Emeryville shellmound (Uhle stratum 3) (Holocene of the United States)

Where: Alameda County, California (37.8° N, 122.3° W: paleocoordinates 37.8° N, 122.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• Radiocarbon age from equivalent stratum in Nelson excavation

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: anthropogenic, midden

Collected by Max Uhle, John Merriam in 1902

• Repository: Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology (PAHMA) at the University of California, Berkeley

Primary reference: J. M. Broughton. 2004. Prehistoric human impacts on California birds: evidence from the Emeryville shellmoumd avifauna. Ornithological Monographs 56:1-90 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 194907: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 06.07.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Branta hutchinsii cf. minima
 Charadriiformes - Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostra americana
Recurvirostra americana Gmelin 1789 American avocet
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Uria sp., Uria aalge
Uria sp. Brisson 1760 auk
Uria aalge Pontoppidan 1763 Common murre
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus "sp. large", Larus "sp. small"
Larus "sp. large" Linnaeus 1758 gull
Larus "sp. small" Linnaeus 1758 gull
 Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
Pluvialis squatarola, Charadrius vociferus
Pluvialis squatarola Linnaeus 1758 black-bellied plover
Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus 1758 killdeer
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae indet., Limosa fedoa, Limnodromus sp., Numenius americanus, "Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata
Scolopacidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snipe
L. fedoa/N. phaeopus
Limosa fedoa Linnaeus 1758 marbled godwit
Limnodromus sp. Wied-Neuwied 1833 dowitcher
Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812 long-billed curlew
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata Gmelin 1789 willet
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatinae "indet. small", Anatinae "indet. large", Anas "teal sp.", Anas sp., Anas platyrhynchos, Bucephala sp., Bucephala albeola, Melanitta sp., Melanitta perspicillata, Melanitta fusca, Aythya affinis, "Aythya cf. valisneria" = Aythya valisineria, Aythya cf. marila, Aythya marila, Anserinae "indet. small", Anserinae "indet. medium", "Chen rossii" = Anser rossii, "Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens, Oxyura jamaicensis
Anatinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 duck
Anatinae "indet. large" Vigors 1825 duck
Anas "teal sp." Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Bucephala sp. Baird 1858 seaduck
Bucephala clangula/islandica
Bucephala albeola Linnaeus 1758 bufflehead
Melanitta sp. Boie 1822 scoter
Includes 5 M. perspicillata/fusca and 1 M. perspicillata/nigra
Melanitta perspicillata Linnaeus 1758 surf scoter
Melanitta fusca Linnaeus 1758 velvet scoter
Aythya affinis Eyton 1838 lesser scaup
"Aythya cf. valisneria" = Aythya valisineria Wilson 1814 canvasback
Aythya cf. marila Linnaeus 1761 greater scaup
Aythya marila Linnaeus 1761 greater scaup
Anserinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 goose
Anserinae "indet. medium" Vigors 1825 goose
"Chen rossii" = Anser rossii Cassin 1861 Ross's goose
"Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
Oxyura jamaicensis Gmelin 1789 Ruddy duck
 Gruiformes - Gruidae
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Sandhill crane
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Fulica americana
Fulica americana Gmelin 1789 American coot
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Aechmophorus sp., Podiceps sp., Podiceps nigricollis
Aechmophorus sp. Coues 1862 grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis/clarkii
Podiceps sp. Latham 1787 grebe
Podiceps auritus/nigricollis
Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 black-necked grebe
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 American crow
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax sp., Phalacrocorax auritus, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 double-crested cormorant
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia stellata
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 Red-throated loon
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Buteo sp., Buteo lineatus
Buteo sp. de Lacepède 1799 hawk
Buteo lineatus Gmelin 1788 red-shouldered hawk