Nachvak Fjord Group (Holocene of Canada)
Where: Newfoundland, Canada (59.5° N, 63.9° W: paleocoordinates 59.5° N, 63.9° W)
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: L. Swinarton. 2008. Animals and the precontact Inuit of Labrador: an examination using faunal remains, space and myth. [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 228844: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 10.01.2023
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Aves | |
Larus sp. Linnaeus 1758 gull
Larus marinus Linnaeus 1758 great black-backed gull
Larus argentatus Pontoppidan 1763 herring gull | |
Cepphus grylle Linnaeus 1758 black guillemot | |
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven | |
Somateria mollissima Linnaeus 1758 common eider
Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 red-breasted merganser | |
Reptilia | |
Lagopus sp. Brisson 1760 ptarmigan | |
Mammalia | |
Lepus arcticus Ross 1819 hare | |
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer | |
Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale | |
Delphinapterus leucas Pallas 1776 beluga whale | |
Canis familiaris Linnaeus 1758 dog
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox | |
Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 bearded seal
Phoca groenlandicus seal
Phoca hispida Schreber 1775 ringed seal | |
Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 walrus | |
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear | |
Actinopteri | |
Gadus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cod | |