Emeryville shellmound (Uhle stratum 5) (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 194909: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 06.07.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Branta canadensis cf. parvipes, Anserinae "indet. small", Anserinae "indet. medium", "Chen rossii" = Anser rossii, Anatinae "indet. small", Anatinae "indet. large", Anas sp., Anas platyrhynchos, Aythya marila, Melanitta sp.
Anserinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 goose
Anserinae "indet. medium" Vigors 1825 goose
"Chen rossii" = Anser rossii Cassin 1861 Ross's goose
Anatinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 duck
Anatinae "indet. large" Vigors 1825 duck
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Aythya marila Linnaeus 1761 greater scaup
Melanitta sp. Boie 1822 scoter
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Aechmophorus sp.
Aechmophorus sp. Coues 1862 grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis/clarkii
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Strigidae "indet. medium", "Otus kennicottii" = Megascops kennicottii, Asio sp.
Strigidae "indet. medium" Vigors 1825 true owl
"Otus kennicottii" = Megascops kennicottii Elliot 1867 western screech-owl
Asio sp. Brisson 1760 true owl
 Gruiformes - Gruidae
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Sandhill crane
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 American crow
 Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Cathartes aura
Cathartes aura Linnaeus 1758 turkey vulture
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ardea herodias
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 great blue heron
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax sp., Phalacrocorax pelagicus, Phalacrocorax auritus, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas 1811 pelagic cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 double-crested cormorant
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia immer
Gavia immer Brunnich 1764 Common loon
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Accipitridae indet., Accipitridae "indet. small", Buteo jamaicensis, Buteo regalis
Accipitridae indet. Viellot 1816 hawk
Accipitridae "indet. small" Viellot 1816 hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Gmelin 1788 red-tailed hawk
Buteo regalis Gray 1844 ferruginous hawk
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus "sp. large"
Larus "sp. large" Linnaeus 1758 gull
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Uria sp.
Uria sp. Brisson 1760 auk
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae indet., Numenius americanus
Scolopacidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snipe
L. fedoa/N. phaeopus
Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812 long-billed curlew
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco sp.
Falco sp. Linnaeus 1758 falcon
Falco peregrinus/mexicanus
Reptilia
 Galliformes - Odontophoridae
Callipepla californica
Callipepla californica Shaw 1798 California quail