The Holocene ProjectSources · 143 in the register
Where every number comes from.
Each measurement, trait and picture in our animals traces back to one of these sources. We record the licence from the source's own page, and we note where we could not find one.
This page is built from the project's own sources register, the same file the build checks its tables against.
Scans and scenes
What the first models are built on
| Source | Licence | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| "test scan of taxidermy fox" by Jakob.Normand, Sketchfab | CC BY 4.0 | The red fox's shape and surface colour. Changed by us: rig, skinning, fur shells, eyes, colour de-lighting, levels of detail, animations. |
| "Common raven" by WirtualneMuzeaMalopolski, Sketchfab | CC0 1.0 | The common raven's shape and surface colour. Changed by us: cut from its base, colour de-lighting, eyes, feather layers. |
| "Hirvi (Alces alces)" by cosmical, Sketchfab | CC BY 4.0 | The moose's shape and surface colour. Changed by us: clean-up, hooves, colour de-lighting, eyes, skeleton, coat shells. |
| Poly Haven assets and HDRIs | CC0 1.0 | Forest scenes for renders: trees, ground, rocks, plants and sky. |
| Kartverket terrain and depth data, Norway | CC BY 4.0 | The Geirangerfjord landscape in the game. |
| iNaturalist research-grade photos, CC0 and CC BY | CC0 / CC BY, per photo | Checking renders against real animals only. Photographers credited per photo in the build records. |
The register
Species data, papers and tools
123 allow use in a sold product, with credit where the licence asks for it. 13 state no licence at all, so we use them for now and will ask before release. 6 are still being checked. 1 is non-commercial and is used only as a lead to primary sources.
Groups open as you type.
Datasets 51
| Source | Licence | Use in a sold product |
|---|---|---|
| Amniote life-history database Myhrvold NP, Baldridge E, Chan B, Sivam D, Freeman DL, Ernest SKM 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| AmphiBIO v1: a global database for amphibian ecological traits Oliveira BF, Sao-Pedro VA, Santos-Barrera G, Penone C, Costa GC 2017. AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4:170123. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| ANSUR II anthropometric survey Gordon CC and others 2012. 2012 Anthropometric Survey of U.S. Army Personnel (ANSUR II). US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center. | public-domain | Sold use allowed |
| AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds Tobias JA, Sheard C, Pigot AL, Devenish AJM, Yang J, Sayol F, and others 2022. AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25:581-597. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| AVOTREX 1.0: a global dataset of extinct birds and their traits Sayol F, Wayman JP, Dufour P, and others 2024. AVOTREX: a global dataset of extinct birds and their traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography e13927. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| COMBINE: a coalesced mammal database of intrinsic and extrinsic traits Soria CD, Pacifici M, Di Marco M, Stephen SM, Rondinini C 2021. COMBINE: a coalesced mammal database of intrinsic and extrinsic traits. Ecology 102:e03344. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Data and code for: The welfare problems of wide-ranging Carnivora reflect naturally itinerant lifestyles Dryad doi 10.5061/dryad.pk0p2ngsp (authors: see the record). | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Data and code from: Why wolves walk: drivers of daily movement in a social large carnivore Dryad doi 10.5061/dryad.280gb5n39 (authors: see the record). | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Data from: Does size matter? Examining the drivers of mammalian vocalisations Martin K and others 2017. Dryad doi 10.5061/dryad.289kh. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Data from: Gloger's rule or historical conjecture? Tests in mammals (pelage melanisation) Howell and Caro 2025. Dryad doi 10.5061/dryad.2bvq83c04. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Data from: Morphological disparity of mammalian limb bones throughout the Cenozoic Serio C, Brown RP, Clauss M, Meloro C 2024. Dryad doi 10.5061/dryad.8gtht76sp. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Data from: Morphological diversification of biomechanical traits in mustelid carnivorans Kilbourne BM (mustelid locomotion). Dryad doi 10.5061/dryad.7vf4004; Zenodo 4965605. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Data from: Postcranial diversity and recent ecomorphic impoverishment of North American gulonine mustelids Tomiya S, Meachen JA 2018. Dryad doi 10.5061/dryad.kj239. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Data from: Postcranial morphology and the locomotor habits of living and extinct carnivorans Samuels JX, Meachen JA, Sakai SA 2013. Postcranial morphology and the locomotor habits of living and extinct carnivorans. J. Morphol. 274:121. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Data from: Tetrapod vocal evolution reveals faster rates and higher-pitched sounds Munoz and others 2025. Dryad doi 10.5061/dryad.5tb2rbphd. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Data from: The travel speeds of large animals are limited by their access to topography Dyer A and others 2023. Zenodo 7554842. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Data from: Why is the giant panda black and white? Caro T and others 2017. Dryad doi 10.5061/dryad.7vj52. