McKittrick asphalt deposit (INHS collection): Late Pleistocene, California
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Falconidae
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Polyborus sp.
Vieillot 1816
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Miller 1922 | |||||||||
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Falco sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Falco columbarius
Linnaeus 1758
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Falco swarthi
Miller 1927
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Falco peregrinus
Tunstall 1771
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Miller 1922 | |||||||||
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Falco sparverius
Linnaeus 1758
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Miller 1922 | |||||||||
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Falco mexicanus
Schlegel 1850
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Teratornithidae
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Teratornis sp.
Miller 1909
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Miller 1922 | |||||||||
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Teratornis merriami
Miller 1909
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Cathartidae
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Coragyps occidentalis
(Miller 1909)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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? Cathartes sp.
Illiger 1811
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Miller 1922 | |||||||||
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Cathartes aura
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Ciconiidae
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Ciconia maltha
Miller 1910
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Ardeidae
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Nycticorax nycticorax
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Ardea herodias
Linnaeus 1758
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Icteridae
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Sturnella neglecta
Audubon 1844
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Alaudidae
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Otocoris alpestris
(Linnaeus 1759)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Fringillidae
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Carpodacus mexicanus
(Müller 1776)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Passerellidae
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Amphispiza bella
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Mimidae
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Toxostoma dendirei
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Oreoscoptes montanus
(Townsend 1837)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Corvidae
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Pica sp.
Brisson 1760
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Aphelocoma californica
(Vigors 1839)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Corvus cryptoleucas
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Corvus corax
Linnaeus 1758
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Hirundinidae
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Petrochelidon albifrons
(Rafinesque 1822)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Podicipedidae
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Podilymbus podiceps
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Gruidae
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Grus canadensis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Rallidae
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Rallus limicola
Vieillot 1819
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Picidae
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Colaptes cafer
(Gmelin 1788)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Columbidae
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Zenaidura macroura
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Cuculidae
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Geococcyx californica
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Strigidae
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Speotyto cunicularia
(Molina 1782)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Bubo virginiana
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Asio wilsonianus
(Lesson 1830)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Anatidae
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Nettion carolinense
(Gmelin 1789)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Anas platyrhynchos
Linnaeus 1758
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Nyroca affinis
(Eyton 1838)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Nyroca americana
(Eyton 1838)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Charitonetta albeola
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Spatula clypeata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Querquedula cyanoptera
(Viellot 1816)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Erismatura jamaicensis
(Gmelin 1789)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Mareca americana
(Gmelin 1789)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Chaulelasmus streperus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Anserinae indet.
Vigors 1825
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Branta canadensis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Anabernicula miniscula
(Wetmore 1924)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Branta dickeyi
(Miller 1924)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Chen hyperborea
(Pallas 1769)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Cygnus columbianus
(Ord 1815)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Accipitridae
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Aquila chrysaetos
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller 1922 | |||||||||
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Neogyps errans
Miller 1916
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Neophrontops americanus
Miller 1916
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Accipiter cooperi
(Bonaparte 1828)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Circus hudsonius
(Linnaeus 1766)
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Miller 1922 | |||||||||
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? Geranoaetus sp.
Kaup 1844
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Miller 1922 | |||||||||
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Buteo sp.
de Lacepède 1799
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Buteo regalis
(Gray 1844)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Buteo jamaicensis
(Gmelin 1788)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Buteo swainsoni
Bonaparte 1838
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Scolopacidae
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Pelidna alpina
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Numenius americanus
Bechstein 1812
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Limnodromus griseus
(Gmelin 1789)
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Odontophoridae
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Lophortyx californica
(Shaw 1798)
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Miller 1922 | |||||||||
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unclassified
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Totanus melanolucus
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Heleodytes sp.
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Insecta
- Orthoptera
- Acrididae
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Melanoplus differentialis
(Thomas 1865)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| INHS 566602 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Hydrophilidae
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Hydrophilus sp.
Geoffroy 1762
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Elateridae
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Hypnomorphus fragilis
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Miller and DeMay 1942 | |||||||||
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Polypodiopsida
- Equisetales
- Equisetaceae
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Equisetum sp.
Linnaeus 1753
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California |
| Coordinates: | 35.3° North, 119.6° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.3° North, 119.6° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
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
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | poorly lithified tar | ||
| Environment: | tar | Tectonic setting: | non-subsiding area |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original chitin |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Repository: Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) insect collection | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 44954 | ||
| Authorizer: | D. Bottjer, M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Clapham, M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2004-09-21 15:08:21 | Last modified: | 2019-03-28 12:32:20 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-09-21 15:08:21 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 47704. | S. W. Heads and Y. Wang. 2013. First fossil record of Melanoplus differentialis (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae). Entomological News 123:33-37 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
| 9188 | F. T. Fürsich and J. Wendt. 1977. Biostratinomy and palaeoecology of the Cassian Formation (Triassic) of the Southern Alps. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 22:257-323 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling] | |
| 75848 | L. Miller. 1922. Fossil Birds from the Pleistocene of McKittrick, Californnia. The Condor 24(4):122-125 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 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] |