PBDB Collection

Daisy Cave (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as CA-SMI-261, CA-SMI-261A

Where: Los Angeles 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: cave; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: bone collector

Primary reference: T. L. Jones, J. F. Porcasi, J. M. Erlandson, H. Dallas, T. A. Wake and R. Schwaderer. 2008. The protracted Holocene extinction of California’s flightless sea duck (Chendytes lawi) and its implications for the Pleistocene overkill hypothesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105(11):4105-4108 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 123918: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Margaret Shalap on 02.02.2012, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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Amphibia
Salientia - Hylidae	Pseudacris sp.² Pseudacris sp.² Fitzinger 1843 chorus frog
Aves
Aves -	Aves indet.¹ Aves indet.¹ bird
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Chendytes lawi Chendytes lawi Miller 1925 Law's diving-goose
Gruiformes - Rallidae	Fulica americana¹ Fulica americana¹ Gmelin 1789 American coot
Columbiformes - Columbidae	Zenaida macroura¹ Zenaida macroura¹ Linnaeus 1758 mourning dove
Piciformes - Picidae	Colaptes auratus¹ Colaptes auratus¹ Linnaeus 1758 northern flicker
Strigiformes - Tytonidae	Tyto alba¹ Tyto alba¹ Scopoli 1769 barn owl
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Athene cunicularia¹, Asio priscus¹, Asio flammeus¹ Athene cunicularia¹ Molina 1782 burrowing owl Asio priscus¹ Howard 1964 true owl Asio flammeus¹ Pontoppidan 1763 short-eared owl
Passeriformes - Fringillidae	Haemorhous mexicanus¹, cf. Haemorhous purpureus¹, Spinus psaltria¹ Haemorhous mexicanus¹ Müller 1776 house finch cf. Haemorhous purpureus¹ Gmelin 1789 purple finch Spinus psaltria¹ Say 1822 lesser goldfinch
Passeriformes - Mimidae	cf. Oreoscoptes montanus¹ cf. Oreoscoptes montanus¹ Townsend 1837 sage thrasher
Passeriformes - Tyrannidae	cf. Tyrannus vociferans¹ cf. Tyrannus vociferans¹ Swainson 1826 Cassin's kingbird
Passeriformes - Alaudidae	Eremophila alpestris¹ Eremophila alpestris¹ Linnaeus 1759 horned lark
Passeriformes - Turdidae	Ixoreus naevius¹, cf. Sialia mexicana¹, Turdus migratorius¹, Catharus ustulatus¹, Catharus guttatus¹ Ixoreus naevius¹ Gmelin 1789 varied thrush cf. Sialia mexicana¹ Swainson 1831 bluebird Turdus migratorius¹ Linnaeus 1758 American robin Catharus ustulatus¹ Nuttall 1840 Swainson's thrush Catharus guttatus¹ Pallas 1811 hermit thrush
Passeriformes - Passerellidae	cf. Calamospiza melanocorys¹, Zonotrichia sp.¹, Zonotrichia leucophrys¹, Zonotrichia atricapilla¹, Passerculus sandwichensis¹, Melospiza melodia¹, cf. Chondestes grammacus¹, Passerella iliaca¹, Pipilo maculatus¹ cf. Calamospiza melanocorys¹ Stejneger 1885 lark bunting Zonotrichia sp.¹ Swainson 1832 sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys¹ Forster 1772 white-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla¹ Gmelin 1789 golden-crowned sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis¹ Gmelin 1789 savannah sparrow Melospiza melodia¹ Wilson 1810 song sparrow cf. Chondestes grammacus¹ Say 1823 lark sparrow Passerella iliaca¹ Merrem 1786 fox sparrow Pipilo maculatus¹ Swainson 1827 spotted towhee
Passeriformes - Parulidae	Oreothlypis celata¹ Oreothlypis celata¹ Say 1823 orange-crowned warbler
Passeriformes - Corvidae	Aphelocoma insularis¹, Corvus corax¹, cf. Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus¹ Aphelocoma insularis¹ Henshaw 1886 island scrub-jay Corvus corax¹ Linnaeus 1758 common raven cf. Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus¹ Wied-Neuwied 1841 pinyon jay
