Carpinteria tar pits (general): Late Pleistocene, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Theropoda - Falconidae
Polyborus prelutosus prelutosus Howard 1938
Falco sparverius Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Theropoda - Cathartidae
Gymnogyps californianus (Shaw 1797)
Coragyps occidentalis (Miller 1909)
Cathartes aura (Linnaeus 1758)
Reptilia - Theropoda - Icteridae
Sturnella neglecta Audubon 1844
Reptilia - Theropoda - Turdidae
Sialia mexicana Swainson 1831
? Hylocichla sp. Baird 1864
Turdus migratorius Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Theropoda - Fringillidae
Fringillidae indet. Vigors 1825
Spinus pinus (Wilson 1810)
Loxia curvirostra Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Theropoda - Chamaeidae
Chamaea fasciata (Gambel 1845)
Reptilia - Theropoda - Sittidae
Sitta canadensis Linnaeus 1766
Sitta pygmaea Vigors 1839
Reptilia - Theropoda - Passerellidae
Pipilo fuscus (Swainson 1827)
Passerella iliaca (Merrem 1786)
Pipilo maculatus Swainson 1827
Reptilia - Theropoda - Tyrannidae
Empidonax sp. Cabanis 1855
Sayornis sp. Bonaparte 1854
Reptilia - Theropoda - Bombycillidae
Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot 1808
Reptilia - Theropoda - Corvidae
Pica nuttali
Aphelocoma californica (Vigors 1839)
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758
Corvus caurinus Baird 1858
unclassified
Penthestes sp.
Reptilia - Theropoda - Corvidae
Cyanocitta stelleri (Gmelin 1788)
Reptilia - Theropoda - Picidae
Colaptes cafer (Gmelin 1788)
unclassified
Dryobates sp.
Reptilia - Theropoda - Columbidae
Columba fasciata Say 1822
Reptilia - Theropoda - Cuculidae
Geococcyx californianus (Lesson 1829)
Reptilia - Theropoda - Tytonidae
Tyto alba (Scopoli 1769)
Reptilia - Theropoda - Strigidae
Otus asio (Linnaeus 1758)
Bubo virginianus (Gmelin 1788)
Glaucidium gnoma Wagler 1832
Asio wilsonianus (Lesson 1830)
Reptilia - Theropoda - Anatidae
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758
? Chen sp. Boie 1822
Reptilia - Theropoda - Accipitridae
Wetmoregyps daggetti (Miller 1915)
Hypomorphnus fragilis (Miller 1911)
Aquila chrysaetos (Linnaeus 1758)
Astur atricapillus (Wilson 1812)
Accipiter cooperi (Bonaparte 1828)
Accipiter striatus velox (Wilson 1812)
? Circus hudsonius (Linnaeus 1766)
Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus 1766)
Buteo sp. de Lacepède 1799
Buteo lineatus (Gmelin 1788)
Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin 1788)
Spizaetus grinnellii
Reptilia - Theropoda - Odontophoridae
Lophortyx californica (Shaw 1798)
Reptilia - Theropoda - Phasianidae
Parapavo californicus (Miller 1909)
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:Santa Barbara
Coordinates: 34.4° North, 119.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.4° North, 119.5° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Quaternary Epoch: Pleistocene
Stage: Late Pleistocene 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 6
Key time interval: Late Pleistocene
Age range of interval: 0.129 - 0.0117 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Probably 20,000-40,000 years before present
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: poorly lithified tar
Environment:tar Tectonic setting:non-subsiding area
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:LACM
Collection method comments: Collected in the 1920s
Metadata
Database number:218989
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:paleoentomology
Created:2021-03-08 12:37:44 Last modified:2021-03-08 12:37:44
Access level:the public Released:2021-03-08 12:37:44
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
75467. L. Miller and I. DeMay. 1942. The fossil Birds of California. University of California Publications in Zoology 47(4):47-142 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]