PBDB Collection

Daisy Cave (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as CA-SMI-261, CA-SMI-261A

Where: Los Angeles County, California (34.0° N, 120.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: bone collector

Primary reference: T. L. Jones, J. F. Porcasi, J. M. Erlandson, H. Dallas, T. A. Wake and R. Schwaderer. 2008. The protracted Holocene extinction of California’s flightless sea duck (Chendytes lawi) and its implications for the Pleistocene overkill hypothesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105(11):4105-4108 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 123918: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Margaret Shalap on 02.02.2012, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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Amphibia
Salientia - Hylidae	Pseudacris sp.² Pseudacris sp.² Fitzinger 1843 chorus frog
Aves
Aves -	Aves indet.¹ Aves indet.¹ bird
Cathartiformes - Cathartidae	"Gymnogyps amplus" = Gymnogyps californianus¹ "Gymnogyps amplus" = Gymnogyps californianus¹ Shaw 1797 condor
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Asio priscus¹, Asio flammeus¹, Athene cunicularia¹ Asio priscus¹ Howard 1964 true owl Asio flammeus¹ Pontoppidan 1763 short-eared owl Athene cunicularia¹ Molina 1782 burrowing owl
Strigiformes - Tytonidae	Tyto alba¹ Tyto alba¹ Scopoli 1769 barn owl
Piciformes - Picidae	Colaptes auratus¹ Colaptes auratus¹ Linnaeus 1758 northern flicker
Columbiformes - Columbidae	Zenaida macroura¹ Zenaida macroura¹ Linnaeus 1758 mourning dove
Gruiformes - Rallidae	Fulica americana¹ Fulica americana¹ Gmelin 1789 American coot
Passeriformes - Fringillidae	cf. Haemorhous purpureus¹, Haemorhous mexicanus¹, Spinus psaltria¹ cf. Haemorhous purpureus¹ Gmelin 1789 purple finch Haemorhous mexicanus¹ Müller 1776 house finch Spinus psaltria¹ Say 1822 lesser goldfinch
Passeriformes - Passerellidae	cf. Calamospiza melanocorys¹, Passerculus sandwichensis¹, Pipilo maculatus¹, Zonotrichia sp.¹, Zonotrichia leucophrys¹, Zonotrichia atricapilla¹, Passerella iliaca¹, Melospiza melodia¹, cf. Chondestes grammacus¹ cf. Calamospiza melanocorys¹ Stejneger 1885 lark bunting Passerculus sandwichensis¹ Gmelin 1789 savannah sparrow Pipilo maculatus¹ Swainson 1827 spotted towhee Zonotrichia sp.¹ Swainson 1832 sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys¹ Forster 1772 white-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla¹ Gmelin 1789 golden-crowned sparrow Passerella iliaca¹ Merrem 1786 fox sparrow Melospiza melodia¹ Wilson 1810 song sparrow cf. Chondestes grammacus¹ Say 1823 lark sparrow
Passeriformes - Corvidae	Corvus corax¹, cf. Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus¹, Aphelocoma insularis¹ Corvus corax¹ Linnaeus 1758 common raven cf. Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus¹ Wied-Neuwied 1841 pinyon jay Aphelocoma insularis¹ Henshaw 1886 island scrub-jay
Passeriformes - Parulidae	Oreothlypis celata¹ Oreothlypis celata¹ Say 1823 orange-crowned warbler
Passeriformes - Troglodytidae	Salpinctes obsoletus¹, Thryomanes bewickii¹ Salpinctes obsoletus¹ Say 1822 rock wren Thryomanes bewickii¹ Audubon 1827 Bewick's wren
Passeriformes - Cardinalidae	Pheucticus melanocephalus¹, Piranga ludoviciana¹ Pheucticus melanocephalus¹ Swainson 1827 black-headed grosbeak Piranga ludoviciana¹ Wilson 1811 western tanager
