Deltaterrasserne (Holocene of Greenland)

Where: Greenland (82.2° N, 31.2° W)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: glacial; gravel

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: B. Grønnow and J. F. Jensen. 2003. The Northernmost Ruins of the Globe. Man & Society 29 [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 227817: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 02.11.2022

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Salmoniformes - Salmonidae
Salvelinus alpinus
Reptilia
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Lagopus muta
Lagopus muta Montin 1781 rock ptarmigan
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Calidris canutus
Calidris canutus Linnaeus 1758 red knot
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Pagophila eburnea
Pagophila eburnea Phipps 1774 ivory gull
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet., Branta sp., Branta bernicla
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Branta sp. Scopoli 1769 goose
Branta bernicla Linnaeus 1758 brant
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Vulpes lagopus
Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus 1758 Arctic fox
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer
Single antler; may have been shed by a passing individual
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Ovibos moschatus
Ovibos moschatus Zimmermann 1780 muskox
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus arcticus
Lepus arcticus Ross 1819 hare