Cerro Pedregoso (Pleistocene to of Mexico)

Also known as PAIC-44

Where: Baja California, Mexico (28.0° N, 115.2° W: paleocoordinates 28.1° N, 115.2° W)

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene to Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: anthropogenic

Primary reference: M. R. Des Lauriers. 2006. Terminal Pleistocene and Early Holocene Occupations of Isla de Cedros, Baja California, Mexico. Journal of Island & Coastal Archaeology 1(2):255-270 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 191984: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 26.02.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Chione sp. von Mühlfield 1811 venus clam
"Tivela stultorum" = Tivela (Pachydesma) stultorum Mawe 1823 venus clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus californianus Conrad 1837 mussel
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Otariidae
Arctocephalus townsendi Merriam 1897 Guadalupe fur seal
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus sp. Gray 1867 cottontail rabbit
Reptilia
 Testudines - Cheloniidae
Caretta caretta Linnaeus 1758 loggerhead sea turtle
Actinopteri
 Labriformes - Labridae
Semicossyphus pulcher Ayres 1854 sheepshead
 Perciformes - Branchiostegidae
Caulolatilus princeps perch-like fish
 Blenniiformes - Clinidae