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
Aves | |
Pluvialis squatarola Linnaeus 1758 black-bellied plover | |
Uria sp. Brisson 1760 auk
Uria aalge Pontoppidan 1763 Common murre | |
Larus "sp. large" Linnaeus 1758 gull
Larus "sp. small" Linnaeus 1758 gull | |
Scolopacidae indet., Calidris alba, Limnodromus sp., Numenius americanus, "Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata, Limosa fedoa
Calidris alba Pallas 1764 sanderling
Limnodromus sp. Wied-Neuwied 1833 dowitcher
Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812 long-billed curlew
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata Gmelin 1789 willet
Limosa fedoa Linnaeus 1758 marbled godwit | |
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Accipitridae "indet. small" Viellot 1816 hawk
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Linnaeus 1766 bald eagle | |
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 American crow
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven | |
Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 black-necked grebe
Podiceps auritus Linnaeus 1758 horned grebe | |
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Sandhill crane | |
Anatinae "indet. small", Anatinae "indet. large", Mergus cf. serrator, Mergus serrator, Melanitta sp., Melanitta fusca, Melanitta perspicillata, Bucephala sp., Bucephala albeola, Aythya sp., Aythya "sp. large", Anas "teal sp.", Anas sp., Anas platyrhynchos, Anserinae "indet. small", Anserinae "indet. medium", Branta canadensis, "Anas clypeata" = Spatula clypeata
Anatinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 duck
Anatinae "indet. large" Vigors 1825 duck
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 albeola Linnaeus 1758 bufflehead
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
Anserinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 goose
Anserinae "indet. medium" Vigors 1825 goose
"Anas clypeata" = Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler | |
Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 double-crested cormorant | |
Pelecanus sp. Linnaeus 1758 pelican | |
Gavia immer Brunnich 1764 Common loon
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 Red-throated loon | |
Callipepla californica Shaw 1798 California quail |