Abernethy Bay (Holocene of Canada)

Where: Nunavut, Canada (70.9° N, 92.9° W)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; sandy, carbonaceous gravel

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. S. Dyke, J. M. Savelle, D. S. and Johnson. 2011. Paleoeskimo Demography and Holocene Sea-level History, Gulf of Boothia, Arctic Canada. Arctic 64(2):151-168 [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 229646: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 20.03.2023

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Ovibos moschatus Zimmermann 1780 muskox
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale