Agvik (OkRn-1) (Holocene of Canada)

Where: Northwest Territories, Canada (72.2° N, 124.7° W: paleocoordinates 72.2° N, 124.7° W)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: K. Kotar. 2016. Variability in Thule Inuit Subsistence Economy: A Faunal Analysis of OkRn-1, Banks Island, NWT. [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 228444: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 06.12.2022

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Reptilia
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Lagopus sp. Brisson 1760 ptarmigan
Aves
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia arctica Linnaeus 1758 Arctic loon
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Bubo scandiacus Linnaeus 1758 snowy owl
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
"Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
"Chen rossii" = Anser rossii Cassin 1861 Ross's goose
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
Cygnus columbianus Ord 1815 tundra swan
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus sp. Linnaeus 1758 gull
Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus arcticus Ross 1819 hare
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Dicrostonyx sp. Gloger 1841 lemming
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phoca hispida Schreber 1775 ringed seal
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus 1758 Arctic fox
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Ovibos moschatus Zimmermann 1780 muskox
 Cetacea -
Actinopteri
 Salmoniformes - Salmonidae