San Miguel Island V-6 (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as Simonton Cove

Where: Santa Barbara County, California (34.1° N, 120.4° W: paleocoordinates 34.0° N, 120.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

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

Environment/lithology: eolian; lithology not reported

• eolianite

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. A. Guthrie. 1992. A late Pleistocene avifauna from San Miguel Island, California. Science Series (Los Angeles) 36:319-327 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 120827: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 22.11.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Branta canadensis, Anser albifrons2, "Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens2, Chendytes lawi, Melanitta fusca2
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
Anser albifrons2 Scopoli 1769 greater white-fronted goose
"Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens2 Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
Chendytes lawi Miller 1925 Law's diving-goose
Melanitta fusca2 Linnaeus 1758 velvet scoter
 Passeriformes - Passerellidae
Melospiza melodia2
Melospiza melodia2 Wilson 1810 song sparrow
 Passeriformes - Troglodytidae
cf. Salpinctes obsoletus1
cf. Salpinctes obsoletus1 Say 1822 rock wren
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Asio priscus2
Asio priscus2 Howard 1964 true owl
 Strigiformes - Tytonidae
Tyto alba2
Tyto alba2 Scopoli 1769 barn owl
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podiceps nigricollis2, Aechmophorus sp.2
Podiceps nigricollis2 Brehm 1831 black-necked grebe
Aechmophorus sp.2 Coues 1862 grebe
 Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Fulmarus glacialis2, Puffinus opisthomelas2, "Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea2, "Puffinus tenuirostris" = Ardenna tenuirostris2
Fulmarus glacialis2 Linnaeus 1761 northern fulmar
Puffinus opisthomelas2 Coues 1864 black-vented shearwater
"Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea2 Gmelin 1789 sooty shearwater
"Puffinus tenuirostris" = Ardenna tenuirostris2 Temminck 1823 short-tailed shearwater
 Procellariiformes - Hydrobatidae
Oceanodroma homochroa2
Oceanodroma homochroa2 Coues 1864 ashy storm-petrel
 Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae
"Diomedea albatrus" = Phoebastria albatrus
"Diomedea albatrus" = Phoebastria albatrus Pallas 1769 short-tailed albatross
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax penicillatus, Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas 1811 pelagic cormorant
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia pacifica2
Gavia pacifica2 Lawrence 1858 Pacific loon
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Arenaria melanocephala2, Limosa fedoa2, "Phalaropus fulicaria" = Phalaropus fulicarius2
Arenaria melanocephala2 Vigors 1829 black turnstone
Limosa fedoa2 Linnaeus 1758 marbled godwit
"Phalaropus fulicaria" = Phalaropus fulicarius2 Linnaeus 1758 red phalarope
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Ptychoramphus aleuticus2, Fratercula dowi2, Uria aalge, Synthliboramphus antiquus2
Ptychoramphus aleuticus2 Pallas 1811 Cassin's auklet
Fratercula dowi2 Guthrie et al. 2000 puffin
Uria aalge Pontoppidan 1763 Common murre
Synthliboramphus antiquus2 Gmelin 1789 Ancient murrelet
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
"Larus philadelphia" = Chroicocephalus philadelphia2, Larus californicus2
"Larus philadelphia" = Chroicocephalus philadelphia2 Ord 1815 Bonaparte's gull
Larus californicus2 Lawrence 1854 California gull
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Polyborus plancus
Polyborus plancus Miller 1777 southern caracara
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Buteo jamaicensis2, Haliaeetus leucocephalus2
Buteo jamaicensis2 Gmelin 1788 red-tailed hawk
Haliaeetus leucocephalus2 Linnaeus 1766 bald eagle
1Collins et al. 2018; 2Guthrie 2005