Kuukpak (Holocene of Canada)
Where: Northwest Territories, Canada (69.3° N, 133.9° W: paleocoordinates 69.3° N, 133.9° W)
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: M. W. Betts and T. M. Friesen. 2006. Declining foraging returns from an inexhaustible resource? Abundance indices and beluga whaling in the western Canadian Arctic. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 25:59-81 [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 228921: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 20.01.2023
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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unclassified | |
Osteichthyes | |
Coregonus autumnalis bony fish
Coregonus sardinella bony fish
Coregonus nasus bony fish
Coregonus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bony fish
Coregonus clupeaformis Mitchill 1818 bony fish | |
Actinopteri | |
Esox lucius pike | |
Clupea pallasii Valenciennes 1847 herring | |
Catostomus catostomus Forster 1773 carp-like fish | |
Mammalia | |
Lepus americanus Erxleben 1777 snowshoe hare | |
Urocitellus parryii Richardson 1825 arctic ground squirrel | |
Castor sp. Linnaeus 1758 beaver | |
Dicrostonyx sp. Gloger 1841 lemming
Ondatra zibethicus Linnaeus 1766 muskrat
Lemmus sp. Link 1795 vole
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole
Microtus oeconomus Pallas 1776 tundra vole | |
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer
Alces alces Linnaeus 1758 moose | |
Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale | |
Delphinapterus leucas Pallas 1776 beluga whale | |
Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus 1758 Arctic fox
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox
Canis familiaris Linnaeus 1758 dog | |
Phoca hispida Schreber 1775 ringed seal
Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 bearded seal | |
Martes martes Linnaeus 1758 European pine marten
Gulo gulo Linnaeus 1758 wolverine | |
Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bear
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear | |
Aves | |
Gavia arctica Linnaeus 1758 Arctic loon
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 Red-throated loon
Gavia immer Brunnich 1764 Common loon | |
Perisoreus canadensis Linnaeus 1766 Canada jay | |
Anatidae sp., Anserini sp., Branta canadensis, Anser caerulescens, Cygnus buccinator, Cygnus columbianus, Melanitta nigra, Clangula hyernalis
Anatidae sp. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Anserini sp. Vigors 1825 goose
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
Cygnus buccinator Richardson 1832 trumpeter swan
Cygnus columbianus Ord 1815 tundra swan
Melanitta nigra Linnaeus 1758 common scoter
Clangula hyernalis seaduck | |
Phalaropus sp. Brisson 1760 snipe
Numenius sp. Brisson 1760 snipe | |
Laridae sp. Vigors 1825 gull
Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus 1767 glaucous gull | |
Reptilia | |
Tetraoninae sp. Linnaeus 1758 grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus Linnaeus 1758 sharp-tailed grouse
Lagopus muta Montin 1781 rock ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus Linnaeus 1758 willow ptarmigan |