New dates of musk-ox ( Ovibos moschatus ) remains from northwest Greenland

Northwest Greenland formerly supported a population of musk-ox ( Ovibos moschatus ). Radiocarbon dating of musk-ox remains collected on the terrain surface and from archaeological sites has yielded Late Holocene ages, indicating that the species was a late immigrant to this part of Greenland. Musk-o...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Bennike, Ole, Andreasen, Claus
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2005
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Greenland
Melville Bugt
Melville bugt
musk ox
ovibos moschatus
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247404004127
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247404004127

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