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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
Cattle
Nautgripur
Bos taurus
icelandic cattle
male
Neonatal, died at birth.
Iceland
Whole skeleton.
no
24/11/15
20/07/16
M119
Cattle
Kú
Bos taurus
Icelandic cattle
unknown
adult
Iceland
pelvis, humerus, femur, tibia
no
14/06/12
2012
M056
Cattle
Nautgripur
Bos taurus
Icelandic cattle
female
adult
Iceland
skull.
No
summer 2010
2010
M027
Cattle
Nautgripur
Bos taurus
Icelandic cattle
unknown
not fully grown
Iceland
1
no
unknown
10/07/13
M098
Cattle
Nautgripur
Bos taurus
icelandic cattle
unknown
adult
Iceland
part of jaw
no
unknown
2012
M084
Cattle
Nautgripur
Bos taurus
unknown
unknown
unknown
Iceland
horn with a cast inside
no
2011
2011
M100
Cattle
Nautgripur
Bos taurus
icelandic cattle
unknown
not fully grown
Iceland
1
no
unknown
10/07/13
M099
Cattle
Nautgripur
Bos taurus
Icelandic cattle
male
3 months
Iceland
Whole skeleton.
no
04/01/16
August 2017
M122
Cattle
Nautgripur
Bos taurus
Icelandic cattle
unknown
adult
Iceland
missing P2, P3 and incisors
No
2009
2009
M025
Cattle
Nautgripur
Bos taurus
Icelandic cattle
unknown
Neonatal
Iceland
parts of skeleton
No
summer 2010
2012
M023
Cattle
Nautgripur
Bos taurus
unknown
unknown
unknown
Iceland
Humerus, distal
no
2007
August 2017
M129
Dog
Hundur
Canis familiaris
unknown
unknown
adult
n/a
skull
No
bought 02.03.2009.
2009
M029
Dog
Hundur
Canis familiaris
unknown
unknown
adult
n/a
skull
No
bought 02.03.2009.
2009
M031
Dog
Hundur
Canis familiaris
unknown
unknown
adult
n/a
one bone
No
2008
2008
M026
Dog
Hundur
Canis familiaris
unknown
unknown
adult
n/a
skull
No
bought 02.03.2009.
2009
M030
Dolphin
Höfrungur
Cetacea
unknown
unknown
unknown
Iceland
Whole skeleton, missing some teeths
no
24/11/12
23/06/16
M067
Domestic cat
Köttur
Felix catus domesticus
Icelandic domestic cat
female
almost adult
Iceland
null
no
08/10/12
2016
M064
Domestic cat
Köttur
Felix catus domesticus
unknown
unknown
adults, most of them
USA
9 skulls with jaws
no
Keypt í febrúar 2014.
February 2014
M107
Domestic cat
Köttur
Felix catus domesticus
unknown
unknown
kitten (weaned)
UK
almost a whole skeleton
no
unknown
22/07/16
M136
Domestic cat
Köttur
Felix catus domesticus
unknown
male
unknown
UK
Whole skeleton
no
unknown
22/07/16
M135
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