Pleistocene mammals of the Edmonton area, Alberta. Part I. The carnivores
Late Pleistocene fossils have been recovered sporadically in the Edmonton area, in central Alberta, for many years but there has been little work in determining their age. Fossils from quarries in North Saskatchewan River terraces and buried valley gravels are recognized as Late Pleistocene (mid-Wis...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/e94-036 2024-09-15T18:01:09+00:00 Pleistocene mammals of the Edmonton area, Alberta. Part I. The carnivores Burns, James A. Young, Robert R. 1994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e94-036 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e94-036 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences volume 31, issue 2, page 393-400 ISSN 0008-4077 1480-3313 journal-article 1994 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/e94-036 2024-06-27T04:11:03Z Late Pleistocene fossils have been recovered sporadically in the Edmonton area, in central Alberta, for many years but there has been little work in determining their age. Fossils from quarries in North Saskatchewan River terraces and buried valley gravels are recognized as Late Pleistocene (mid-Wisconsinan) and early Holocene taxa, and numerous 14 C dates on mammalian remains now support the assessment. The mammalian fauna consists of at least 16 taxa, including mostly grazing herbivores, but also three carnivores: Canis cf. Canis lupus (gray wolf), Arctodus simus (giant short-faced bear), and Panthera leo atrox (Pleistocene lion). The carnivores are first records for the region, and Arctodus is a first record for Alberta. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus gray wolf Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 31 2 393 400 |
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Late Pleistocene fossils have been recovered sporadically in the Edmonton area, in central Alberta, for many years but there has been little work in determining their age. Fossils from quarries in North Saskatchewan River terraces and buried valley gravels are recognized as Late Pleistocene (mid-Wisconsinan) and early Holocene taxa, and numerous 14 C dates on mammalian remains now support the assessment. The mammalian fauna consists of at least 16 taxa, including mostly grazing herbivores, but also three carnivores: Canis cf. Canis lupus (gray wolf), Arctodus simus (giant short-faced bear), and Panthera leo atrox (Pleistocene lion). The carnivores are first records for the region, and Arctodus is a first record for Alberta. |
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Burns, James A. Young, Robert R. Pleistocene mammals of the Edmonton area, Alberta. Part I. The carnivores |
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Pleistocene mammals of the Edmonton area, Alberta. Part I. The carnivores |
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Pleistocene mammals of the Edmonton area, Alberta. Part I. The carnivores |
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Pleistocene mammals of the Edmonton area, Alberta. Part I. The carnivores |
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Pleistocene mammals of the Edmonton area, Alberta. Part I. The carnivores |
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