Dating of a muskox (Ovibos moschatus) skull fragment from Jamtland, Sweden: Middle Weichselian age

A radiocarbon age determination of a tundra muskox (Ovibos moschatus) skull fragment from Jamtland, central Sweden gave an age of 44 000 +/- 1500 C-14 years BP or c. 46-49 cal. ka, indicating that the species was a member of the Middle Weichselian fauna of Sweden. The age confirms that central Swede...

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Published in:GFF
Main Authors: Bennike, Ole, Liljegren, Ronnie
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2014
Subjects:
Geology
muskox
Ovibos
Sweden
Quaternary
Pleistocene
Arctic
ovibos moschatus
Subarctic
Tundra
Online Access:https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/4659378
https://doi.org/10.1080/11035897.2013.848929
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Summary:A radiocarbon age determination of a tundra muskox (Ovibos moschatus) skull fragment from Jamtland, central Sweden gave an age of 44 000 +/- 1500 C-14 years BP or c. 46-49 cal. ka, indicating that the species was a member of the Middle Weichselian fauna of Sweden. The age confirms that central Sweden was ice-free during parts of the Middle Weichselian, prior to the last glacial maximum, as shown by previous studies. The region was probably characterised by treeless arctic to subarctic tundra environments.

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