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Dated archaeobotanical sets for first human use (N China crops, Frydenlund, Danish Mesolithic hazelnuts, Ohalo II) Zenodo 6669730 (northern China staple crops), 10890518 (Frydenlund, Funnel Beaker plant use; Out et al. 2024 Veg Hist Archaeobot ESM5), 22142866 (Danish Mesolithic hazelnut shells); Snir A and others 2015, PLoS ONE 10:e0131422 (Ohalo II). Each cited in its row. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Divergent vertebral formulae shape the evolution of axial complexity in mammals (supplementary data) Li and others 2023, Nature Ecology and Evolution, Supplementary Data 1. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases (USDA ARS) U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Ag Data Commons. doi:10.15482/USDA.ADC/1239279 (James A. Duke, creator) | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Ellenberg-type indicator values for European vascular plant species (EIVE) Dengler J and others 2023 (EIVE 1.0/2.0), Zenodo 7427088. Author list and journal to be taken from the record. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals Wilman H, Belmaker J, Simpson J, de la Rosa C, Rivadeneira MM, Jetz W 2014. EltonTraits 1.0. Ecology 95:2027. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Energetic benefits and adaptations in mammalian limbs: scale effects and selective pressures Kilbourne BM, Hoffman LC 2013. PLoS ONE 8:e78392. Data: Dryad doi 10.5061/dryad.296h2. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| FAO EcoCrop (crop ecology database) FAO. EcoCrop database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. Copy: Fitton N and others 2024, EcoCrop Climatic Crop Suitability Scoring v1.0 (UKCEH), Zenodo doi:10.5281/zenodo.10845193. | none-stated | No licence stated |
| Fischer FJ, Chave J, Zanne AE et al (2026) Beyond species means - the intraspecific contribution to global wood density variation. New Phytol 249:2630-2651; data: Global Wood Density Database v2.2, Zenodo doi 10.5281/zenodo.16919509 (also supersedes Zanne et al 2009 doi 10.5061/dryad.234) Fischer FJ, Chave J, Zanne AE et al (2026) Beyond species means - the intraspecific contribution to global wood density variation. New Phytol 249:2630-2651; data: Global Wood Density Database v2.2, Zenodo doi 10.5281/zenodo.16919509 (also supersedes Zanne et al 2009 doi 10.5061/dryad.234) | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| FISHMORPH: a global database on morphological traits of freshwater fishes Brosse S, Charpin N, Su G, Toussaint A, Herrera-R GA, Tedesco PA, Villeger S 2021. FISHMORPH: a global database on morphological traits of freshwater fishes. Global Ecology and Biogeography 30:2330. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| FuTRES: Functional Trait Resource for Environmental Studies data store Shirey V and others 2022. FuTRES (Functional Trait Resource for Environmental Studies). Zenodo. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| GIFT: the Global Inventory of Floras and Traits Weigelt P, Koenig C, Kreft H 2020. GIFT: A Global Inventory of Floras and Traits for macroecology and biogeography. Journal of Biogeography 47:16-43. | none-stated | No licence stated |
| Global variation in unique and redundant mammal functional diversity (Zenodo 7476391) Cox and others 2021. Zenodo 7476391 (call-frequency data). | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| GRIN-Global Taxonomy, economic uses (USDA ARS National Plant Germplasm System) USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomysearch. Accessed 23 October 2026. | none-stated | No licence stated |
| Holocene charcoal and macrofossils from dated sites in south-east Norway Mjærum A, Loftsgarden K, Solheim S. Human-vegetation dynamics in Holocene south-eastern Norway based on radiocarbon dated charcoal from archaeological excavations. The Holocene. Data: Zenodo doi:10.5281/zenodo.6242975 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| HomeRange: a global database of mammalian home ranges Broekman MJE and others 2023. HomeRange: a global database of mammalian home ranges. Global Ecology and Biogeography. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Illustrations of the Handbook of the Birds of the World: RGB values and colour classification (colour values only) Dataset: Dryad doi 10.5061/dryad.70rxwdc6s. Plates: del Hoyo J and others 2019, Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive, Lynx Edicions. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| LEDA Traitbase Kleyer M and others 2008. The LEDA Traitbase: a database of life-history traits of the Northwest European flora. Journal of Ecology 96:1266-1274. | none-stated | No licence stated |
| Marine fish body-shape trait set (Rabosky et al. 2018) as released with Burns et al. 2024 Burns MD and others 2024, High latitude ocean habitats are a crucible of fish body shape diversification; trait set of Rabosky DL and others 2018, Nature 559:392. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Native American Ethnobotany Database (Daniel E. Moerman; Botanical Research Institute of Texas) Moerman DE. Native American Ethnobotany Database. Botanical Research Institute of Texas, http://naeb.brit.org/. Copy of 2022 by L. Potok, https://naeb.louispotok.com/ (accessed 23 October 2026). Each use cites its original ethnography. | none-stated | No licence stated |
