Kuukpak (Holocene of Canada)

Where: Northwest Territories, Canada (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: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Stercoraiinae sp., Stenodus nelma, Coregoninae sp., Myoxocephalus quadricornis
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
Actinopteri
 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
 Gadiformes -
Lota lota
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Clupea pallasii
Clupea pallasii Valenciennes 1847 herring
 Cypriniformes - Catostomidae
Catostomus catostomus
Catostomus catostomus Forster 1773 carp-like fish
Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus americanus
Lepus americanus Erxleben 1777 snowshoe hare
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Ondatra zibethicus, Microtus sp., Microtus oeconomus, Lemmus sp., Dicrostonyx sp.
Ondatra zibethicus Linnaeus 1766 muskrat
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole
Microtus oeconomus Pallas 1776 tundra vole
Lemmus sp. Link 1795 vole
Dicrostonyx sp. Gloger 1841 lemming
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Urocitellus parryii
Urocitellus parryii Richardson 1825 arctic ground squirrel
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castor sp.
Castor sp. Linnaeus 1758 beaver
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Erignathus barbatus, Phoca hispida
Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 bearded seal
Phoca hispida Schreber 1775 ringed seal
 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 - Canidae
Vulpes vulpes, Vulpes lagopus, Canis familiaris
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox
Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus 1758 Arctic fox
Canis familiaris Linnaeus 1758 dog
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Alces alces, Rangifer tarandus
Alces alces Linnaeus 1758 moose
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
Balaena mysticetus
Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale
 Cetacea - Monodontidae
Delphinapterus leucas
Delphinapterus leucas Pallas 1776 beluga whale
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Laridae sp., Larus hyperboreus
Laridae sp. Vigors 1825 gull
Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus 1767 glaucous gull
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Phalaropus sp., Numenius sp.
Phalaropus sp. Brisson 1760 snipe
Numenius sp. Brisson 1760 snipe
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Perisoreus canadensis
Perisoreus canadensis Linnaeus 1766 Canada jay
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae sp., Cygnus buccinator, Cygnus columbianus, Anserini sp., Branta canadensis, Anser caerulescens, Clangula hyernalis, Melanitta nigra
Anatidae sp. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Cygnus buccinator Richardson 1832 trumpeter swan
Cygnus columbianus Ord 1815 tundra swan
Anserini sp. Vigors 1825 goose
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
Melanitta nigra Linnaeus 1758 common scoter
 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
Reptilia
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Tympanuchus phasianellus, Lagopus muta, Lagopus lagopus, Tetraoninae sp.
Tympanuchus phasianellus Linnaeus 1758 sharp-tailed grouse
Lagopus muta Montin 1781 rock ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus Linnaeus 1758 willow ptarmigan
Tetraoninae sp. Linnaeus 1758 grouse