Buldir Island Midden, Pit 2 (Holocene of the United States)
Also known as KIS-008
Where: Alaska (52.4° N, 175.9° E: paleocoordinates 52.4° N, 175.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; unlithified sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: anthropogenic
Primary reference: C. Lefevre, D. G. Corbett, D. West and D. Siegel-Causey. 1997. A zooarchaeological study at Buldir Island, Western Aleutians, Alaska. Arctic Anthropology 34(2):118-131 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 177179: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 22.03.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Aves | |
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Melospiza melodia Wilson 1810 song sparrow | |
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Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose | |
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Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant | |
"Oceanodroma leucorhoa" = Hydrobates leucorhous
"Oceanodroma leucorhoa" = Hydrobates leucorhous Vieillot 1818 Leach's storm-petrel | |
"Diomedea albatrus" = Phoebastria albatrus
"Diomedea albatrus" = Phoebastria albatrus Pallas 1769 short-tailed albatross | |
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Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus 1767 glaucous gull | |
Uria lomvia, Synthliboramphus antiquus, Brachyramphus sp., Cerorhinca monocerata, Fratercula sp., Fratercula corniculata, Fratercula cirrhata, Ptychoramphus aleuticus, Aethia pygmaea, Aethia pusilla, "Cyclorrhynchus psittacula" = Aethia psittacula, Aethia cristatella
Uria lomvia Linnaeus 1758 Thick-billed murre
Synthliboramphus antiquus Gmelin 1789 Ancient murrelet
Brachyramphus sp. Brandt 1837 auk
Cerorhinca monocerata Pallas 1811 rhinoceros auklet
Fratercula sp. Brisson 1760 puffin
Fratercula corniculata Naumann 1821 horned puffin
Fratercula cirrhata Pallas 1769 tufted puffin
Ptychoramphus aleuticus Pallas 1811 Cassin's auklet
Aethia pygmaea Gmelin 1789 whiskered auklet
Aethia pusilla Pallas 1811 least auklet
"Cyclorrhynchus psittacula" = Aethia psittacula Pallas 1769 parakeet auklet
Aethia cristatella Pallas 1769 crested auklet | |