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Lab number
S-1388
Field number
77-DCA-B01
Material dated
whale bone collagen; collagène osseux de baleine
Taxa dated
Balaena mysticetus maxilla? (id. by A.S. Dyke)
Locality
9 km northwest of mouth of Creswell River, 73 m asl, Prince Regent Inlet, Somerset Island, Nunavut
Map sheet
58 B/15
Submitter
A.S. Dyke
Date submitted
August 21, 0098
Measured Age
8810 ± 100
Normalized Age
8970 ± 100
δ13C (per mil)
-15.0
Significance
palaeobiology; paléobiologie
Context
gravel on a raised beach overlooking Prince Regent Inlet, 73 m asl
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Balaena mysticetus
Comments
PfJq-VP: The sample consisted of a large curved whale bone, likely a maxillary fragment. It was previously dated to 5205 +/- 70 BP.

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