Naujan (MdHs-1) (Holocene of Canada)

Where: Nunavut, Canada (68.9° N, 83.0° W)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: S. J. Crockford. 2022. Polar Bear Fossil and Archaeological Records from the Pleistocene and Holocene in Relation to Sea Ice Extent and Open Water Polynyas. Openquaternary 8(7):1-26 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 228757: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Nicholas Kahane on 04.01.2023

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Vulpes sp., Canis sp.
Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
Odobenus rosmarus
Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 walrus
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Erignathus barbatus
Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 bearded seal
 Carnivora - Phocadae
Phocadae indet.
Phocadae indet. Gray 1821 seal
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus maritimus
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 polar bear
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Gulo gulo
Gulo gulo Linnaeus 1758 wolverine
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Ovibos moschatus
Ovibos moschatus Zimmermann 1780 muskox
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 reindeer
 Cetacea - Monodontidae
Delphinapterus leucas
Delphinapterus leucas Pallas 1776 beluga whale
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus sp.
Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare