Cotuit Port (Holocene of the United States)

Where: Barnstable County, Massachusetts (41.7° N, 70.3° W: paleocoordinates 41.7° N, 70.3° W)

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 176525: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.02.2016

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus edulis
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 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
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea edulis
Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Pholadida - Myidae
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra sp.
Mactra sp. Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Venus mercenaria" = Mercenaria mercenaria
"Venus mercenaria" = Mercenaria mercenaria Linnaeus 1758 quahog
Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
"Pyrula carica" = Busycon carica
"Pyrula carica" = Busycon carica Gmelin 1792 whelk
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Pyrula canaliculata" = Ficus
"Pyrula canaliculata" = Ficus fig shell
Reptilia
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Meleagris gallopavo
Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey
 Testudines -
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle
turtle
Mammalia
 Primates - Hominidae
Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
"Cervus virginianus" = Odocoileus virginianus, ? Rangifer caribou
"Cervus virginianus" = Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
? Rangifer caribou Gmelin 1788 reindeer
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phoca vitulina
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758 harbor seal
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
"Putorius vison" = Neogale vison
"Putorius vison" = Neogale vison Schreber 1777 mink
 Carnivora - Mephitidae
"Mephitis mephitica" = Mephitis mephitis
"Mephitis mephitica" = Mephitis mephitis Schreber 1776 striped skunk
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus americanus
Ursus americanus Pallas 1780 black bear
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp., Vulpes fulvus
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
 Carnivora - Felidae
Felis sp.
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat
Gnathostomata
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Chondrichthyes indet.
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish
shark