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Mammals

There are 148 samples from mammals in the collection, mostly domestic. These include 90 partial skeletons from Icelandic sheep, which have detailed information about sex, age and size. Most of the sheep samples include include at a minimum a skull, mandibles, humerus, femur, tibia, scapula, parts of the vertebral column and ribs. For wild animals the collection has a dolphin, harbour porpoises, several seals, arctic foxes and more. 

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The provided spreadsheet is a simplified version. Download here for the full version. If you want any further information or wish to reference the reference collection please contact Albína Hulda Pálsdóttir.

Species English
Species Icelandic
Species Latin
Breed
Sex
Age
Country of origin
Completeness
Pathology
Date of collection
Date in reference collection
Specimen number
Arctic fox
Refur
Vulpes lagopus fuliginosus
Icelandic fox
unknown
adult
Iceland
jaw: missing canine
no
unknown
summer 2009
M071
Arctic fox
Refur
Vulpes lagopus fuliginosus
Icelandic fox
unknown
Juvenile
Iceland
parts of skull
no
unknown
summer 2009
M077
Arctic fox
Refur
Vulpes lagopus fuliginosus
Icelandic fox
unknown
adult
Iceland
skull; missing i3 on the left side
no
unknown
summer 2009
M075
Arctic fox
Refur
Vulpes lagopus fuliginosus
Icelandic fox
unknown
adult
Iceland
jaw : missing canine
no
unknown
summer 2009
M080
Arctic fox
Refur
Vulpes lagopus fuliginosus
Icelandic fox
unknown
adult
Iceland
jaw: missing canine
no
unknown
summer 2009
M072
Arctic fox
Refur
Vulpues lagopus fuliginosus
Icelandic fox
male
adult
Iceland
Whole skeleton except for tail.
Yes - Fracture/ infection of phalange 1 and phalange 2 so they are partially fused.
01/08/12
07/10/15
M066
Arctic fox
Refur
Vulpes lagopus fuliginosus
Icelandic fox
unknown
adult
Iceland
Skull : missing two teeth
no
unknown
summer 2009
M078
Arctic fox
Refur
Vulpues lagopus fuliginosus
Icelandic fox
female
adult
Iceland
Whole skeleton except for tail.
no
01/08/12
2016
M065
Arctic fox
Refur
Vulpes lagopus fuliginosus
Icelandic fox
unknown
adult
Iceland
jaw: missing canine
no
unknown
summer 2009
M073
Arctic fox
Refur
Vulpes lagopus fuliginosus
Icelandic fox
unknown
adult
Iceland
jaw: missing canine
no
unknown
summer 2009
M074
Arctic fox
Refur
Vulpes lagopus fuliginosus
Icelandic fox
unknown
adult
Iceland
Skull : all teeth present
no
unknown
summer 2009
M076
Arctic fox
Refur ?
Vulpes lagopus fuliginosus?
Icelandic foc
unknown
unknown
Iceland
tibia ?
no
2007
August 2017
M132
Arctic fox
Refur
Vulpes lagopus fuliginosus
Icelandic fox
unknown
adult
Iceland
Skull
no
unknown
summer 2009
M079
Brown rat
Brúnrotta
Rattus norvegicus
unknown
unknown
adult, but not fully grown
Iceland
whole skeleton
No
unknown
17/07/13
M042
Brown rat
Brúnrotta
Rattus norvegicus
unknown
unknown
adult, but not fully grown
Iceland
whole skeleton: missing some of smaller bones
No
unknown
09/07/13
M044
Brown rat
Brúnrotta
Rattus norvegicus
unknown
unknown
adult
Iceland
whole skeleton
No
unknown
17/07/13
M041
Brown rat
Brúnrotta
Rattus norvegicus
unknown
unknown
adult, but not fully grown
Iceland
whole skeleton
No
unknown
19/07/13
M043
Cattle
Nautgripur
Bos taurus
Icelandic cattle
unknown
almost adult
Iceland
Three boneparts from osso bucco slices. One near proximal tibia end, two from diaphisis on tibia
no
26/10/13
10/07/13
M093
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