Where: Oakland County, Michigan (42.8° N, 83.4° W: paleocoordinates 42.8° N, 83.4° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• Twocreekan
Environment/lithology: glacial; unlithified, argillaceous, silty sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils
Preservation: original calcite, original phosphate, original cellulose
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (float), surface (in situ),
Primary reference: J. Shoshani, D. C. Fisher, J. M. Zawiskie, S. J. Thurlow, S. L. Shoshani, W. S. Benninghoff, and F. H. Zoch. 1989. The Shelton Mastodon Site: Multidisciplinary study of a late Pleistocene (Twocreekan) locality in Southeastern Michigan. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27(14):393-436 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 63150: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.08.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
Microtus pennsylvanicus Ord 1815 meadow vole
Ondatra zibethicus Linnaeus 1766 muskrat | |
Castor canadensis Kuhl 1820 American beaver | |
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine | |
Cervalces scotti Lydekker 1898 stag moose
Alces alces Linnaeus 1758 moose | |
Mammut americanum Kerr 1792 American mastodon | |
Aves | |
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird | |
Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey | |
Amphibia | |
Rana clamitans frog
Rana catesbeiana Shaw 1802 American bullfrog | |
Actinopteri | |
Esox lucius pike | |
Perca flavescens perch | |
Bivalvia | |
Sphaerium sp. Scopoli 1777 fingernail clam | |
Anodonta cf. grandis freshwater mussel | |
Gastropoda | |
Physella integra snail | |
Gryaulus parvus snail
Planorbella campanulata snail
Helisoma anceps snail
Ferrissia paralellelus snail | |
Lymnaea stagnalis snail
Stagnicola elodes snail | |
Valvata tricarinata snail
Valvata sincera snail | |
Bacillariophyceae | |
Amphora perpusilla diatom | |
Achnanthes exigua diatom
Achnanthes biasolettiana diatom | |
Cymbella diluviana diatom | |
Navicula subrotundata diatom
Navicula modica diatom
Navicula graciloides diatom
Navicula minima diatom | |
Pinopsida | |
Abies balsamea, Picea glauca, Picea mariana, Larix laricina, Pinus banksiana, Pinus resinosa, Pinus strobus
Abies balsamea Linnaeus 1753 fir
Picea glauca spruce
Picea mariana Miller 1768 spruce
Larix laricina Koch 1873 larch
Pinus banksiana pine
Pinus resinosa pine
Pinus strobus Linnaeus 1753 pine |