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
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Stercoraiinae sp., Stenodus nelma, Coregoninae sp., Myoxocephalus quadricornis
Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus, Alces alces
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer
Alces alces Linnaeus 1758 moose
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
Balaena mysticetus
Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale
 Cetacea - Monodontidae
Delphinapterus leucas
Delphinapterus leucas Pallas 1776 beluga whale
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus sp., Ursus maritimus
Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bear
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Gulo gulo, Martes martes
Gulo gulo Linnaeus 1758 wolverine
Martes martes Linnaeus 1758 European pine marten
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phoca hispida, Erignathus barbatus
Phoca hispida Schreber 1775 ringed seal
Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 bearded seal
 Carnivora - Canidae
Vulpes vulpes, Vulpes lagopus, Canis familiaris
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox
Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus 1758 Arctic fox
Canis familiaris Linnaeus 1758 dog
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus americanus
Lepus americanus Erxleben 1777 snowshoe hare
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Lemmus sp., Dicrostonyx sp., Microtus sp., Microtus oeconomus, Ondatra zibethicus
Lemmus sp. Link 1795 vole
Dicrostonyx sp. Gloger 1841 lemming
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole
Microtus oeconomus Pallas 1776 tundra vole
Ondatra zibethicus Linnaeus 1766 muskrat
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castor sp.
Castor sp. Linnaeus 1758 beaver
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Urocitellus parryii
Urocitellus parryii Richardson 1825 arctic ground squirrel
Aves
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia stellata, Gavia arctica, Gavia immer
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 Red-throated loon
Gavia arctica Linnaeus 1758 Arctic loon
Gavia immer Brunnich 1764 Common loon
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Perisoreus canadensis
Perisoreus canadensis Linnaeus 1766 Canada jay
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae sp., Clangula hyernalis, Melanitta nigra, Anserini sp., Anser caerulescens, Branta canadensis, Cygnus buccinator, Cygnus columbianus
Anatidae sp. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Melanitta nigra Linnaeus 1758 common scoter
Anserini sp. Vigors 1825 goose
Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
Cygnus buccinator Richardson 1832 trumpeter swan
Cygnus columbianus Ord 1815 tundra swan
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Numenius sp., Phalaropus sp.
Numenius sp. Brisson 1760 snipe
Phalaropus sp. Brisson 1760 snipe
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Laridae sp., Larus hyperboreus
Laridae sp. Vigors 1825 gull
Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus 1767 glaucous gull
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Lagopus lagopus, Lagopus muta, Tetraoninae sp., Tympanuchus phasianellus
Lagopus lagopus Linnaeus 1758 willow ptarmigan
Lagopus muta Montin 1781 rock ptarmigan
Tetraoninae sp. Linnaeus 1758 grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus Linnaeus 1758 sharp-tailed grouse
Actinopteri
 Cypriniformes - Catostomidae
Catostomus catostomus
Catostomus catostomus Forster 1773 carp-like fish
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Clupea pallasii
Clupea pallasii Valenciennes 1847 herring
 Gadiformes -
Lota lota
 Salmoniformes - Salmonidae
Salmonidae sp., Salvelinus alpinus, Salvelinus sp., Salvelinus namaycush
Salmonidae sp. Cuvier 1816
Salvelinus sp. Richardson 1836
Salvelinus namaycush Walbaum 1792
 Esociformes - Esocidae
Esox lucius
Osteichthyes
  - Coregonidae
Coregonus autumnalis, Coregonus sardinella, Coregonus nasus, Coregonus sp., Coregonus clupeaformis
Coregonus nasus bony fish
Coregonus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bony fish
Coregonus clupeaformis Mitchill 1818 bony fish