Late Wisconsinan helmeted muskoxen ( Bootherium bombifrons ) from southwestern Alberta, Canada

The first known occurrence of helmeted muskox in the Late Wisconsinan (ca. 16 000–11 000 radiocarbon years BP) of Alberta is recorded and described. 14 C dating places the specimen at 10 980 ± 80 radiocarbon years BP (uncorrected). The distribution of the species is mapped, the widespread distributi...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Main Authors: Hills, L.V., Tolman, Shayne, McNeil, P., Kooyman, B.
Other Authors: Sues, Hans
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2014
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Canada
muskox
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2013-0078
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjes-2013-0078
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjes-2013-0078
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Summary:The first known occurrence of helmeted muskox in the Late Wisconsinan (ca. 16 000–11 000 radiocarbon years BP) of Alberta is recorded and described. 14 C dating places the specimen at 10 980 ± 80 radiocarbon years BP (uncorrected). The distribution of the species is mapped, the widespread distribution implying that these animals probably occupied diverse habitats. Evidence from Wally’s Beach, including associated fauna and floral remains and eolian deposits, indicates a dry windswept steppe–grassland with intermittent patches of low woody shrubs.

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