Silver Lake (Pleistocene of the United States)
Where: Lake County, Oregon (43.1° N, 121.0° W: paleocoordinates 43.1° N, 121.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• Age after Warheit (2002). "Equus beds"
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: R. W. Shufeldt. 1891. Fossil birds from the Equus Beds of Oregon. American Naturalist 25:818-821 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 176222: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 02.02.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Aves | |
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Colymbus nigricollis californicus black-necked grebe | |
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Larus argentatus smithsonianus herring gull
Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis black tern | |
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Aythya marila ? nearctica greater scaup
Anser albifrons gambelii greater white-fronted goose | |
| Reptilia | |
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Pedioecetes phasianellus columbianus sharp-tailed grouse | |
| Aves | |
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Phalaropus lobatus Linnaeus 1758 red-necked phalarope | |
"Larus philadelphia" = Chroicocephalus philadelphia, "Sterna ? elegans" = Thalasseus elegans, Sterna ? forsteri, Larus oregonus n. sp., Larus robustus n. sp., Xema sabini
"Larus philadelphia" = Chroicocephalus philadelphia Ord 1815 Bonaparte's gull
"Sterna ? elegans" = Thalasseus elegans Gambel 1849 elegant tern
Sterna ? forsteri Nuttall 1834 Foster's tern
Larus oregonus n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 gull
Larus robustus n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 gull
Xema sabini Sabine 1819 Sabine's gull | |
Aquila pliogryps n. sp., Aquila sodalis n. sp.
Aquila pliogryps n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 eagle
Aquila sodalis n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 eagle | |
"Colymbus holbellii" = Podiceps grisegena holbollii, "Colymbus ? auritus" = Podiceps auritus, Podilymbus podiceps, Aechmophorus occidentalis
"Colymbus holbellii" = Podiceps grisegena holbollii Reinhardt 1854 red-necked grebe
"Colymbus ? auritus" = Podiceps auritus Linnaeus 1758 horned grebe
Podilymbus podiceps Linnaeus 1758 pied-billed grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Lawrence 1858 western grebe | |
Fulica americana, "Fulica minor n. sp." = Fulica americana shufeldti
Fulica americana Gmelin 1789 American coot
"Fulica minor n. sp." = Fulica americana shufeldti Brodkorb 1964 American coot | |
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Bubo virginianus Gmelin 1788 great horned owl | |
"Scolecophagus affinis n. sp." = Euphagus affinis
"Scolecophagus affinis n. sp." = Euphagus affinis Shufeldt 1891 blackbird | |
Corvus annectens n. sp.
Corvus annectens n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 crow | |
"Olor paloregonus" = Cygnus paloregonus, Anser condoni n. sp., "Chen hyperborea" = Anser caerulescens, Branta hypsibatus, Branta propinqua n. sp., Branta canadensis, Lophodytes cucullatus, Clangula hyemalis, "Glaucionetta islandica" = Bucephala islandica, Aix sponsa, "Anas boschas" = Anas platyrhynchos, "Dafila acuta" = Anas acuta, "Anas carolinensis" = Anas crecca carolinensis, "Anas americana" = Mareca americana, "Anas ? cyanoptera" = Spatula cyanoptera, "Anas discors" = Spatula discors, Spatula clypeata
"Olor paloregonus" = Cygnus paloregonus Cope 1878 swan
Anser condoni n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 goose
"Chen hyperborea" = Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
Branta hypsibatus goose
Branta propinqua n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 goose
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
Lophodytes cucullatus Linnaeus 1758 hooded merganser
Clangula hyemalis Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed duck
"Glaucionetta islandica" = Bucephala islandica Gmelin 1789 Barrow's goldeneye
Aix sponsa Linnaeus 1758 wood duck
"Anas boschas" = Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
"Dafila acuta" = Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 northern pintail
"Anas carolinensis" = Anas crecca carolinensis Gmelin 1789 green-winged teal
"Anas americana" = Mareca americana Gmelin 1789 American wigeon
"Anas ? cyanoptera" = Spatula cyanoptera Viellot 1816 cinnamon teal
"Anas discors" = Spatula discors Linnaeus 1766 blue-winged teal
Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler | |
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Phalacrocorax macropus Cope 1878 cormorant | |
"Pelecanus ? erythrorhynchus" = Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
"Pelecanus ? erythrorhynchus" = Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin 1789 American white pelican | |
Ardea paloccidentalis n. sp.
Ardea paloccidentalis n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 heron | |
Phoenicopterus copei n. sp.
Phoenicopterus copei n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 flamingo | |
| Reptilia | |
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, "Pedioecetes lucasii n. sp." = Tympanuchus, "Pedioecetes nanus n. sp." = Dendragapus nanus, "Palaeotetrix gillii n. gen. n. sp." = Dendragapus gilli
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Ridgway 1873 lesser prairie chicken
"Pedioecetes lucasii n. sp." = Tympanuchus pheasant
"Pedioecetes nanus n. sp." = Dendragapus nanus Shufeldt 1891 pheasant
"Palaeotetrix gillii n. gen. n. sp." = Dendragapus gilli Shufeldt 1891 pheasant | |