Jocotepec (Pleistocene of Mexico)

Where: Jalisco, Mexico (20.3° N, 103.5° W: paleocoordinates 20.3° N, 103.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; unlithified conglomerate

• Lago de Chapala
• gravel

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. Alvarez. 1977. A Pleistocene avifauna from Jalisco, Mexico. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, The University of Michigan 24(19):205-220 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 169983: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 09.06.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
"Calidris fusicollis" = Calidris fuscicollis
"Calidris fusicollis" = Calidris fuscicollis Vieillot 1819 white-rumped sandpiper
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax chapalensis n. sp., Phalacrocorax goletensis
Phalacrocorax chapalensis n. sp. Alvarez 1977 cormorant
Phalacrocorax goletensis Howard 1965 cormorant
 Suliformes - Anhingidae
Anhinga anhinga
Anhinga anhinga Linnaeus 1766 anhinga
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
? Tigrisoma sp.
? Tigrisoma sp. Swainson 1827 heron
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Aechmophorus occidentalis, "Podiceps caspicus" = Podiceps nigricollis, Podilymbus podiceps
Aechmophorus occidentalis Lawrence 1858 western grebe
"Podiceps caspicus" = Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 black-necked grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Linnaeus 1758 pied-billed grebe
 Passeriformes - Icteridae
? Sturnella sp.
? Sturnella sp. Vieillot 1816 meadowlark
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Oxyura zapatanima n. sp., Aythya sp., Aythya marila, Aythya americana
Oxyura zapatanima n. sp. Alvarez 1977 waterfowl
Aythya sp. Boie 1822 pochard
Aythya marila Linnaeus 1761 greater scaup
Aythya americana Eyton 1838 redhead