Where: Lake County, Oregon (43.3° N, 120.5° W: paleocoordinates 43.3° N, 120.5° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• "early Pleistocene, approximating [the age] of Rancho La Brea" (i.e., late Pleistocene)
Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; sandstone and claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by T. Condon, C. H. Sternberg, E. D. Cope, A. M. Alexander, C. Stock, E. L. Furlong in 1876, 1877, 1879, 1901, 1923, 1924; reposited in the AMNH, UCMP
• Sternberg and Cope material is at the AMNH; Alexander, Stock, and Furlong material is at the UCMP; Condon collection is at the University of Oregon and was not seen by Elftman
Primary reference: H. O. Elftman. 1931. Pleistocene mammals of Fossil Lake, Oregon. American Museum Novitates 481:1-21 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 93251: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 09.01.2010, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Elephas ? columbi" = Mammuthus columbi
"Elephas ? columbi" = Mammuthus columbi Falconer 1857 Columbian mammoth includes E. primigenius and E. imperator of previous authors
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"Mylodon cf. harlani" = Paramylodon harlani
"Mylodon cf. harlani" = Paramylodon harlani Owen 1840 Harlan's ground sloth "Mylodon, near harlani" (includes M. sodalis type of Cope)
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Equus sp., "Equus pacificus" = Equus mexicanus
"Equus pacificus" = Equus mexicanus Hibbard 1955 horse | |
Antilocapra cf. americana Ord 1815 pronghorn | |
"? Tanupolama sp." = Hemiauchenia Gervais and Ameghino 1880 camel includes Eschatius vitakeriana type of Cope
Camelops hesternus Leidy 1873 camel
Eschatius sp. Cope 1884 camel includes E. conidens (referred specimen) and E. longirostris (type) of Cope
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Platygonus cf. vetus Leidy 1882 peccary | |
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Vulpes sp., "Canis cf. occidentalis" = Canis lupus, Canis latrans, "Canis cf. dirus" = Aenocyon dirus
Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox
"Canis cf. occidentalis" = Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf
Canis latrans Say 1823 coyote
"Canis cf. dirus" = Aenocyon dirus Leidy 1858 dire wolf | |
Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare | |
"Thomomys townsendi" = Thomomys townsendii
"Thomomys townsendi" = Thomomys townsendii Bachman 1839 Townsend's pocket gopher includes T. near clusius, T. talpoides, T. bulbivorus, T. sp., and T. scudderi type of previous authors
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"Fiber oregonus n. sp." = Ondatra annectens, Microtus montanus
"Fiber oregonus n. sp." = Ondatra annectens Brown 1908 muskrat
Microtus montanus Peale 1848 montane vole | |
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"Lobipes lobatus" = Phalaropus lobatus2, Numenius ? americanus2, "Totanus melanoleucas" = Tringa melanoleuca2, "Erolia melanotos" = Calidris melanotos4, Limnodromus ? griseus2
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"Chlidonias nigra" = Chlidonias niger2, Sterna forsteri2, Larus robustus2, Larus oregonus2, Larus californicus2, "Larus philadelphia" = Chroicocephalus philadelphia2
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Stercorarius schufeldti n. sp.2
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Centrocercus urophasianus2, "Pedioecetes phasianellus" = Tympanuchus phasianellus2, Dendragapus nanus2, "Dendragapus lucasi" = Pedioecetes lucasi2, "Palaeotetrix gillii" = Dendragapus gilli2
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Falco oregonus n. sp.2
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"Erismatura jamaicensis" = Oxyura jamaicensis2, Anser albifrons2, "Chen rossii" = Anser rossii2, "Chen hyperborea" = Anser caerulescens2, Branta propinqua2, Branta canadensis2, Branta ? hypsibata2, Branta bernicla2, "Sthenelides paloregonus" = Cygnus paloregonus2, Cygnus buccinator2, Clangula hyemalis2, Mergus merganser2, Mergus serrator2, Melanitta perspicillata2, "Melanitta deglandi" = Melanitta fusca deglandi4, "Charitonetta albeola" = Bucephala2, "Anas carolinensis" = Anas crecca carolinensis2, Anas platyrhynchos2, Anas acuta2, Anabernicula sp.2, Anabernicula oregonensis n. sp.3, "Nyroca americana" = Aythya americana2, "Nyroca ? collaris" = Aythya collaris2, "Nyroca affinis" = Aythya affinis2, Mareca americana2, "Anas cyanoptera" = Spatula cyanoptera2, Spatula clypeata2
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Podilymbus podiceps2, "Colymbus nigricollis" = Podiceps nigricollis2, "Colymbus parvus" = Podiceps parvus2, Aechmophorus occidentalis2
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"Colaptes cafer" = Colaptes auratus cafer2
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus2, Circus cyaneus2, Aquila chrysaetos2, "Spizaetus pliogryps" = Aquila pliogryps2, "Hypomorphnus ? sodalis" = Aquila sodalis2
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