Buldir Island Midden, Pit 2 (Holocene of the United States)
Also known as KIS-008
Where: Alaska (52.4° N, 175.9° E: paleocoordinates 52.4° N, 175.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; unlithified sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: anthropogenic
Primary reference: C. Lefevre, D. G. Corbett, D. West and D. Siegel-Causey. 1997. A zooarchaeological study at Buldir Island, Western Aleutians, Alaska. Arctic Anthropology 34(2):118-131 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 177179: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 22.03.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Aves | |
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Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose | |
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Melospiza melodia Wilson 1810 song sparrow | |
"Diomedea albatrus" = Phoebastria albatrus
"Diomedea albatrus" = Phoebastria albatrus Pallas 1769 short-tailed albatross | |
"Oceanodroma leucorhoa" = Hydrobates leucorhous
"Oceanodroma leucorhoa" = Hydrobates leucorhous Vieillot 1818 Leach's storm-petrel | |
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Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant | |
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Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus 1767 glaucous gull | |
Fratercula sp., Fratercula cirrhata, Fratercula corniculata, Brachyramphus sp., Synthliboramphus antiquus, Cerorhinca monocerata, Uria lomvia, Ptychoramphus aleuticus, "Cyclorrhynchus psittacula" = Aethia psittacula, Aethia pygmaea, Aethia cristatella, Aethia pusilla
Fratercula sp. Brisson 1760 puffin
Fratercula cirrhata Pallas 1769 tufted puffin
Fratercula corniculata Naumann 1821 horned puffin
Brachyramphus sp. Brandt 1837 auk
Synthliboramphus antiquus Gmelin 1789 Ancient murrelet
Cerorhinca monocerata Pallas 1811 rhinoceros auklet
Uria lomvia Linnaeus 1758 Thick-billed murre
Ptychoramphus aleuticus Pallas 1811 Cassin's auklet
"Cyclorrhynchus psittacula" = Aethia psittacula Pallas 1769 parakeet auklet
Aethia pygmaea Gmelin 1789 whiskered auklet
Aethia cristatella Pallas 1769 crested auklet
Aethia pusilla Pallas 1811 least auklet | |