Saint-Nicolas: Holocene, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Bryozoa indet.
Harington et al. 2014
Stongylocentrotus sp.
Harington et al. 2014
Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae
Acipenser sp. Linnaeus 1758
Harington et al. 2014
Actinopteri - Salmoniformes - Salmonidae
Salmonidae indet. Cuvier 1816
Harington et al. 2014
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Cryptacanthodidae
Cryptacanthodes sp. Storer 1839
Harington et al. 2014
unclassified
Mallotus villosus (Muller 1776)
Harington et al. 2014
Reptilia
Aves indet. (Linnaeus 1758)
Harington et al. 2014
Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Laridae
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan 1763
Harington et al. 2014
Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Alcidae
Uria lomvia (Linnaeus 1758)
Harington et al. 2014
Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus 1758)
Harington et al. 2014
Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus 1758)
Harington et al. 2014
Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus arctos Linnaeus 1758
Harington et al. 2014
Mammalia - Carnivora - Odobenidae
Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus 1758)
Harington et al. 2014
Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben 1777)
Harington et al. 2014
Phoca sp. Linnaeus 1758
Harington 1988 1 specimen
    = Pusa hispida Schreber 1775
Harington et al. 2014
original and current combination Phoca hispida
Mammalia - Cetacea - Monodontidae
Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas 1776)
Harington 1988 1 specimen
Polyplacophora
Amphineura indet.
Harington et al. 2014
synonym of Polyplacophora
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Boreoscala cf. greenlandica
Harington et al. 2014
spelled with current rank as Epitonium (Boreoscala)
Acirsa borealis
Harington et al. 2014
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Cryptonatica affinis (Gmelin 1791)
Harington et al. 2014
Gastropoda - Capulidae
Trichotropis borealis Broderip and Sowerby 1829
Harington et al. 2014
Gastropoda - Littorinidae
Littorina cf. saxatilis (Olivi 1792)
Harington et al. 2014
Gastropoda - Velutinidae
Velutina cf. velutina (Müller 1776)
Harington et al. 2014
Piliscus commodus
Harington et al. 2014
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Neptunea despecta (Linnaeus 1758)
Harington et al. 2014
Volutopsius cf. norwegicus
Harington et al. 2014
Buccinum ? glaciale Linnaeus 1761
Harington et al. 2014
Buccinum plectrum Stimpson 1865
Harington et al. 2014
Buccinum scalariforme Möller 1842
Harington et al. 2014
Buccinum ? undatum Linnaeus 1758
Harington et al. 2014
Colus sp. Röding 1798
Harington et al. 2014
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Boreotrophon truncatus
Harington et al. 2014
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Oenopota sp. Mörch 1852
Harington et al. 2014
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Puncturella cf. noachina (Linnaeus 1771)
Harington et al. 2014
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae
Haminoea solitaria
Harington et al. 2014
Gastropoda - Patellida - Lepetidae
Lepeta caeca (Müller 1776)
Harington et al. 2014
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus 1767)
Harington et al. 2014
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae
Mya truncata Linnaeus 1758
Harington et al. 2014
recombined as Mya (Mya) truncata
Mya arenaria Linnaeus 1758
Harington et al. 2014
recombined as Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae
Mysella planulata
Harington et al. 2014
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma calcarea (Gmelin 1792)
Harington et al. 2014
recombined as Macoma (Macoma) calcarea
Macoma balthica (Linnaeus 1758)
Harington et al. 2014
recombined as Macoma (Macoma) balthica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Serripes groenlandicus Mohr 1786
Harington et al. 2014
recombined as Serripes (Serripes) groenlandicus
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Axinopsida orbiculata (Sars 1878)
Harington et al. 2014
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte montagui (Dillwyn 1817)
Harington et al. 2014
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella faba
Harington et al. 2014
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758
Harington et al. 2014
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys islandica (Müller 1776)
Harington et al. 2014
original and current combination Ostrea islandicus
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Hemithirididae
Hemithiris psittacea (Gmelin 1790)
Harington et al. 2014
recombined as Hemithyris psittacea
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus crenatus Bruguière 1789
Harington et al. 2014
Chirona hameri
Harington et al. 2014
unclassified
Lycodes sp. Reinhardt 1831
Harington et al. 2014
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:Quebec
Coordinates: 46.7° North, 71.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:46.7° North, 71.4° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Holocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Holocene
Age range of interval:0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: 10000 B.P. according to marine shell dates

Radiocarbon ages of the fauna vary between 10 060 and 9810 BP.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified sandy claystone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original phosphate
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:51005
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2005-05-26 10:18:54 Last modified:2017-09-19 10:50:22
Access level:the public Released:2005-05-26 10:18:54
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
33072. C. E. Harington. 1977. Marine mammals in the Champlain Sea and the Great Lakes. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 288:508-537 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

13616 C. R. Harington. 1988. Marine mammals of the Champlain Sea, and the problem of whales in Michigan. Geological Association of Canada Special Paper 35:225-240 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
63391 C. R. Harington, M. Cournoyer, M. Chartier, T. L. Fulton, and B. Shapiro. 2014. Brown bear (Ursus arctos) (9880 ± 35 BP) from late-glacial Champlain Sea deposits at Saint-Nicolas, Quebec, Canada, and the dispersal history of brown bears. Canadian Journal of Earth Science 51:527-535 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]