Avayalik 1 (Holocene of Canada)

Where: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (60.1° N, 64.2° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• 400-450 AD

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: anthropogenic

Primary reference: R. H. Jordan and S. L. Olson. 1982. First record of the Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) from Labrador. The Auk 99(1):167-168 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 122270: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 20.12.2011

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
Odobenus rosmarus
Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 walrus
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phocidae indet.
Phocidae indet. Gray 1821 seal
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Laridae indet.
Laridae indet. Vigors 1825 gull
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Alcidae indet., Pinguinus impennis
Alcidae indet. Leach 1820 auk
Pinguinus impennis Linnaeus 1758 Great auk
 Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Procellariidae indet.
Procellariidae indet. Vigors 1825 petrel
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet.
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl