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ABSTRACT
Squamatological (fish scale) material from 48 common species found in coastal waters of British Columbia is presented. Fish-scale remains of extant species are well-preserved in Holocene core sediments in various anoxic basins along the coast of British Columbia. These remains are of considerable value in assessing natural variation in fish populations over time. Comparative micrographs of modern fish scales as well as an assessment of their preservation potential is provided. Photographs of various scales preserved in the sedimentary record (e.g., herring, rockfish, sardines, surfperch) are provided and discussed in the context of the taphonomic alteration that typically occurs after burial. This monograph—the first atlas of fish-scale material available for the northeast Pacific—will help resolve identification problems for future fish taxonomists, paleoceanographers, and fisheries-oriented researchers.
R. Timothy Patterson. Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Center and Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6 CANADA.
Cynthia Wright. Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 9860 West Saanich Rd., Sidney, BC, V8L 4B2, CANADA
Alice S. Chang. Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Center and Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6 CANADA.
Leslie A. Taylor. Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, CANADA.
Patrick D. Lyons. Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, CANADA.
Audrey Dallimore. Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Center and Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6 CANADA.
Arun Kumar. Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, CANADA.
Key words: fish scales, squamatology, paleoceanography, Holocene, British Columbia, NE Pacific Ocean
Copyright: Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, 14 December
2001
Submission: 6 March 2001 Acceptance: 19 November 2001