Emeryville shellmound (Uhle stratum 7) (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 194911: 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 hutchinsii cf. minima, Branta canadensis cf. moffiti
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Circus cyaneus, Buteo sp.
Circus cyaneus Linnaeus 1766 Hen harrier
Buteo sp. de Lacepède 1799 hawk
 Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae
Pelecanus occidentalis
Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus 1766 brown pelican
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Botaurus lentiginosus
Botaurus lentiginosus Rackett 1813 American bittern
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax sp., Phalacrocorax penicillatus, Phalacrocorax pelagicus, Phalacrocorax auritus
Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas 1811 pelagic cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 double-crested cormorant
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus brachyrhynchos, Corvus corax
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 American crow
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anserinae "indet. small", Anserinae "indet. medium", "Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens, Anatinae "indet. small", Anatinae "indet. large", Aythya sp., Anas sp.
Anserinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 goose
Anserinae "indet. medium" Vigors 1825 goose
"Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
Anatinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 duck
Anatinae "indet. large" Vigors 1825 duck
Aythya sp. Boie 1822 pochard
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
 Strigiformes - Tytonidae
Tyto alba
Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Numenius americanus
Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812 long-billed curlew
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Uria sp.
Uria sp. Brisson 1760 auk
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus "sp. large"
Larus "sp. large" Linnaeus 1758 gull
Reptilia
 Galliformes - Odontophoridae
Callipepla californica
Callipepla californica Shaw 1798 California quail