| Nordic plant uses from Gunnerus (1766-1776) and Høeg (1974) Kool A, Teixidor-Toneu I 2020. Nordic plant uses from Gunnerus and Høeg [data set]. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.4047952. With Teixidor-Toneu I, Elton S, Kool A 2020, Economic Botany (CC BY 4.0). | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| PHYLACINE 1.2.1: the Phylogenetic Atlas of Mammal Macroecology Faurby S, Davis M, Pedersen RO, Schowanek SD, Antonelli A, Svenning J-C 2018. PHYLACINE 1.2: The Phylogenetic Atlas of Mammal Macroecology. Ecology 99:2626. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Plants For A Future Plants For A Future, https://pfaf.org | none | Lead only, non-commercial |
| Predicting body mass in Ruminantia using postcranial measurements Wimberly 2023, J Morphol. Dryad doi 10.5061/dryad.8sf7m0ctf. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles Oskyrko O, Mi C, Meiri S, Du W 2024. ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Squirrel coloration dataset Leyva, Caro, Howell, Stankowich 2026. Behavioral Ecology; Squirrel coloration dataset. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Sub-speciation processes of equids in the Iberian Peninsula (data) Uzunidis A, Sanz M, Daura J 2024. Quaternary Science Reviews 325:108473. Data: Zenodo 10091780. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Tallo: a global tree allometry and crown architecture database Jucker T and others 2022. Tallo: a global tree allometry and crown architecture database. Global Change Biology 28:5254-5268. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Territoriality, sociality and male weaponry shape horn investment in female bovids Lopez and Stankowich 2026. Dryad doi 10.5061/dryad.fxpnvx16w. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design Meiri S 2018. Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design. Global Ecology and Biogeography 27:1168-1172. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| TRY - Categorical Traits Dataset (TRY File Archive ID 3) Kattge J, Boenisch G, Guenther A, Wright I, Zanne A, Wirth C, Reich PB and the TRY Consortium 2012. TRY - Categorical Traits Dataset. Data from: TRY - a global database of plant traits. TRY File Archive, https://www.try-db.org/TryWeb/Data.php#3; with the publication Kattge J and others 2011. TRY - a global database of plant traits. Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935. | CC-BY-3.0 | Sold use allowed |
| TRY Plant Trait Database 7.0 (public data requests) Kattge J, Boenisch G, Diaz S and others 2020. TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access. Global Change Biology 26:119-188, https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14904; plus the references of EVERY contributed dataset behind a value (data/plants-world/try-datasets.ts, found per species through try-NN.ts). | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| USDA PLANTS Database characteristics USDA, NRCS. 2026. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 23 October 2026). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA. | public-domain | Sold use allowed |
| Variation in the ontogenetic allometry of horn length in bovids along a body mass gradient Tidiere and others 2020. Dryad doi 10.5061/dryad.qz612jmb4. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020 (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) Diazgranados M, Allkin B, Black N, Cámara-Leret R, Canteiro C, Carretero J, Eastwood R, Hargreaves S, Hudson A, Milliken W, Nesbitt M, Ondo I, Patmore K, Pironon S, Turner R, Ulian T 2020. World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity. doi:10.5063/F1CV4G34 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
Papers 76
| Source | Licence | Use in a sold product |
|---|---|---|
| A three dimensional multiplane kinematic model for bilateral hind limb gait analysis in cats Brown NP, Bertocci GE, Cheffer KA, Howland DR 2018. A three dimensional multiplane kinematic model for bilateral hind limb gait analysis in cats. PLoS ONE 13(8):e0197837. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| A universal scaling relationship between body mass and proximal limb bone dimensions in quadrupedal terrestrial tetrapods Campione NE, Evans DC 2012. A universal scaling relationship between body mass and proximal limb bone dimensions in quadrupedal terrestrial tetrapods. BMC Biology 10:60. | CC-BY-2.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Adams, Dale and Mech 1995, Wolf predation on caribou calves in Denali National Park Adams LG, Dale BW, Mech LD 1995. In Carbyn, Fritts and Seip (eds), Ecology and Conservation of Wolves in a Changing World, CCI Occasional Publication 35. | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Afelt, Blaszczyk and Dobrzecka 1983, speed control in animal locomotion (dogs) Afelt Z, Blaszczyk J, Dobrzecka C 1983. Speed control in animal locomotion: transitions between symmetrical and nonsymmetrical gaits in the dog. Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis 43:235-250. | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Arvinte OM, Senila L, Becze A, Amariei S (2023) Rowanberry - A Source of Bioactive Compounds and Their Biopharmaceutical Properties. Plants 12:3225 Arvinte OM, Senila L, Becze A, Amariei S (2023) Rowanberry - A Source of Bioactive Compounds and Their Biopharmaceutical Properties. Plants 12:3225 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Aveling EM, Heron C (1999) Chewing tar in the early Holocene: an archaeological and ethnographic evaluation. Antiquity 73:579-584 Aveling EM, Heron C (1999) Chewing tar in the early Holocene: an archaeological and ethnographic evaluation. Antiquity 73:579-584 | none-stated | No licence stated |