Passeriformes - Icteridae	Agelaius phoeniceus¹, cf. Icterus bullockii¹, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus¹, Sturnella neglecta¹, Molothrus ater¹, Euphagus cyanocephalus¹ Agelaius phoeniceus¹ Linnaeus 1766 red-winged blackbird cf. Icterus bullockii¹ Swainson 1827 Bullock's oriole Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus¹ Bonaparte 1826 yellow-headed blackbird Sturnella neglecta¹ Audubon 1844 western meadowlark Molothrus ater¹ Boddaert 1783 brown-headed cowbird Euphagus cyanocephalus¹ Wagler 1829 Brewer's blackbird
Passeriformes - Tyrannidae	cf. Tyrannus vociferans¹ cf. Tyrannus vociferans¹ Swainson 1826 Cassin's kingbird
Passeriformes - Laniidae	Lanius ludovicianus¹ Lanius ludovicianus¹ Linnaeus 1766 loggerhead shrike
Passeriformes - Alaudidae	Eremophila alpestris¹ Eremophila alpestris¹ Linnaeus 1759 horned lark
Passeriformes - Mimidae	cf. Oreoscoptes montanus¹ cf. Oreoscoptes montanus¹ Townsend 1837 sage thrasher
Passeriformes - Turdidae	Catharus ustulatus¹, Catharus guttatus¹, Ixoreus naevius¹, cf. Sialia mexicana¹, Turdus migratorius¹ Catharus ustulatus¹ Nuttall 1840 Swainson's thrush Catharus guttatus¹ Pallas 1811 hermit thrush Ixoreus naevius¹ Gmelin 1789 varied thrush cf. Sialia mexicana¹ Swainson 1831 bluebird Turdus migratorius¹ Linnaeus 1758 American robin
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Chendytes lawi Chendytes lawi Miller 1925 Law's diving-goose
Charadriiformes - Laridae	Rissa tridactyla¹, Larus heermanni¹, Larus californicus¹, Larus occidentalis¹, Chroicocephalus philadelphia¹, cf. Sterna paradisaea¹ Rissa tridactyla¹ Linnaeus 1758 black-legged kittiwake Larus heermanni¹ Cassin 1852 Heermann's gull Larus californicus¹ Lawrence 1854 California gull Larus occidentalis¹ Audubon 1839 western gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia¹ Ord 1815 Bonaparte's gull cf. Sterna paradisaea¹ Pontoppidan 1763 Arctic tern
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	Phalaropus lobatus¹, Phalaropus fulicarius¹, Arenaria melanocephala¹, Arenaria interpres¹, Tringa semipalmata¹, Tringa incana¹, cf. Calidris melanotos¹, cf. Calidris mauri¹, Calidris alba¹ Phalaropus lobatus¹ Linnaeus 1758 red-necked phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius¹ Linnaeus 1758 red phalarope Arenaria melanocephala¹ Vigors 1829 black turnstone Arenaria interpres¹ Linnaeus 1758 ruddy turnstone Tringa semipalmata¹ Gmelin 1789 willet Tringa incana¹ Gmelin 1789 wandering tattler cf. Calidris melanotos¹ Vieillot 1819 pectoral sandpiper cf. Calidris mauri¹ Cabanis 1857 western sandpiper Calidris alba¹ Pallas 1764 sanderling
Charadriiformes - Charadriidae	Pluvialis squatarola¹, Charadrius vociferus¹, cf. Charadrius nivosus¹ Pluvialis squatarola¹ Linnaeus 1758 black-bellied plover Charadrius vociferus¹ Linnaeus 1758 killdeer cf. Charadrius nivosus¹ Cassin 1858 snowy plover
Charadriiformes - Alcoidae	Cepphus columba¹, Ptychoramphus aleuticus¹, Fratercula cirrhata¹, Synthliboramphus antiquus¹, Synthliboramphus scrippsi¹, Brachyramphus marmoratus¹, Cerorhinca monocerata¹ Cepphus columba¹ Pallas 1811 pigeon guillemot Ptychoramphus aleuticus¹ Pallas 1811 Cassin's auklet Fratercula cirrhata¹ Pallas 1769 tufted puffin Synthliboramphus antiquus¹ Gmelin 1789 Ancient murrelet Synthliboramphus scrippsi¹ Green and Arnold 1939 Scripps's murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus¹ Gmelin 1789 Marbled murrelet Cerorhinca monocerata¹ Pallas 1811 rhinoceros auklet
Falconiformes - Falconidae	Falco sparverius¹ Falco sparverius¹ Linnaeus 1758 American kestrel
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	Buteo jamaicensis¹, Buteo lagopus¹ Buteo jamaicensis¹ Gmelin 1788 red-tailed hawk Buteo lagopus¹ Pontoppidan 1763 rough-legged hawk

¹Collins et al. 2018; ²Mead et al. 2018