Bell Site (Holocene of Canada)

Where: Nunavut, Canada (69.7° N, 103.8° W: paleocoordinates 69.8° N, 103.8° W)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: L. Howse. 2019. Hunting technologies and archaeofaunas: societal differences between hunter-gatherers of the Eastern Arctic. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 26(1):88-111 [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 228927: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 21.01.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Lagopus sp.
Lagopus sp. Brisson 1760 ptarmigan
Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae sp., Somateria sp., Somateria spectabilis, Somateria mollissima, Clangula hyemalis, Anas sp., Cygnus sp., Cygnus buccinator, Branta sp., Branta canadensis
Anatidae sp. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Somateria sp. Leach 1819 eider
Somateria spectabilis Linnaeus 1758 king eider
Somateria mollissima Linnaeus 1758 common eider
Clangula hyemalis Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed duck
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Cygnus sp. Garsault 1764 swan
Cygnus buccinator Richardson 1832 trumpeter swan
Branta sp. Scopoli 1769 goose
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
 Gruiformes - Gruidae
Antigone canadensis
Antigone canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Sandhill crane
 Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae
Stercorarius sp.
Stercorarius sp. Brisson 1760 skua
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus sp., Larus glaucoides, Larus hyperboreus, Sterna paradisaea
Larus sp. Linnaeus 1758 gull
Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus 1767 glaucous gull
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan 1763 Arctic tern
Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus arcticus
Lepus arcticus Ross 1819 hare
 Carnivora - Canidae
Vulpes lagopus, Canis sp.
Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus 1758 Arctic fox
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus maritimus
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Erignathus barbatus, Phoca hispida
Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 bearded seal
Phoca hispida Schreber 1775 ringed seal
 Carnivora - Phocadae
Phocadae sp.
Phocadae sp. Gray 1821 seal
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Gulo gulo
Gulo gulo Linnaeus 1758 wolverine
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Ovibos moschatus
Ovibos moschatus Zimmermann 1780 muskox
Actinopteri
 Salmoniformes - Salmonidae
Salvelinus alpinus, Salvelinus sp., Salvelinus namaycush
Salvelinus sp. Richardson 1836
Salvelinus namaycush Walbaum 1792