| Bergman I, Ostlund L, Zackrisson O (2004) The use of plants as regular food in ancient subarctic economies: a case study based on Sami use of Scots pine innerbark. Arctic Anthropol 41(1):1-13 Bergman I, Ostlund L, Zackrisson O (2004) The use of plants as regular food in ancient subarctic economies: a case study based on Sami use of Scots pine innerbark. Arctic Anthropol 41(1):1-13 | none-stated | No licence stated |
| Birks HH, Birks HJB (2013) Vegetation responses to late-glacial climate changes in western Norway. Preslia 85:215-237 Birks HH, Birks HJB (2013) Vegetation responses to late-glacial climate changes in western Norway. Preslia 85:215-237 | CC-BY | Sold use allowed |
| Blaszczyk and Dobrzecka 1989, speed control in quadrupedal locomotion (dogs) Blaszczyk J, Dobrzecka C 1989. Speed control in quadrupedal locomotion: principles of limb coordination in the dog. Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis 49:105-124. | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Blehr 1997, Energy-expending behaviour in frightened caribou Blehr O 1997. Rangifer 17(1):44-48. | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Blix and others 2015, Rangifer 35(1) (reindeer) Blix AS and others 2015. Rangifer 35(1). | CC-BY-3.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Boeskorov and others 2021, Quaternary 4(3):24 Boeskorov and others 2021, Quaternary 4(3):24, doi 10.3390/quat4030024. | unclear | Being checked |
| Boving and Post 1997, Vigilance and foraging behaviour of female caribou in relation to predation risk Boving PS, Post E 1997. Rangifer 17(2):55-63. | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Bryn A, Potthoff K (2017) 20th century Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii tree- and forest lines in Norway. Biodivers Data J 5:e22093 Bryn A, Potthoff K (2017) 20th century Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii tree- and forest lines in Norway. Biodivers Data J 5:e22093 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Canady, Mosansky, Krisovsky 2015, Eur. J. Ecol. 1:5 (red squirrel measurements) Canady A, Mosansky L, Krisovsky P 2015. European Journal of Ecology 1:5. | unclear | Being checked |
| Crawford 1962, Mechanical aspects of panting in dogs Crawford EC Jr 1962. Mechanical aspects of panting in dogs. Journal of Applied Physiology 17(2):249-251. | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Crop domestication dates and places (facts typed from papers) Pickersgill B 2007, Annals of Botany 100:925 (Table 1; CC BY-NC 2.0 UK: dates only); Fuller DQ and others 2014, PNAS 111:6147; Larson G and others 2014, PNAS 111:6139; Zeder 2008, Lu 2009, Piperno 2009, Arranz-Otaegui 2018 (PNAS; dates only) | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Cryptic complexity in felid vertebral evolution: shape differentiation and allometry of the axial skeleton Randau M, Goswami A, Hutchinson JR, Cuff AR, Pierce SE 2016. Cryptic complexity in felid vertebral evolution: shape differentiation and allometry of the axial skeleton. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 178:183. doi 10.1111/zoj.12403. | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Damm CB (2021) Mesolithic Pyrotechnology: Practices and Perceptions in Early Holocene Coastal Norway. Eur J Archaeol 25(1):4-21 Damm CB (2021) Mesolithic Pyrotechnology: Practices and Perceptions in Early Holocene Coastal Norway. Eur J Archaeol 25(1):4-21 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Dauphine 1969, A wolf kills a caribou calf Dauphine TC 1969. Blue Jay 27(2):99. | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Deak and others 2025, Journal of Mammalian Evolution (PMC11732909) Deak and others 2025. Journal of Mammalian Evolution. PMC11732909. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| DuBois TA, Lang JF (2013) Johan Turi's animal, mineral, vegetable cures and healing practices: an in-depth analysis of Sami (Saami) folk healing one hundred years ago. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 9:57 DuBois TA, Lang JF (2013) Johan Turi's animal, mineral, vegetable cures and healing practices: an in-depth analysis of Sami (Saami) folk healing one hundred years ago. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 9:57 | CC-BY | Sold use allowed |
| EMA/HMPC 2017. Draft assessment report on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng., folium. EMA/HMPC/750266/2016, 28 March 2017 EMA/HMPC 2017. Draft assessment report on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng., folium. EMA/HMPC/750266/2016, 28 March 2017 | other | Sold use allowed |
| Frey and others 2007, reindeer vocal anatomy and calls (J. Anat. 211) Frey R, Gebler A, Fritsch G, Nygren K, Weissengruber GE 2007. Nordic rattle: the hoarse vocalization and the inflatable laryngeal air sac of reindeer. Journal of Anatomy 211 (PMC2100274). | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Frid K (2011) Kan hamlingen fortleva som tradition? - en studie over hamlingens historia och framtid i Brabygden med omnejd (Could the tradition of pollarding survive?). SLU Examensarbeten 2011:16, Dept of Forest Ecology and Management (secondary review of Slotte, Silven-Garnet, Austad & Hauge, Borg Frid K (2011) Kan hamlingen fortleva som tradition? - en studie over hamlingens historia och framtid i Brabygden med omnejd (Could the tradition of pollarding survive?). SLU Examensarbeten 2011:16, Dept of Forest Ecology and Management (secondary review of Slotte, Silven-Garnet, Austad & Hauge, Borgegard, Rasmussen) | none-stated | No licence stated |
