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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
Harbor porpoise
Hnísa
Phocoena phocoena
n/a
Male
Adult
Iceland
Whole skeleton.
No
03/06/16
August 2017
M125
Harbor seal
Landselur
Phoca vitulina
unknown
unknown
cup
Iceland
parts of skeleton : vertebrae, ribs, small parts of skull and some long bones
no
05/08/12
07/10/15
M063
Horse
Hestur
Equus caballus
Icelandic horse
unknown
5-7 yrs
Iceland
almost whole skeleton
No
summer 2010
2010
M022
Horse
Hestur
Equus caballus
Icelandic horse
unknown
adult
Iceland
almost whole skeleton
No
summer 2007
2007
M028
Large terrestrial mammal LTM
Stórt landsspendýr, líklega af nautgrip
Large terrestrial mammal (sennilega Bos taurus)
unknown
unknown
unknown
Iceland
One large rib
no
Jun-15
12/06/15
M109
Pig
Svín
Sus scrofa domesticus
unknown
unknown
unknown
Iceland
one part of petrus bulla
no
unknown
10/10/16
M142
Seal
Selur
Phocidae
unknown
unknown
unknown
Iceland
two teeth
no
unknown
2011
M061
Seal
Selur
Pinniped
unknown
unknown
unknown
Iceland
Temporal bone
no
unknown
August 2017
M128
Sheep
Kind
Ovis aries
Icelandic sheep.
unknown
3-5 months
Iceland
Bone from four leg pieces, part of acetabulum, innominate (pelvis) and proximal femur. All intermediate fusion.
no
Haust 2012.
10/07/13
M094
Sheep
Kind
Ovis aries
Icelandic sheep.
Female
newborn
Iceland
whole skeleton
No
10/05/10
2012
M016
Sheep
Kind
Ovis aries
Icelandic sheep.
unknown
unknown
Iceland
half a skull
no
unknown
July 2016
M118
Sheep
Kind
Ovis aries
Icelandic sheep.
unknown
adult
Iceland
one jaw
no
unknown
2012
M083
Sheep
Kind
Ovis aries
Icelandic sheep.
unknown
Juvenile
Iceland
Scapula
no
Fannst 2012
August 2017
M110
Sheep
Kind
Ovis aries
Icelandic sheep.
unknown
unknown
Iceland
Radius - some damege on the ends
no
unknown
summer 2012.
M082
Sheep
Kind
Ovis aries
Icelandic sheep.
male
6-7 months
Iceland
half a skull
No
2014
04/11/15
M046
Sheep
Kind
Ovis aries
Icelandic sheep.
unknown
6-7 months
Iceland
thighbone
No
01/06/10
summer 2010
M017
Sheep
Kind
Ovis aries
Icelandic sheep.
unknown
unknown
Iceland
half a skull
no
unknown
July 2016
M115
Sheep
Kind
Ovis aries
Icelandic sheep.
Female (based on Hatting 1995)
1 1/2- 2 1/2 yrs (based on Hatting 1995)
Iceland
almost whole skeleton, missing smaller bone
No
summer 2010
2012
M020
Sheep
Kind
Ovis aries
Icelandic sheep.
male
adult
Iceland
Horn
No
unknown
summer 2012.
M039
Sheep
Kind
Ovis aries
Icelandic sheep.
unknown
unknown
Iceland
Lower jaw
no
unknown
July 2016
M114
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