Emeryville shellmound (Uhle stratum 4) (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)

• Maximum date from underlying stratum 5; minimum date from stratum 3 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 194908: 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
Reptilia
 Galliformes - Odontophoridae
Odontophoridae indet.
Odontophoridae indet. Gould 1844 New World quail
Callipepla californica/Oreortyx pictus
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Uria sp.
Uria sp. Brisson 1760 auk
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus "sp. large"
Larus "sp. large" Linnaeus 1758 gull
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Limosa fedoa, Numenius americanus, Calidris sp.
Limosa fedoa Linnaeus 1758 marbled godwit
Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812 long-billed curlew
Calidris sp. Gmelin 1789 snipe
C. alba/alpina
 Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Cathartes aura
Cathartes aura Linnaeus 1758 turkey vulture
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatinae "indet. small", Anatinae "indet. large", Anas "teal sp.", Anas sp., Anas platyrhynchos, Melanitta sp., Mergus serrator, Aythya sp., Anserinae "indet. small", Anserinae "indet. medium", "Chen rossii" = Anser rossii, 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
Melanitta sp. Boie 1822 scoter
Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 red-breasted merganser
Aythya sp. Boie 1822 pochard
Anserinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 goose
Anserinae "indet. medium" Vigors 1825 goose
"Chen rossii" = Anser rossii Cassin 1861 Ross's goose
Oxyura jamaicensis Gmelin 1789 Ruddy duck
 Gruiformes - Gruidae
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Sandhill crane
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Aechmophorus sp., Podiceps sp.
Aechmophorus sp. Coues 1862 grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis/clarkii
Podiceps sp. Latham 1787 grebe
Podiceps auritus/nigricollis
 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
 Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae
Phoebastria albatrus
Phoebastria albatrus Pallas 1769 short-tailed albatross
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia stellata, Gavia immer
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 Red-throated loon
Gavia immer Brunnich 1764 Common loon
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Buteo sp., "Accipiter cooperi" = Accipiter cooperii
Buteo sp. de Lacepède 1799 hawk
"Accipiter cooperi" = Accipiter cooperii Bonaparte 1828 Cooper's hawk
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco sp.
Falco sp. Linnaeus 1758 falcon
Falco peregrinus/mexicanus