Outer Frobisher Bay (KfDe-5, KfDf-2, KeDe-7) (Holocene of Canada)

Where: Nunavut, Canada (63.3° N, 64.8° W: paleocoordinates 63.3° N, 64.8° W)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: A. S. Henshaw. 1995. Central Inuit Household Economies: Zooarchaeology, Environmental, and Historical Evidence from Outer Frobisher Bay, Baffin Island, Canada. [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 228896: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 17.01.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer
limb elements, antler fragments
 Cetacea -
Cetacea indet.
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
Odobenus rosmarus
Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 walrus
crania, mandibles, limb elements, phalanges
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Erignathus barbatus, Phoca sp.
Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 bearded seal
assorted elements: cranial/mandibular, limb, vertebrae
Phoca sp. Linnaeus 1758 seal
cranial elements, mandible, postcrania, limb elements
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus maritimus
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear
mandibular fragments, limb elements
 Carnivora - Canidae
Vulpes lagopus, Canis sp.
Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus 1758 Arctic fox
mandibles, fore and hind limbs, proximal and distal ends of humerus
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
mandibles, cranial elements, vertebrae
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus arcticus
Lepus arcticus Ross 1819 hare
proximal and distal ends of femur
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Rissa tridactyla, Larus hyperboreus
Rissa tridactyla Linnaeus 1758 black-legged kittiwake
Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus 1767 glaucous gull
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Uria lomvia
Uria lomvia Linnaeus 1758 Thick-billed murre
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia arctica
Gavia arctica Linnaeus 1758 Arctic loon
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet., Clangula hyernalis, Somateria mollissima
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Somateria mollissima Linnaeus 1758 common eider
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus corax
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
Reptilia
 Theropoda - Phasianidae
Lagopus lagopus
Lagopus lagopus Linnaeus 1758 willow ptarmigan