Oakes Bay I (HeCg-08) (Holocene of Canada)

Where: Newfoundland, Canada (56.7° N, 61.1° W: paleocoordinates 56.7° N, 61.1° W)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; peat

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: J. Woolett. 2010. Oakes Bay 1: A Preliminary Reconstruction of a Labrador Inuit Seal Hunting Economy in the Context of Climate Change. Danish Journal of Geography 110(2):245-259 [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 228845: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 11.01.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Phocadae
Phocadae indet. Gray 1821 seal
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 walrus
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear
 Carnivora - Canidae
Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus arcticus Ross 1819 hare
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae
Littorina sp. Ferussac 1821 periwinkle