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Lab number
S-3086
Field number
88-DCA-060
Material dated
walrus bone collagen; collagène osseux de morse
Taxa dated
Odobenus rosmarus tusk (id. by A.S. Dyke)
Locality
7.5 km southeast of the mouth of Fitzgerald Bay, west coast of Brodeur Peninsula, 64 m asl, Prince Regent Inlet, northwest Baffin Island, Nunavut
Map sheet
58 A/02
Submitter
A.S. Dyke
Date submitted
August 21, 0098
Measured Age
9380 ± 100
Normalized Age
9540 ± 100
δ13C (per mil)
-15.0
Significance
palaeobiology; paléobiologie
Context
gravel on a raised beach overlooking Prince Regent Inlet
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Odobenus rosmarus
Additional information
Moved to the 9 ka sheet in MAH, as the 2-sigma limit extends to <9500 BP. It appears under ice on the 10 ka sheet.
Comments
PaJf-VP: A walrus tusk was 10% buried in beach gravel with no other walrus bones at the site. The exposed part has been extensively chewed by animals, likely hare. Total weight = 1023 g.

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