| Gloger's Rule or Historical Conjecture? Tests in Mammals (Figure 2, pelage melanisation chart) Howell and Caro 2025. Gloger's rule or historical conjecture? Tests in mammals. Ecology and Evolution 15:e71855. doi 10.1002/ece3.71855. | CC-BY | Sold use allowed |
| Grosu C et al. 2024. New insights concerning phytophotodermatitis induced by phototoxic plants. Life (Basel) 14(8):1019 Grosu C et al. 2024. New insights concerning phytophotodermatitis induced by phototoxic plants. Life (Basel) 14(8):1019 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Hambeson E, Orlikowska EH, Wallgren M (2025) Winter browsing by moose (Alces alces) in a forested mountainous landscape of west-central Sweden. Wildl Biol e01338 (data: Dryad doi 10.5061/dryad.5mkkwh7dz) Hambeson E, Orlikowska EH, Wallgren M (2025) Winter browsing by moose (Alces alces) in a forested mountainous landscape of west-central Sweden. Wildl Biol e01338 (data: Dryad doi 10.5061/dryad.5mkkwh7dz) | CC-BY | Sold use allowed |
| Heggberget TM, Gaare E, Ball JP (2002) Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and climate change: importance of winter forage. Rangifer 22(1):13-31 Heggberget TM, Gaare E, Ball JP (2002) Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and climate change: importance of winter forage. Rangifer 22(1):13-31 | CC-BY | Sold use allowed |
| Jaeger and others 2007, Validity of goniometric joint measurements in cats Jaeger GH, Marcellin-Little DJ, Depuy V, Lascelles BDX 2007. Validity of goniometric joint measurements in cats. Am. J. Vet. Res. 68(8):822-826. doi 10.2460/ajvr.68.8.822. | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Jensen CE, Hamre E, Lempiäinen-Avci M, Panagiotakopulu E, Macphail R, Elo R 2024. Submerged Mesolithic plant remains reveal lush thermophilous woodland on remote isle off the SW-Norwegian coast. Quaternary International 713:109571 Jensen CE, Hamre E, Lempiäinen-Avci M, Panagiotakopulu E, Macphail R, Elo R 2024. Submerged Mesolithic plant remains reveal lush thermophilous woodland on remote isle off the SW-Norwegian coast. Quaternary International 713:109571 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Kashuba N, Kirdok E, Damlien H, Manninen MA, Nordqvist B, Persson P, Gotherstrom A (2019) Ancient DNA from mastics solidifies connection between material culture and genetics of mesolithic hunter-gatherers in Scandinavia. Commun Biol 2:185 Kashuba N, Kirdok E, Damlien H, Manninen MA, Nordqvist B, Persson P, Gotherstrom A (2019) Ancient DNA from mastics solidifies connection between material culture and genetics of mesolithic hunter-gatherers in Scandinavia. Commun Biol 2:185 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Kirdok E, Kashuba N, Damlien H, Manninen MA, Nordqvist B, Kjellstrom A, Jakobsson M, Lindberg AM et al (2024) Metagenomic analysis of Mesolithic chewed pitch reveals poor oral health among stone age individuals. Sci Rep 14:22125 Kirdok E, Kashuba N, Damlien H, Manninen MA, Nordqvist B, Kjellstrom A, Jakobsson M, Lindberg AM et al (2024) Metagenomic analysis of Mesolithic chewed pitch reveals poor oral health among stone age individuals. Sci Rep 14:22125 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Kiss, Johnstone and Berger 2010, Predation of a barren-ground caribou by a single gray wolf Kiss BW, Johnstone SK, Berger RP 2010. Canadian Field-Naturalist 124(3):270-271. | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Klutsch CFC, Aspholm PE, Polikarpova N, Veisblium O, Bjorn T-A, Wikan A, Gonzalez V, Hagen SB (2021) Studying phenological phenomena in subarctic biomes with international school pupils as citizen scientists. Ecol Evol 11:5 Klutsch CFC, Aspholm PE, Polikarpova N, Veisblium O, Bjorn T-A, Wikan A, Gonzalez V, Hagen SB (2021) Studying phenological phenomena in subarctic biomes with international school pupils as citizen scientists. Ecol Evol 11:5 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Kozowyk PRB, Soressi M, Pomstra D, Langejans GHJ (2017) Experimental methods for the Palaeolithic dry distillation of birch bark: implications for the origin and development of Neandertal adhesive technology. Sci Rep 7:8033 Kozowyk PRB, Soressi M, Pomstra D, Langejans GHJ (2017) Experimental methods for the Palaeolithic dry distillation of birch bark: implications for the origin and development of Neandertal adhesive technology. Sci Rep 7:8033 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Limb bone scaling in hopping macropods and quadrupedal artiodactyls Doube M, Felder AA, Chua MY, Lodhia K, Klosowski MM, Hutchinson JR, Shefelbine SJ 2018. Limb bone scaling in hopping macropods and quadrupedal artiodactyls. Royal Society Open Science 5:180152. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Little A, Needham A, Langley A, Elliott B (2022) Material and Sensory Experiences of Mesolithic Resinous Substances. Camb Archaeol J 33(2):217-246 Little A, Needham A, Langley A, Elliott B (2022) Material and Sensory Experiences of Mesolithic Resinous Substances. Camb Archaeol J 33(2):217-246 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Lopatin and others 2024, Scientific Reports (PMC11564651) Lopatin and others 2024. Scientific Reports. PMC11564651. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Matvaretabellen (Norwegian Food Composition Database), Mattilsynet / Norwegian Food Safety Authority, API foods.json (nb), downloaded 2026-10-23 Matvaretabellen (Norwegian Food Composition Database), Mattilsynet / Norwegian Food Safety Authority, API foods.json (nb), downloaded 2026-10-23 | none-stated | No licence stated |