Passeriformes - Cardinalidae	Pheucticus melanocephalus¹, Piranga ludoviciana¹ Pheucticus melanocephalus¹ Swainson 1827 black-headed grosbeak Piranga ludoviciana¹ Wilson 1811 western tanager
Passeriformes - Laniidae	Lanius ludovicianus¹ Lanius ludovicianus¹ Linnaeus 1766 loggerhead shrike
Passeriformes - Icteridae	Agelaius phoeniceus¹, Molothrus ater¹, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus¹, cf. Icterus bullockii¹, Sturnella neglecta¹, Euphagus cyanocephalus¹ Agelaius phoeniceus¹ Linnaeus 1766 red-winged blackbird Molothrus ater¹ Boddaert 1783 brown-headed cowbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus¹ Bonaparte 1826 yellow-headed blackbird cf. Icterus bullockii¹ Swainson 1827 Bullock's oriole Sturnella neglecta¹ Audubon 1844 western meadowlark Euphagus cyanocephalus¹ Wagler 1829 Brewer's blackbird
Passeriformes - Troglodytidae	Salpinctes obsoletus¹, Thryomanes bewickii¹ Salpinctes obsoletus¹ Say 1822 rock wren Thryomanes bewickii¹ Audubon 1827 Bewick's wren
Cathartiformes - Cathartidae	"Gymnogyps amplus" = Gymnogyps californianus¹ "Gymnogyps amplus" = Gymnogyps californianus¹ Shaw 1797 condor
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	Buteo lagopus¹, Buteo jamaicensis¹ Buteo lagopus¹ Pontoppidan 1763 rough-legged hawk Buteo jamaicensis¹ Gmelin 1788 red-tailed hawk
Falconiformes - Falconidae	Falco sparverius¹ Falco sparverius¹ Linnaeus 1758 American kestrel
Charadriiformes - Laridae	cf. Sterna paradisaea¹, Rissa tridactyla¹, Larus occidentalis¹, Larus heermanni¹, Larus californicus¹, Chroicocephalus philadelphia¹ cf. Sterna paradisaea¹ Pontoppidan 1763 Arctic tern Rissa tridactyla¹ Linnaeus 1758 black-legged kittiwake Larus occidentalis¹ Audubon 1839 western gull Larus heermanni¹ Cassin 1852 Heermann's gull Larus californicus¹ Lawrence 1854 California gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia¹ Ord 1815 Bonaparte's gull
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	Phalaropus lobatus¹, Phalaropus fulicarius¹, Tringa incana¹, Tringa semipalmata¹, cf. Calidris melanotos¹, cf. Calidris mauri¹, Calidris alba¹, Arenaria melanocephala¹, Arenaria interpres¹ Phalaropus lobatus¹ Linnaeus 1758 red-necked phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius¹ Linnaeus 1758 red phalarope Tringa incana¹ Gmelin 1789 wandering tattler Tringa semipalmata¹ Gmelin 1789 willet cf. Calidris melanotos¹ Vieillot 1819 pectoral sandpiper cf. Calidris mauri¹ Cabanis 1857 western sandpiper Calidris alba¹ Pallas 1764 sanderling Arenaria melanocephala¹ Vigors 1829 black turnstone Arenaria interpres¹ Linnaeus 1758 ruddy turnstone
Charadriiformes - Charadriidae	Charadrius vociferus¹, cf. Charadrius nivosus¹, Pluvialis squatarola¹ Charadrius vociferus¹ Linnaeus 1758 killdeer cf. Charadrius nivosus¹ Cassin 1858 snowy plover Pluvialis squatarola¹ Linnaeus 1758 black-bellied plover
Charadriiformes - Alcoidae	Fratercula cirrhata¹, Synthliboramphus antiquus¹, Synthliboramphus scrippsi¹, Brachyramphus marmoratus¹, Cerorhinca monocerata¹, Ptychoramphus aleuticus¹, Cepphus columba¹ Fratercula cirrhata¹ Pallas 1769 tufted puffin Synthliboramphus antiquus¹ Gmelin 1789 Ancient murrelet Synthliboramphus scrippsi¹ Green and Arnold 1939 Scripps's murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus¹ Gmelin 1789 Marbled murrelet Cerorhinca monocerata¹ Pallas 1811 rhinoceros auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus¹ Pallas 1811 Cassin's auklet Cepphus columba¹ Pallas 1811 pigeon guillemot

¹Collins et al. 2018; ²Mead et al. 2018