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 | |
Aquila sodalis n. sp., Aquila pliogryps n. sp.
Aquila sodalis n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 eagle
Aquila pliogryps n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 eagle | |
"Colymbus nigricollis" = Podiceps nigricollis, "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 | |
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Bubo virginianus Gmelin 1788 great horned owl | |
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 | |
"Anas americana" = Mareca americana, "Dafila acuta" = Anas acuta, "Anas carolinensis" = Anas crecca carolinensis, "Anas boschas" = Anas platyrhynchos, Aythya marila, Lophodytes cucullatus, Clangula hyemalis, "Glaucionetta islandica" = Bucephala islandica, Aix sponsa, "Chen hyperborea" = Anser caerulescens, Anser condoni n. sp., Anser albifrons, Branta hypsibatus, Branta canadensis, Branta propinqua n. sp., "Olor paloregonus" = Cygnus paloregonus, "Anas ? cyanoptera" = Spatula cyanoptera, "Anas discors" = Spatula discors, Spatula clypeata
"Anas americana" = Mareca americana Gmelin 1789 American wigeon
"Dafila acuta" = Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 northern pintail
"Anas carolinensis" = Anas crecca carolinensis Gmelin 1789 green-winged teal
"Anas boschas" = Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
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
"Chen hyperborea" = Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
Anser condoni n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 goose
Branta hypsibatus goose
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
Branta propinqua n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 goose
"Olor paloregonus" = Cygnus paloregonus Cope 1878 swan
"Anas ? cyanoptera" = Spatula cyanoptera Viellot 1816 cinnamon teal
"Anas discors" = Spatula discors Linnaeus 1766 blue-winged teal
Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler | |
Corvus annectens n. sp.
Corvus annectens n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 crow | |
"Scolecophagus affinis n. sp." = Euphagus affinis
"Scolecophagus affinis n. sp." = Euphagus affinis Shufeldt 1891 blackbird | |
Phoenicopterus copei n. sp.
Phoenicopterus copei n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 flamingo | |
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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 | |
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Phalaropus lobatus Linnaeus 1758 red-necked phalarope | |
"Hydrochelidon nigra" = Chlidonias niger, Xema sabini, "Sterna ? elegans" = Thalasseus elegans, Larus robustus n. sp., Larus argentatus, Larus oregonus n. sp., Sterna ? forsteri, "Larus philadelphia" = Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Xema sabini Sabine 1819 Sabine's gull
"Sterna ? elegans" = Thalasseus elegans Gambel 1849 elegant tern
Larus robustus n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 gull
Larus oregonus n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 gull
Sterna ? forsteri Nuttall 1834 Foster's tern
"Larus philadelphia" = Chroicocephalus philadelphia Ord 1815 Bonaparte's gull | |
"Pedioecetes phasianellus" = Tympanuchus phasianellus, "Pedioecetes lucasii n. sp." = Tympanuchus, "Pedioecetes nanus n. sp." = Dendragapus nanus, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, "Palaeotetrix gillii n. gen. n. sp." = Dendragapus gilli
"Pedioecetes phasianellus" = Tympanuchus phasianellus Linnaeus 1758 sharp-tailed grouse subspecies columbianus
"Pedioecetes lucasii n. sp." = Tympanuchus pheasant
"Pedioecetes nanus n. sp." = Dendragapus nanus Shufeldt 1891 pheasant
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Ridgway 1873 lesser prairie chicken
"Palaeotetrix gillii n. gen. n. sp." = Dendragapus gilli Shufeldt 1891 pheasant | |