| Mech 1966, The Wolves of Isle Royale (Fauna of the National Parks of the US No. 7) Mech LD 1966. The Wolves of Isle Royale. Fauna of the National Parks of the United States No. 7. US Government Printing Office, Washington. | public-domain | Sold use allowed |
| Mech 1994, Regular and homeward travel speeds of arctic wolves Mech LD 1994. Regular and homeward travel speeds of arctic wolves. Journal of Mammalogy 75(3):741-742. | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Miettinen A, Sarmaja-Korjonen K, Sonninen E, Jungner H, Lempiainen T, Ylikoski K, Makiaho J-P, Carpelan C (2008) The palaeoenvironment of the Antrea Net Find. Iskos 16:71-87 (in Karelian Isthmus - Stone Age Studies in 1998-2003) Miettinen A, Sarmaja-Korjonen K, Sonninen E, Jungner H, Lempiainen T, Ylikoski K, Makiaho J-P, Carpelan C (2008) The palaeoenvironment of the Antrea Net Find. Iskos 16:71-87 (in Karelian Isthmus - Stone Age Studies in 1998-2003) | none-stated | No licence stated |
| Miller 2001, Vision in animals: what do dogs and cats see? Miller PE 2001. Vision in animals: what do dogs and cats see? (after Miller PE, Murphy CJ 1995, JAVMA 207:1623). | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Miller and others 2017, mitochondrial respiration in highly aerobic canines Miller B, Hamilton K, Boushel R and others 2017. PLoS ONE (PMC5405936). | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Murie 1944, The Wolves of Mount McKinley (Fauna Series No. 5), chapter 4 Caribou Murie A 1944. The Wolves of Mount McKinley. Fauna of the National Parks of the United States, Fauna Series No. 5. US Government Printing Office, Washington. | public-domain | Sold use allowed |
| Museum finds and records behind the wear rows: Otzi (South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, Archeoparc Schnals reconstructions), Caribou Inuit clothing (National Museum of Denmark), Sungir burials Garment shapes and sizes read from the finds' published descriptions; named per row in wear-table.ts (`source`). | facts | Sold use allowed |
| NPS, Yellowstone wolf facts US National Park Service, Yellowstone wolf facts. | public-domain | Sold use allowed |
| Nybom H, Ruan C, Rumpunen K (2023) The Systematics, Reproductive Biology, Biochemistry, and Breeding of Sea Buckthorn - A Review. Genes 14:2120 Nybom H, Ruan C, Rumpunen K (2023) The Systematics, Reproductive Biology, Biochemistry, and Breeding of Sea Buckthorn - A Review. Genes 14:2120 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Parducci L, Alsos IG, Unneberg P, Pedersen MW, Han L, Lammers Y, Salonen JS, Väliranta MM, Slotte T, Wohlfarth B 2019. Shotgun environmental DNA, pollen, and macrofossil analysis of Lateglacial lake sediments from southern Sweden. Front Ecol Evol 7:189 Parducci L, Alsos IG, Unneberg P, Pedersen MW, Han L, Lammers Y, Salonen JS, Väliranta MM, Slotte T, Wohlfarth B 2019. Shotgun environmental DNA, pollen, and macrofossil analysis of Lateglacial lake sediments from southern Sweden. Front Ecol Evol 7:189 | CC-BY | Sold use allowed |
| Pruvost and others 2011, PNAS 108:18626 (PMC3219153) Pruvost M and others 2011. PNAS 108:18626. | unclear | Being checked |
| Qvarnström E 2006. "De tycka emellertid av gammal vana att det smakar gott, och tro dessutom att det är bra för hälsan": samiskt växtutnyttjande från 1600-talet fram till ca 1950. SLU Examensarbete 11, Umeå Qvarnström E 2006. "De tycka emellertid av gammal vana att det smakar gott, och tro dessutom att det är bra för hälsan": samiskt växtutnyttjande från 1600-talet fram till ca 1950. SLU Examensarbete 11, Umeå | none-stated | No licence stated |
| Raitanen J-E, Jarvenpaa E, Korpinen R, Makinen S, Hellstrom J, Kilpelainen P, Liimatainen J, Ora A et al (2020) Tannins of Conifer Bark as Nordic Piquancy - Sustainable Preservative and Aroma? Molecules 25:567 Raitanen J-E, Jarvenpaa E, Korpinen R, Makinen S, Hellstrom J, Kilpelainen P, Liimatainen J, Ora A et al (2020) Tannins of Conifer Bark as Nordic Piquancy - Sustainable Preservative and Aroma? Molecules 25:567 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Reighard and Jennings 1901, Anatomy of the Cat: where the cat's surface muscles run (skin lane) Reighard J, Jennings HS 1901. Anatomy of the Cat. Henry Holt and Company, New York. Figures by Louise Burridge Jennings. Project Gutenberg eBook 58394. | public-domain | Sold use allowed |
| Reindeer height and body notes: Government of the Northwest Territories; Miller 1912; Li and others 2020; Rompler 2006; Workman 2011 As named in SOURCES.md and share/research/2026-10-12-reindeer-*.md. | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Replica Schoningen spears (mass) Milks A, Parker D, Pope M 2019 (via share/research/2026-10-11-hunt-weapon-measures.md). | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Riseth JA, Tommervik H, Tryland M (2020) Spreading or Gathering? Can Traditional Knowledge Be a Resource to Tackle Reindeer Diseases Associated with Climate Change? Int J Environ Res Public Health 17:6002 Riseth JA, Tommervik H, Tryland M (2020) Spreading or Gathering? Can Traditional Knowledge Be a Resource to Tackle Reindeer Diseases Associated with Climate Change? Int J Environ Res Public Health 17:6002 | CC-BY | Sold use allowed |
