Qeqertaaraq (Holocene of Greenland)
Where: Greenland (78.2° N, 70.8° W)
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: L. Howse. 2019. Hunting technologies and archaeofaunas: societal differences between hunter-gatherers of the Eastern Arctic. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 26(1):88-111 [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 230120: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 10.05.2023
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
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Lepus arcticus Ross 1819 hare | |
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Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear | |
Phoca hispida, Phoca vitulina, "Pagophilus groenlandicus" = Pagophilus groenlandica, Erignathus barbatus
Phoca hispida Schreber 1775 ringed seal
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758 harbor seal
"Pagophilus groenlandicus" = Pagophilus groenlandica Erxleben 1777 harp seal
Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 bearded seal | |
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Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 walrus | |
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Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus 1758 Arctic fox | |
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Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer | |
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Ovibos moschatus Zimmermann 1780 muskox | |
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Cetacea indet. whale | |
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Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale | |
| Aves | |
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Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven | |
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Anatidae sp. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Somateria spectabilis Linnaeus 1758 king eider
Clangula hyernalis seaduck
Branta sp. Scopoli 1769 goose
Branta bernicla Linnaeus 1758 brant | |
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Cepphus grylle Linnaeus 1758 black guillemot
Alle alle Linnaeus 1758 dovekie | |