Washout (Holocene of Canada)

Where: Yukon, Canada (69.6° N, 138.9° W: paleocoordinates 69.6° N, 138.9° W)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: T. M. Friesen and J. R. Hunston. 1994. Washout – the final chapter: 1985–86 NOGAP salvage excavations on Herschel Island. Bridges Across Time: The NOGAP Archaeology Project (2)39-60 [M. Uhen/N. Kahane]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 228443: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 06.12.2022

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Laridae indet., Sterna paradisaea
Laridae indet. Vigors 1825 gull
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan 1763 Arctic tern
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia adamsii, Gavia arctica
Gavia adamsii Gray 1859 Yellow-billed loon
Gavia arctica Linnaeus 1758 Arctic loon
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet., "Melanitta deglandi" = Melanitta fusca deglandi
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
"Melanitta deglandi" = Melanitta fusca deglandi Bonaparte 1850 white-winged scoter
Mammalia
 Mammalia -
Mammalia indet.
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus sp., Ursus maritimus
Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bear
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Gulo gulo
Gulo gulo Linnaeus 1758 wolverine
 Carnivora - Phocadae
Phocadae indet.
Phocadae indet. Gray 1821 seal
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phoca vitulina, Erignathus barbatus, Pusa hispida
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758 harbor seal
Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 bearded seal
Pusa hispida Schreber 1775 ringed seal
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp., Vulpes sp., Vulpes lagopus, Vulpes vulpes
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox
Vulpes lagopus Linnaeus 1758 Arctic fox
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
Balaena mysticetus
Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Ovis dalli
Ovis dalli Nelson 1884 Dall sheep
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Urocitellus parryii
Urocitellus parryii Richardson 1825 arctic ground squirrel
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Lemmus sp., Dicrostonyx sp.
Lemmus sp. Link 1795 vole
Dicrostonyx sp. Gloger 1841 lemming
Actinopteri
 Gadiformes -
Lota lota
 Salmoniformes -
Prosopium sp., Thymallus sp.
Prosopium sp. Jordan 1878
Thymallus sp. Cuvier 1829
Osteichthyes
  - Coregonidae
Coregonus sp.
Coregonus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bony fish