| Rozycka and others 2024, bite force of the grey wolf, dog and red fox Rozycka K, Skibniewska E, Rajkowski L and others 2024. Animals 14(9):1367. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Scaling patterns of body plans differ among squirrel ecotypes Linden TJ, Burtner AE, Rickman J, McFeely A, Santana SE, Law CJ 2023. Scaling patterns of body plans differ among squirrel ecotypes. PeerJ 11:e14800. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Schoningen spears (lengths, diameters; quoting Thieme 1997) Milks A and others 2023, quoting Thieme H 1997. | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Shoulder height, body mass and shape of proboscideans (Supplementary Table 2) Larramendi A 2016. Shoulder height, body mass and shape of proboscideans. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61:537-574. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Siemssen T, Oludare A, Schemmel M, Puschmann J, Bierenstiel M (2026) Antibacterial properties of experimentally produced birch tar and its medicinal affordances in the Pleistocene. PLOS One 21:e0343618 Siemssen T, Oludare A, Schemmel M, Puschmann J, Bierenstiel M (2026) Antibacterial properties of experimentally produced birch tar and its medicinal affordances in the Pleistocene. PLOS One 21:e0343618 | CC-BY | Sold use allowed |
| Soukand R, Kuznetsova N, Prakofjewa J, Stahlberg S, Svanberg I, Pruse B, Mattalia G, Kalle R et al (2025) Medicinal Plant Use in North Karelia, Finland, in the 2010s. Plants 14:226 Soukand R, Kuznetsova N, Prakofjewa J, Stahlberg S, Svanberg I, Pruse B, Mattalia G, Kalle R et al (2025) Medicinal Plant Use in North Karelia, Finland, in the 2010s. Plants 14:226 | CC-BY | Sold use allowed |
| Stirnimann M (2010) museum record texts, Vastra Gotalands museum/ Varldskulturmuseet (VKM) Gothenburg, objects 1939.70.0233d and 1939.70.0259a-b (cites Fjellstrom 1985; Manker 1947; Elgstrom 1922); Carlotta database, Statens museer for varldskultur Stirnimann M (2010) museum record texts, Vastra Gotalands museum/ Varldskulturmuseet (VKM) Gothenburg, objects 1939.70.0233d and 1939.70.0259a-b (cites Fjellstrom 1985; Manker 1947; Elgstrom 1922); Carlotta database, Statens museer for varldskultur | none-stated | No licence stated |
| Svanberg I (2012) The use of wild plants as food in pre-industrial Sweden. Acta Soc Bot Pol 81(4):317-327 Svanberg I (2012) The use of wild plants as food in pre-industrial Sweden. Acta Soc Bot Pol 81(4):317-327 | CC-BY-3.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Svanberg I 2012. The use of wild plants as food in pre-industrial Sweden. Acta Soc Bot Pol 81(4):317-327 Svanberg I 2012. The use of wild plants as food in pre-industrial Sweden. Acta Soc Bot Pol 81(4):317-327 | CC-BY-3.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Svanberg I, Ægisson S 2012. Edible wild plant use in the Faroe Islands and Iceland. Acta Soc Bot Pol 81(4):233-238 Svanberg I, Ægisson S 2012. Edible wild plant use in the Faroe Islands and Iceland. Acta Soc Bot Pol 81(4):233-238 | CC-BY-3.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Svanberg I, Karlholm A, Ståhlberg S 2025. Gold from nature's pantry: a diachronic study of Rubus chamaemorus L. (Rosaceae) in Swedish gastronomy and economy. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed (collection 2026) Svanberg I, Karlholm A, Ståhlberg S 2025. Gold from nature's pantry: a diachronic study of Rubus chamaemorus L. (Rosaceae) in Swedish gastronomy and economy. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed (collection 2026) | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Svanberg I, Soukand R, Luczaj L, Kalle R, Zyryanova O, Denes A, Papp N, Nedelcheva A et al (2012) Uses of tree saps in northern and eastern parts of Europe. Acta Soc Bot Pol 81(4):343-357 Svanberg I, Soukand R, Luczaj L, Kalle R, Zyryanova O, Denes A, Papp N, Nedelcheva A et al (2012) Uses of tree saps in northern and eastern parts of Europe. Acta Soc Bot Pol 81(4):343-357 | CC-BY-3.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Teixidor-Toneu I, Kjesrud K, Kool A 2020. Sweetness beyond desserts: the cultural, symbolic and botanical history of angelica (Angelica archangelica) in the Nordic region. J Ethnobiol 40(3):289-304 Teixidor-Toneu I, Kjesrud K, Kool A 2020. Sweetness beyond desserts: the cultural, symbolic and botanical history of angelica (Angelica archangelica) in the Nordic region. J Ethnobiol 40(3):289-304 | facts | Being checked |
| Teixidor-Toneu I, Kool A, Greenhill SJ, Kjesrud K, Sandstedt JJ, Manzanilla V, Jordan FM 2021. Historical, archaeological and linguistic evidence test the phylogenetic inference of Viking-Age plant use. Phil Trans R Soc B 376:20200086 Teixidor-Toneu I, Kool A, Greenhill SJ, Kjesrud K, Sandstedt JJ, Manzanilla V, Jordan FM 2021. Historical, archaeological and linguistic evidence test the phylogenetic inference of Viking-Age plant use. Phil Trans R Soc B 376:20200086 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Tridico and others 2014, Proc R Soc B (PMC4213647): hair of Pleistocene mammoth and woolly rhinoceros (measurements) Tridico SR and others 2014. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. PMC4213647. | unclear | Being checked |
