Emeryville shellmound (Uhle stratum 9) (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 194913: 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", Aythya sp., Aythya cf. marila, Aythya affinis, Anas platyrhynchos, 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
Aythya sp. Boie 1822 pochard
Aythya cf. marila Linnaeus 1761 greater scaup
Aythya affinis Eyton 1838 lesser scaup
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Melanitta sp. Boie 1822 scoter
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus brachyrhynchos, Corvus corax
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 American crow
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
 Strigiformes - Tytonidae
Tyto alba
Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax sp., Phalacrocorax penicillatus, Phalacrocorax auritus
Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 double-crested cormorant
 Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae
Pelecanus sp.
Pelecanus sp. Linnaeus 1758 pelican
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ardea herodias
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 great blue heron
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia sp.
Gavia sp. Forster 1788 loon
Gavia stellata/pacifica
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata, Limosa fedoa, Limnodromus sp., Numenius americanus
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata Gmelin 1789 willet
Limosa fedoa Linnaeus 1758 marbled godwit
Limnodromus sp. Wied-Neuwied 1833 dowitcher
Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812 long-billed curlew
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Uria sp.
Uria sp. Brisson 1760 auk
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco sparverius
Falco sparverius Linnaeus 1758 American kestrel