CARD

Significance: palaeobiology; paléobiologie
Context: level 24; zone 4, 119-168 cm (1977), 80-120 cm (1978), both Phenacomys and Dicrostonyx present
Associated taxa: Zone 4: Mammalia, Sorex arcticus 6, Sorex cinereus 315, Sorex fumeus 14, Sorex gaspensis 8, Sorex palustris 4, Sorex hoyi 46, Blarina brevicauda 24, Myotis lucifugus 1, Lepus americanus 9, Lepus arcticus 1, Marmota monax 4, Tamias striatus 2, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus 3, Glaucomys sabrinus 2, Peromyscus maniculatus 18, Clethrionomys gapperi 470, Synaptomys cooperi 17, Synaptomys borealis 105, Aves; Amphibia; Mollusca

Comments: St-Elzéar Cave: This site contains an important sequence of four faunal assemblages presented in terms of four zones numbered from youngest to oldest. However, the six radiocarbon dates are reported in terms of excavation levels, among which there appear to be some stratigraphic reversals. Therefore it is not yet clear how the faunas are related to the dates. Except for the American toad, the birds and amphibians are listed as totals not assigned to zones (LaSalle, 1984: Table 1), and all of these are placed in Zone 1 in this database. A second list of amphibians, published by Fay (1984), differs slightly from the data in LaSalle (1984). Fauna: Phenacomys intermedius 34, Dicrostonyx hudsonius 7, Microtus pennsylvanicus 36, Microtus chrotorrhinus 383, Microtus xanthognathus 1, Napaeozapus insignis 30, Castor canadensis 1, Erethizon dorsatum 3, Ursus americanus 2, Mustela nivalis 4, Gulo gulo 1, Alces alces 2; Amphibia: Bufo americanus 37

Canada / QC / DbDi-? (St-Elzéar Cave) / QU-745