Arroyo Tapiado (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as LACM 1430

Where: California (32.9° N, 116.2° W: paleocoordinates 32.9° N, 116.2° W)

When: upper Member (Palm Springs Formation), Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Howard. 1963. Fossil birds from the Anza-Borrego Desert. Contributions in Science 73:1-33 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 192287: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 20.03.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Aves
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
"Fulica hesterna n. sp." = Fulica americana
"Fulica hesterna n. sp." = Fulica americana Gmelin 1789 American coot
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
"Bucephala fossilis n. sp." = Bucephala albeola fossilis
"Bucephala fossilis n. sp." = Bucephala albeola fossilis Howard 1963 bufflehead
 Galliformes - Meleagridae
Agriocharis anza n. sp. Howard 1963 turkey