Jack Wade Creek: An in situ Alaskan Late Pleistocene Vertebrate Assemblage

Sixty Late Pleistocene vertebrate fossils have been recovered from an inferred in situ sedimentary section of a placer mine near Jack Wade, east-central Alaska. The fossil assemblage, called the Jack Wade fauna, is composed of the partial remains of 18 animals, of which 11 are Ovis sp. cf. O. dalli...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Porter, Lee
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1986
Subjects:
Mammals
Palaeontology
Pleistocene epoch
Steppe bison
Alaska
Central
Wade Creek
Yukon
Alces alces
Arctic
Béringie
Rangifer tarandus
Beringia
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65142
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Summary:Sixty Late Pleistocene vertebrate fossils have been recovered from an inferred in situ sedimentary section of a placer mine near Jack Wade, east-central Alaska. The fossil assemblage, called the Jack Wade fauna, is composed of the partial remains of 18 animals, of which 11 are Ovis sp. cf. O. dalli Nelson (Dall sheep). 3 Bison priscus (Bojanus) (Steppe Bison), 2 Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus) (Caribou), 1 Equus (Asinus) lambei Hay (Yukon Wild Ass) and 1 Alces alces (Linnaeus) (Moose). The assemblage is noteworthy in two respects: it is one of few Late Pleistocene in situ assemblages known from Eastern Beringia and it is composed of large ungulates exclusively. Of these, a uniquely large proportion are mountain sheep.Key words: Beringia, Pleistocene, fauna Mots clés: Béringie, pléistocène, faune

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