PBDB Collection

San Miguel Island V-10 (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as Gull Rock west

Where: Santa Barbara County, California (34.0° N, 120.3° W: paleocoordinates 34.0° N, 120.3° 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, H. W. Thomas, and G. L. Kennedy. 2000. An extinct Late Pleistocene Puffin from the Southern California Channel Islands. (Aves: Alcidae). Proceedings of a Fifth California Islands Symposium 525-530 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 120829: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 22.11.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	Buteo jamaicensis¹, Haliaeetus leucocephalus¹ Buteo jamaicensis¹ Gmelin 1788 red-tailed hawk Haliaeetus leucocephalus¹ Linnaeus 1766 bald eagle
Cathartiformes - Cathartidae	Gymnogyps californianus¹ Gymnogyps californianus¹ Shaw 1797 California condor
Procellariiformes - Procellariidae	Fulmarus glacialis³, Puffinus opisthomelas¹ Fulmarus glacialis³ Linnaeus 1761 northern fulmar Puffinus opisthomelas¹ Coues 1864 black-vented shearwater
Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax penicillatus³ Phalacrocorax penicillatus³ Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant
Gaviiformes - Gaviidae	Gavia pacifica³ Gavia pacifica³ Lawrence 1858 Pacific loon
Passeriformes - Alaudidae	Eremophila alpestris¹ Eremophila alpestris¹ Linnaeus 1759 horned lark
Passeriformes - Icteridae	Sturnella neglecta³ Sturnella neglecta³ Audubon 1844 western meadowlark
Passeriformes - Corvidae	Corvus corax¹ Corvus corax¹ Linnaeus 1758 common raven
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Chendytes lawi¹, "Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens¹, Branta canadensis³, Melanitta perspicillata¹, Melanitta fusca¹, Mergus serrator¹ Chendytes lawi¹ Miller 1925 Law's diving-goose "Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens¹ Linnaeus 1758 snow goose Branta canadensis³ Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose Melanitta perspicillata¹ Linnaeus 1758 surf scoter Melanitta fusca¹ Linnaeus 1758 velvet scoter Mergus serrator¹ Linnaeus 1758 red-breasted merganser
Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae	Podiceps auritus³, Podiceps nigricollis¹ Podiceps auritus³ Linnaeus 1758 horned grebe Podiceps nigricollis¹ Brehm 1831 black-necked grebe
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Asio priscus¹ Asio priscus¹ Howard 1964 true owl
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	Calidris alba³ Calidris alba³ Pallas 1764 sanderling
Charadriiformes - Charadriidae	Charadrius semipalmatus³, Pluvialis squatarola³ Charadrius semipalmatus³ Bonaparte 1825 semipalmated plover Pluvialis squatarola³ Linnaeus 1758 black-bellied plover
Charadriiformes - Alcoidae	Synthliboramphus hypoleucus¹, Synthliboramphus antiquus¹, Uria aalge³, Ptychoramphus aleuticus¹, Fratercula dowi, Fratercula cirrhata³ Synthliboramphus hypoleucus¹ Xantas 1860 Guadalupe murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus¹ Gmelin 1789 Ancient murrelet Uria aalge³ Pontoppidan 1763 Common murre Ptychoramphus aleuticus¹ Pallas 1811 Cassin's auklet Fratercula dowi Guthrie et al. 2000 puffin Fratercula cirrhata³ Pallas 1769 tufted puffin
Mammalia
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Microtus miguelensis n. sp.² Microtus miguelensis n. sp.² Guthrie 1998 vole

¹Guthrie 1992; ²Guthrie 1998; ³Guthrie 2005