| Vesterdal Tjessem I, Horvath P, Folling Volden IK, Eindride Naas A, Torma M, Bryn A (2025) A century of treeline and forest line data for Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii across high elevations in Norway. Biodivers Data J 13:e160358 Vesterdal Tjessem I, Horvath P, Folling Volden IK, Eindride Naas A, Torma M, Bryn A (2025) A century of treeline and forest line data for Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii across high elevations in Norway. Biodivers Data J 13:e160358 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Wikipedia (single measurements quoted in coats.ts notes) Wikipedia contributors, article named in the note, CC BY-SA 4.0. | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | Being checked |
| Willemsen 1983, one bull Rangifer tarandus tarandus, skeleton M340 Willemsen GF 1983 (Biostor 183024). Measurements only. | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Wright K, Bamford D, Tahvanainen S, Luhamaa L, Rammo R, Raisanen R (2025) From Bark to Dye - Ethnographic Black and Grey Alder Recipes from Finland and Estonia. Heritage 8(5):150 Wright K, Bamford D, Tahvanainen S, Luhamaa L, Rammo R, Raisanen R (2025) From Bark to Dye - Ethnographic Black and Grey Alder Recipes from Finland and Estonia. Heritage 8(5):150 | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
Names and classification 5
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| GBIF species API (name match, accepted names, vernacular names) GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. https://www.gbif.org (per-dataset CC0 or CC BY for vernacular names). | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| IOC World Bird List Gill F, Donsker D, Rasmussen P (Eds) 2026. IOC World Bird List (v15.2). https://www.worldbirdnames.org | CC-BY-3.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Mammal Diversity Database Mammal Diversity Database 2026. Mammal Diversity Database (v2.5). Zenodo. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Wikidata (taxon names, P1843 common names) Wikidata, https://www.wikidata.org (structured data is CC0). No credit required. | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) Govaerts R (ed.) 2026. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (see SOURCES.md for the full line asked by the README). | CC-BY-3.0 | Sold use allowed |
Photo sets 5
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| Cat (Felidae) reference photographs, library-quality pilot Per photo: species, URL, licence (CC0 or CC BY only), author or rights holder, publisher, source record id, in scripts/staged/library-quality/photos/manifest.json and photos2/manifest.json; the 98 side-on photographs measured for the body fit flagged in fit/picks-strict.txt over fit/picks.json. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Cat skeleton and skull pictures from Wikimedia Commons, looked at and gridded for the cat family's base (template lane) Kirill Tsukanov, "Felis catus skeleton.JPG" (CC0); C. Meyer after Chauveau, "SqueletteChatChauveau1990.jpg" (public domain); Hubert Ludwig, "Felis catus-skull-drawing.jpg" (public domain, wildcat skull at half natural size). Links in share/screenshots/reference/links.md, "Cat". | CC0-1.0 | Sold use allowed |
| iNaturalist photographs for the ground materials Each photograph's own author and licence (CC0 or CC BY), listed per photo in SOURCES.md 'Photographs for the ground materials' and in each lib/art/materials/<id>/ folder. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| iNaturalist photographs for the polar-willow leaf atlas Each photograph's own author and licence (CC0 or CC BY only), listed per photo in SOURCES.md 'Photographs for the photographed-card plants'; CC BY credit is needed wherever the atlas goes. | CC-BY-4.0 | Sold use allowed |
| Photograph of a Smilodon fatalis skull from Rancho La Brea, looked at for the sabre-tooths' canines (generator lane) Dallas Krentzel, "La Brea Smilodon skull.jpg" (CC BY 2.0, via Flickr and Wikimedia Commons). | CC-BY-2.0 | Sold use allowed |
Measuring tools 3
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| BioCLIP 2 (species-identification model) Gu J and others 2025. BioCLIP 2: Emergent Properties from Scaling Hierarchical Contrastive Learning (Imageomics Institute). Model: hf-hub:imageomics/bioclip-2. | MIT | Sold use allowed |
| Mask R-CNN (torchvision maskrcnn_resnet50_fpn_v2, COCO weights) He K, Gkioxari G, Dollar P, Girshick R 2017. Mask R-CNN. ICCV; torchvision (BSD 3-Clause), weights trained on COCO. | BSD-3-Clause | No licence stated |
| SAM 2.1 (Segment Anything Model 2.1, image segmentation model) Ravi N and others 2024. SAM 2: Segment Anything in Images and Videos. arXiv 2408.00714 (Meta FAIR). | Apache-2.0 | Sold use allowed |
Estimates 2
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| Cat tails, ears and sabre-tooth heads from memory of standard works (generator lane) From memory, not to hand: Sunquist M and Sunquist F 2002, Wild Cats of the World (University of Chicago Press), tail and head-and-body ranges; Merriam JC and Stock C 1932, The Felidae of Rancho La Brea (Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 422); Anton M 2013, Sabertooth (Indiana University Press); Anton M, Galobart A and Turner A 2005, Quaternary Science Reviews 24:1287 (Homotherium). | facts | Sold use allowed |
| Estimates and values from memory (marked how: "estimated", "memory", or an `estimate:` src) Ours: from memory of photographs, field guides or the literature; NOT measured and NOT checked against a source. Each carries its own `how`. | none | Sold use allowed |
Our own 1
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| Genus, family or growth-form fill (design 2c) Ours. | none | Sold use allowed |