MCZ Mammalogy 16017

Rangifer tarandus caribou (Gmelin, 1788)

Date Collected:

1915-08-01/1915-08-31

North America: Canada: Newfoundland and Labrador: Labrador | Straits Belle Isle, from the range back of the Straits & within 30 miles of Eskimo River

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:16017 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Rangifer tarandus caribou (Gmelin, 1788)
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Artiodactyla Cervidae
Common Name(s): woodland caribou
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Previous Identification
Rangifer caribou
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Artiodactyla Cervidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: MCZ Ledger

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Part Condition Disposition Count
skull (dry) unchecked in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: antlers

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male [no agent data], Method: migration 2009-06-20

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • Canada
  • State/Province:
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • County:
  • Labrador
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Straits Belle Isle, from the range back of the Straits & within 30 miles of Eskimo River
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Labrador: Straits Belle Isle, from the range back of the Straits & within 30 miles of Eskimo River
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Strait of Belle Isle is the narrowest point between mainland Quebec/Labrador and the island of Newfoundland. Eskimo River is the former name of a couple different rivers in the area: St. Paul's River, Churchill River. St Paul's River is closer to the strait
  • Georeference:
  • 51.8119800°, -56.885057° (Error radius: 45000m) By: Madeleine Mullon on 2021-09-16 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1915-08-01 / 1915-08-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • Aug 1915
  • Collector:
  • William B. Cabot

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Media type: text; Mammalogy 16001; 16002; 16003; 16004; 16006; 16007; 16008; 16010; 16011; 16012; 16013; 16014; 16015; 16016; 16017; 16018; 16019; 16020; 16021; 16022; 16023; 16024; 16025; 16005; 16009 Description: MCZ Mammalogy Mammals 015976-021925, pg.2;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

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