Late Pleistocene Faunal Assemblages from Karst Cave Settings on Northern Vancouver Island, Canada
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Late Pleistocene Faunal Assemblages from Karst Cave Settings on Northern Vancouver Island, Canada. / McLaren, Duncan; Wigen, Rebecca; Fedje, Daryl; Dyck, Angela; Hebda, Christopher F. G.; Morien, Evan; Pedersen, Mikkel Winther; Willerslev, Eske; Rutledge, Linda Y.; Barrera, McIntyre A.; Stafford, Jim; Wall, David; Letham, Bryn.
In: PaleoAmerica, Vol. 9, No. 3, 2023, p. 216-236.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Late Pleistocene Faunal Assemblages from Karst Cave Settings on Northern Vancouver Island, Canada
AU - McLaren, Duncan
AU - Wigen, Rebecca
AU - Fedje, Daryl
AU - Dyck, Angela
AU - Hebda, Christopher F. G.
AU - Morien, Evan
AU - Pedersen, Mikkel Winther
AU - Willerslev, Eske
AU - Rutledge, Linda Y.
AU - Barrera, McIntyre A.
AU - Stafford, Jim
AU - Wall, David
AU - Letham, Bryn
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Center for the Study of the First Americans.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - We present the results of our investigations in karst caves on northern Vancouver Island. This work focuses on late Pleistocene faunal remains and potential archaeological deposits. Our analyses of faunal remains from these caves reveal that a variety of animals have inhabited the region since the Last Glacial Maximum. Pleistocene taxa recovered include black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus), black bear (Ursus americanus), mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus), Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis), wolf/dog (Canis spp.), weasel (Mustela), and frog (Anura). We also report on a previously undescribed diminutive red fox (Vulpes vulpes) which no longer inhabits Vancouver Island. We present the results of sedaDNA analysis of cave sediments which demonstrates promise in supporting the morphological identification of animal remains. The results of this study, combined with previous research, help to constrain the timing of the Last Glacial Maximum and when land became viable to support land mammals on northern Vancouver Island.
AB - We present the results of our investigations in karst caves on northern Vancouver Island. This work focuses on late Pleistocene faunal remains and potential archaeological deposits. Our analyses of faunal remains from these caves reveal that a variety of animals have inhabited the region since the Last Glacial Maximum. Pleistocene taxa recovered include black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus), black bear (Ursus americanus), mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus), Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis), wolf/dog (Canis spp.), weasel (Mustela), and frog (Anura). We also report on a previously undescribed diminutive red fox (Vulpes vulpes) which no longer inhabits Vancouver Island. We present the results of sedaDNA analysis of cave sediments which demonstrates promise in supporting the morphological identification of animal remains. The results of this study, combined with previous research, help to constrain the timing of the Last Glacial Maximum and when land became viable to support land mammals on northern Vancouver Island.
KW - archaeology
KW - faunal communities
KW - paleontology
KW - Terminal Pleistocene
KW - Vancouver Island
U2 - 10.1080/20555563.2023.2272120
DO - 10.1080/20555563.2023.2272120
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85175651625
VL - 9
SP - 216
EP - 236
JO - PaleoAmerica
JF - PaleoAmerica
SN - 2055-5563
IS - 3
ER -
ID: 372832579