Radiocarbon Dates on Saiga Antelope (Saiga Tatarica) Fossils from Yukon and the Northwest Territories
Saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica), presently confined to Central Asia, spread westward to England and eastward to the Northwest Territories of Canada during the late Pleistocene. Two saiga cranial fragments from the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories have yielded radiocarbon dates of 13 39...
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description | Saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica), presently confined to Central Asia, spread westward to England and eastward to the Northwest Territories of Canada during the late Pleistocene. Two saiga cranial fragments from the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories have yielded radiocarbon dates of 13 390 ±180 and 14 920 ±160 B.P. respectively. Thus, saigas occupied the easternmost part of their known Pleistocene range toward the close of the Wisconsinan glaciation. Saigas probably died out between 13 000 and 10 000 years ago in North America because of rapid changes in climate and plantscapes occurring about that time, as former steppe-like terrain was replaced by spruce forest and tundra.Key words: saiga antelope, Saiga tatarica, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, late Pleistocene, vertebrate fossils La saïga, ou antilope des steppes,(Saiga tatarica) qu'on ne trouve actuellement qu'en Asie centrale, couvrait pendant le pléistocène tardif un territoire s'étendant vers l'ouest jusqu'à l'Angleterre et vers l'est jusqu'aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest du Canada. Deux fragments de crâne de saïga venant du Territoire du Yukon et des Territoires du Nord-Ouest ont donné par radiodatation un âge de 13 390 ± 180 et de 14 920 ± 160 BP respectivement. La saïga occupait donc la région la plus orientale de son territoire connu au pléistocène, vers la fin de la glaciation du Wisconsin. La saïga a probablement disparu il y a environ 13 000 à 10 000 ans en Amérique du Nord en raison des changements rapides dans le climat et les paysages végétaux qui se produisirent à cette époque, alors que la pessière et la toundra remplacèrent le terrain steppique.Mots clés: saïga, Saiga tatarica, Territoire du Yukon, Territoires du Nord-Ouest, pléistocène tardif, fossiles de vertébrés |
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spelling | ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64273 2025-06-15T14:15:22+00:00 Radiocarbon Dates on Saiga Antelope (Saiga Tatarica) Fossils from Yukon and the Northwest Territories Harington, C.R. Cinq-Mars, Jaques 1995-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64273 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64273/48208 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64273 ARCTIC; Vol. 48 No. 1 (1995): March: 1–108; 1-7 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal distribution Bones Climate change Glacial epoch Palaeoecology Palaeontology Pleistocene epoch Radiocarbon dating Saigas Vertebrates Glaciation Baillie Islands N.W.T Old Crow region Yukon info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1995 ftunivcalgaryojs 2025-05-27T03:29:43Z Saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica), presently confined to Central Asia, spread westward to England and eastward to the Northwest Territories of Canada during the late Pleistocene. Two saiga cranial fragments from the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories have yielded radiocarbon dates of 13 390 ±180 and 14 920 ±160 B.P. respectively. Thus, saigas occupied the easternmost part of their known Pleistocene range toward the close of the Wisconsinan glaciation. Saigas probably died out between 13 000 and 10 000 years ago in North America because of rapid changes in climate and plantscapes occurring about that time, as former steppe-like terrain was replaced by spruce forest and tundra.Key words: saiga antelope, Saiga tatarica, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, late Pleistocene, vertebrate fossils La saïga, ou antilope des steppes,(Saiga tatarica) qu'on ne trouve actuellement qu'en Asie centrale, couvrait pendant le pléistocène tardif un territoire s'étendant vers l'ouest jusqu'à l'Angleterre et vers l'est jusqu'aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest du Canada. Deux fragments de crâne de saïga venant du Territoire du Yukon et des Territoires du Nord-Ouest ont donné par radiodatation un âge de 13 390 ± 180 et de 14 920 ± 160 BP respectivement. La saïga occupait donc la région la plus orientale de son territoire connu au pléistocène, vers la fin de la glaciation du Wisconsin. La saïga a probablement disparu il y a environ 13 000 à 10 000 ans en Amérique du Nord en raison des changements rapides dans le climat et les paysages végétaux qui se produisirent à cette époque, alors que la pessière et la toundra remplacèrent le terrain steppique.Mots clés: saïga, Saiga tatarica, Territoire du Yukon, Territoires du Nord-Ouest, pléistocène tardif, fossiles de vertébrés Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Northwest Territories Old Crow Territoires du Nord-Ouest toundra Yukon Unknown Baillie ENVELOPE(-128.013,-128.013,70.561,70.561) Baillie Islands ENVELOPE(-128.172,-128.172,70.583,70.583) Canada Northwest Territories Yukon ARCTIC 48 1 |
spellingShingle | Animal distribution Bones Climate change Glacial epoch Palaeoecology Palaeontology Pleistocene epoch Radiocarbon dating Saigas Vertebrates Glaciation Baillie Islands N.W.T Old Crow region Yukon Harington, C.R. Cinq-Mars, Jaques Radiocarbon Dates on Saiga Antelope (Saiga Tatarica) Fossils from Yukon and the Northwest Territories |
title | Radiocarbon Dates on Saiga Antelope (Saiga Tatarica) Fossils from Yukon and the Northwest Territories |
title_full | Radiocarbon Dates on Saiga Antelope (Saiga Tatarica) Fossils from Yukon and the Northwest Territories |
title_fullStr | Radiocarbon Dates on Saiga Antelope (Saiga Tatarica) Fossils from Yukon and the Northwest Territories |
title_full_unstemmed | Radiocarbon Dates on Saiga Antelope (Saiga Tatarica) Fossils from Yukon and the Northwest Territories |
title_short | Radiocarbon Dates on Saiga Antelope (Saiga Tatarica) Fossils from Yukon and the Northwest Territories |
title_sort | radiocarbon dates on saiga antelope (saiga tatarica) fossils from yukon and the northwest territories |
topic | Animal distribution Bones Climate change Glacial epoch Palaeoecology Palaeontology Pleistocene epoch Radiocarbon dating Saigas Vertebrates Glaciation Baillie Islands N.W.T Old Crow region Yukon |
topic_facet | Animal distribution Bones Climate change Glacial epoch Palaeoecology Palaeontology Pleistocene epoch Radiocarbon dating Saigas Vertebrates Glaciation Baillie Islands N.W.T Old Crow region Yukon |
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