Emeryville shellmound (Uhle stratum 8) (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 194912: 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
 Gruiformes - Gruidae
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Sandhill crane
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Fulica americana, Rallus longirostris
Fulica americana Gmelin 1789 American coot
Rallus longirostris Boddaert 1783 mangrove rail
 Strigiformes - Tytonidae
Tyto alba
Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podiceps sp., Podiceps nigricollis, Podiceps auritus, Aechmophorus sp.
Podiceps sp. Latham 1787 grebe
Podiceps auritus/nigricollis
Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 black-necked grebe
Podiceps auritus Linnaeus 1758 horned grebe
Aechmophorus sp. Coues 1862 grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis/clarkii
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anserinae "indet. small", Anserinae "indet. medium", Branta canadensis, "Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens, "Chen rossii" = Anser rossii, Anatinae "indet. small", Anatinae "indet. large", Aythya sp., Aythya "sp. large", Aythya cf. marila, Melanitta sp., Mergus sp., Mergus serrator, Bucephala albeola, Anas "teal sp.", Anas sp., Anas platyrhynchos
Anserinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 goose
Anserinae "indet. medium" Vigors 1825 goose
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
2 ssp. cf. parvipes, 3 ssp. cf. moffitti
"Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
"Chen rossii" = Anser rossii Cassin 1861 Ross's goose
Anatinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 duck
Anatinae "indet. large" Vigors 1825 duck
Aythya sp. Boie 1822 pochard
Aythya "sp. large" Boie 1822 pochard
Aythya cf. marila Linnaeus 1761 greater scaup
Melanitta sp. Boie 1822 scoter
Mergus sp. Linnaeus 1758 merganser
Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 red-breasted merganser
Bucephala albeola Linnaeus 1758 bufflehead
Anas "teal sp." Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus corax, Corvus brachyrhynchos
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 American crow
 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
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax sp., Phalacrocorax penicillatus, Phalacrocorax auritus, Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 double-crested cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas 1811 pelagic cormorant
 Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae
Pelecanus sp., Pelecanus occidentalis
Pelecanus sp. Linnaeus 1758 pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus 1766 brown pelican
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ardea herodias
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 great blue heron
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco columbarius
Falco columbarius Linnaeus 1758 merlin
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae indet., Numenius americanus, Limosa fedoa, "Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata
Scolopacidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snipe
L. fedoa/N. phaeopus
Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812 long-billed curlew
Limosa fedoa Linnaeus 1758 marbled godwit
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata Gmelin 1789 willet
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus "sp. large", Larus "sp. small"
Larus "sp. large" Linnaeus 1758 gull
Larus "sp. small" Linnaeus 1758 gull
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Uria sp.
Uria sp. Brisson 1760 auk
 Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
Pluvialis squatarola
Pluvialis squatarola Linnaeus 1758 black-bellied plover
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Buteo sp.
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Linnaeus 1766 bald eagle
Buteo sp. de Lacepède 1799 hawk
Includes 2 Buteo jamaicensis/regalis