
"Lutra canadensis" = Lontra canadensis, "Mustela americana" = Martes americana, "Putorius vison" = Neogale vison
"Lutra canadensis" = Lontra canadensis Schreber 1776 North American river otter
"Mustela americana" = Martes americana Kerr 1792 American marten
"Putorius vison" = Neogale vison Schreber 1777 mink
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus americanus
Ursus americanus Pallas 1780 black bear
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
"Cervus virginianus" = Odocoileus virginianus, Rangifer caribou, Alces americanus
"Cervus virginianus" = Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
Rangifer caribou Gmelin 1788 reindeer
Alces americanus Jardine 1837 moose
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
"Alca impennis" = Pinguinus impennis
"Alca impennis" = Pinguinus impennis Linnaeus 1758 Great auk
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ardea herodias
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 great blue heron
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet.
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
ducks, 3 species
Actinopteri
 Lophiiformes - Lophiidae
Lophius americanus
Lophius americanus Valenciennes 1837 anglerfish
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Morrhua americana
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus edulis
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea edulis
Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten tenuicostatus" = Chlamys tenuicostatus, "Pecten islandicus" = Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica
"Pecten tenuicostatus" = Chlamys tenuicostatus Hupé 1854 scallop
"Pecten islandicus" = Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica Müller 1776 scallop
 Pholadida - Myidae
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Venus mercenaria" = Mercenaria mercenaria
"Venus mercenaria" = Mercenaria mercenaria Linnaeus 1758 quahog
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra sp.
Mactra sp. Linnaeus 1767 clam
Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinum undatum
Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758 true whelk