Reidentification of a Pleistocene " Salmo " as the first fossil Gadus from Canada

The genus Gadus is recorded for the first time from a Canadian Pleistocene deposit. The fossil skull was previously tentatively identified as an Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar? There now appears to be no record of Salmo salar from the Pleistocene.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Gruchy, C. G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1971
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Canada
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z71-065
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z71-065
Description
Summary:The genus Gadus is recorded for the first time from a Canadian Pleistocene deposit. The fossil skull was previously tentatively identified as an Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar? There now appears to be no record of Salmo salar from the Pleistocene.

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