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 194913: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 06.07.2018
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Aves | |
Uria sp. Brisson 1760 auk | |
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata, Limosa fedoa, Numenius americanus, Limnodromus sp.
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata Gmelin 1789 willet
Limosa fedoa Linnaeus 1758 marbled godwit
Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812 long-billed curlew
Limnodromus sp. Wied-Neuwied 1833 dowitcher | |
Falco sparverius Linnaeus 1758 American kestrel | |
Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 double-crested cormorant | |
Pelecanus sp. Linnaeus 1758 pelican | |
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 great blue heron | |
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Anserinae "indet. small", Anserinae "indet. medium", "Chen rossii" = Anser rossii, Branta canadensis, Anatinae "indet. small", Anatinae "indet. large", Anas platyrhynchos, Melanitta sp., Aythya sp., Aythya affinis, Aythya cf. marila
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 platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Melanitta sp. Boie 1822 scoter
Aythya sp. Boie 1822 pochard
Aythya affinis Eyton 1838 lesser scaup
Aythya cf. marila Linnaeus 1761 greater scaup | |
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 American crow | |
Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl |