Independence I: Holocene, Greenland
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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Branta leucopsis
(Bechstein 1803)
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Somateria spectabilis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Clangula hyemalis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Lagopus mutus
(Montin 1781)
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| recombined as Lagopus muta | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Scolopacidae
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Calidris canutus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Laridae
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Pagophila eburnea
(Phipps 1774)
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Larus hyperboreus
Gunnerus 1767
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Rissa tridactyla
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Odobenidae
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Odobenus rosmarus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Phocidae
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Pusa hispida
(Schreber 1775)
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| original and current combination Phoca hispida | |||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ursidae
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Thalarctos maritimus
(Phipps 1774)
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| original and current combination Ursus maritimus | |||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Canis lupus
Linnaeus 1758
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Alopex lagopus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Vulpes lagopus | |||||||
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Rangifer tarandus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Ovibos moschatus
(Zimmermann 1780)
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Actinopteri
- Salmoniformes
- Salmonidae
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Salvelinus alpinus
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Geography
| Country: | Greenland |
| Coordinates: | 82.1° North, 29.9° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 82.1° North, 29.9° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| Age estimate: | 3870 ± 85 YBP (14C) |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | archaeological analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 162014 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | C. Peredo |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2014-09-17 16:03:35 | Last modified: | 2022-08-25 09:54:10 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-09-17 16:03:35 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 52776. | O. Bennike. 1987. Quaternary geology and biology of the Jorgen Bronlund Fjord area, North Greenland. Meddelelser om Gronland. Geoscience 18:1-23 [M. Uhen/C. Peredo] |
Secondary references:
| 82472 | O. Bennike, A. K. Higgins, and M. Kelly. 1989. Mammals of central North Greenland. Polar Record 25(152):43-49 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |