Emeryville shellmound (Uhle stratum 1) (Holocene of the United States)

Where: Alameda County, California (37.8° N, 122.3° W: paleocoordinates 37.8° N, 122.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• Stratum 1 dated at 720 +/- 60 YBP from Nelson excavation, overlies stratum 2 dated at 950 +/- 50 YBP in Uhle excavation.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: anthropogenic, midden

Collected by Max Uhle, John Merriam in 1902

• Repository: Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology (PAHMA) at the University of California, Berkeley

Primary reference: J. M. Broughton. 2004. Prehistoric human impacts on California birds: evidence from the Emeryville shellmoumd avifauna. Ornithological Monographs 56:1-90 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 194905: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 06.07.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Dendragapus obscurus
Dendragapus obscurus Say 1823 dusky grouse
listed as Gallus gallus in text
Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anserinae "indet. small", Anserinae "indet. medium", Anatinae "indet. small", Anatinae "indet. large", Aythya sp., Anas "teal sp.", Anas sp., Anas platyrhynchos, Melanitta sp., Bucephala sp.
Anserinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 goose
Anserinae "indet. medium" Vigors 1825 goose
Anatinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 duck
Anatinae "indet. large" Vigors 1825 duck
Aythya sp. Boie 1822 pochard
Anas "teal sp." Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Melanitta sp. Boie 1822 scoter
Bucephala sp. Baird 1858 seaduck
Bucephala clangula/islandica
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 American crow
 Gruiformes - Gruidae
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Sandhill crane
 Strigiformes - Tytonidae
Tyto alba
Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podiceps sp.
Podiceps sp. Latham 1787 grebe
Podiceps auritus/nigricollis
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax sp., Phalacrocorax penicillatus, Phalacrocorax auritus
Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 double-crested cormorant
 Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae
Pelecanus sp.
Pelecanus sp. Linnaeus 1758 pelican
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ardea herodias
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 great blue heron
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia stellata, Gavia immer
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 Red-throated loon
Gavia immer Brunnich 1764 Common loon
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata, Limosa fedoa, Limnodromus sp., Numenius americanus
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata Gmelin 1789 willet
Limosa fedoa Linnaeus 1758 marbled godwit
Limnodromus sp. Wied-Neuwied 1833 dowitcher
Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812 long-billed curlew
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Cepphus columba, Uria sp.
Cepphus columba Pallas 1811 pigeon guillemot
Uria sp. Brisson 1760 auk
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco peregrinus
Falco peregrinus Tunstall 1771 Peregrine falcon
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Buteo sp., Elanus leucurus
Buteo sp. de Lacepède 1799 hawk
Buteo jamaicensis/regalis
Elanus leucurus Vieillot 1818 white-tailed kite