6500 BP Oldsquaw Duck (Clangula hyemalis) from Northern Ellesmere Island, Arctic Archipelago, Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Stewart, Thomas G., Hourston-Wright, Jean
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1990
• Subjects: Clangula hyemalis; Oldsquaw duck; feathers; Quaternary paleontology; arctic paleontology; Holocene; Ellesmere Island; harelde du Nord; plumes; paléontologie du quaternaire; paléontologie arctique; holocène; île Ellesmere; Arctic; Canada; Clements Markham; Clements Markham Inlet; Markham; Arctic Archipelago; Arctique*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64671

A nearly complete skeleton, including partially preserved feathers, of an Oldsquaw duck (Clangula hyemalis L.) was recovered from Holocene marine deposits in Clements Markham Inlet, Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Canada. The specimen was 2 m lower in the section than allochthonous terrestrial plants prev...