Emeryville shellmound (Uhle stratum 2) (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)

• 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 194906: 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 - Odontophoridae
Callipepla californica
Callipepla californica Shaw 1798 California quail
Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anserinae "indet. small", Anserinae "indet. medium", Branta canadensis, "Anas clypeata" = Spatula clypeata, Anatinae "indet. small", Anatinae "indet. large", Aythya sp., Aythya "sp. large", Anas "teal sp.", Anas sp., Anas platyrhynchos, Mergus cf. serrator, Mergus serrator, Melanitta sp., Melanitta fusca, Melanitta perspicillata, Bucephala sp., Bucephala albeola
Anserinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 goose
Anserinae "indet. medium" Vigors 1825 goose
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
2 ssp. cf. parvipes, 2 ssp. cf. moffitti
"Anas clypeata" = Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler
Anatinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 duck
Anatinae "indet. large" Vigors 1825 duck
Aythya sp. Boie 1822 pochard
Aythya "sp. large" Boie 1822 pochard
Anas "teal sp." Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Mergus cf. serrator Linnaeus 1758 red-breasted merganser
Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 red-breasted merganser
Melanitta sp. Boie 1822 scoter
Melanitta fusca Linnaeus 1758 velvet scoter
Melanitta perspicillata Linnaeus 1758 surf scoter
Bucephala sp. Baird 1858 seaduck
Bucephala clangula/islandica
Bucephala albeola Linnaeus 1758 bufflehead
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus brachyrhynchos, Corvus corax
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 American crow
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
 Gruiformes - Gruidae
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Sandhill crane
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podiceps auritus, Podiceps nigricollis, Aechmophorus sp.
Podiceps auritus Linnaeus 1758 horned grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 black-necked grebe
Aechmophorus sp. Coues 1862 grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis/clarkii
 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
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia sp., Gavia stellata, Gavia immer
Gavia sp. Forster 1788 loon
Gavia stellata/pacifica
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 Red-throated loon
Gavia immer Brunnich 1764 Common loon
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae indet., "Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata, Limosa fedoa, Limnodromus sp., Calidris alba, Numenius americanus
Scolopacidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snipe
L. fedoa/N. phaeopus
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata Gmelin 1789 willet
Limosa fedoa Linnaeus 1758 marbled godwit
Limnodromus sp. Wied-Neuwied 1833 dowitcher
Calidris alba Pallas 1764 sanderling
Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812 long-billed curlew
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Uria sp., Uria aalge
Uria sp. Brisson 1760 auk
Uria aalge Pontoppidan 1763 Common murre
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus "sp. large", Larus "sp. small"
Larus "sp. large" Linnaeus 1758 gull
Larus "sp. small" Linnaeus 1758 gull
 Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
Pluvialis squatarola
Pluvialis squatarola Linnaeus 1758 black-bellied plover
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco sp.
Falco sp. Linnaeus 1758 falcon
Falco peregrinus/mexicanus
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Accipitridae "indet. small", Buteo sp., Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Accipitridae "indet. small" Viellot 1816 hawk
Buteo sp. de Lacepède 1799 hawk
1 Buteo jamaicensis/regalis
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Linnaeus 1766 bald eagle