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Age BP | S-3528 (3510 ±150) | |
Site | RaJn-? ( / 18.3 km north-northwest of Owen Point, 4.4 km southeast of Point Hogarth, 15 m asl, Wellington Chann / NU / Canada ) | |
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Latitude | 76.0000 | |
Longitude | -92.0000 | |
Contact | Not available | |
Material | whale bone collagen; collagene osseux de baleine | |
Taxonomy | b'Balaena mysticetus otic capsule (id. by A.S. Dyke)' | |
Context | sandy beach gravel on a raised beach overlooking Wellington Channel | |
References | Dyke, 1998 Harington, 2003: 371 | |
Comments | Field number : 93-DCA-054 59 B/01 A.S. Dyke August 21, 0098 3360 150 Significance : palaeobiology; paleobiologie Associated taxa : Mammalia: Balaena mysticetus RaJn-VP: Both otic capsules and both periotic bones (ball-shaped parts only) were collected from a bowhead skull 100% buried upright in sandy beach gravel capped by peat. The slightly weathered skull is 200 cm wide. Several other bones of this animal occur nearby. This sample is about 50 m inland of narwhal sample 93-DCA-053 and at the same elevation. Another bowhead skull occurs at the same level and 100 m seaward of this sample, it has no ear bones and the skull bone is in bad condition. | |
