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Lab number
GSC-964-2
Field number
BS-102-67
Material dated
whale bone collagen; collagène osseux de baleine
Taxa dated
Balaena mysticetus rib (id. by C.R. Harington)
Locality
Baad Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Map sheet
49 B/11
Submitter
W. Blake, Jr
Date submitted
September 21, 0098
Normalized Age
8940 ± 90
δ13C (per mil)
-16.8
Significance
palaeobiology; paléobiologie
Context
gravel beach, 82 m asl
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Balaena mysticetus
Additional information
Not shown in MAH, because it appears under ice due to the interval chosen for mapping. Collagen extraction with base leach.
Comments
ReHs-VP: Of three dates on a single whale rib, the collagen extraction given a base leach is considered the most reliable.

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