PBDB Collection

Emeryville shellmound (Uhle stratum 10) (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 194914: 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
Charadriiformes - Charadriidae	Pluvialis squatarola Pluvialis squatarola Linnaeus 1758 black-bellied plover
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	Limosa fedoa, Limnodromus sp., Numenius americanus, "Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata Limosa fedoa Linnaeus 1758 marbled godwit Limnodromus sp. Wied-Neuwied 1833 dowitcher Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812 long-billed curlew "Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata Gmelin 1789 willet
Charadriiformes - Laridae	Larus sp., Larus "sp. large", Larus "sp. small" Larus sp. Linnaeus 1758 gull Larus glaucenscens/hyperboreus Larus "sp. large" Linnaeus 1758 gull Larus "sp. small" Linnaeus 1758 gull
Charadriiformes - Alcoidae	Uria sp. Uria sp. Brisson 1760 auk
Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax sp., Phalacrocorax pelagicus, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, Phalacrocorax auritus Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant includes 2 P. penicillatus/auritus Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas 1811 pelagic cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 double-crested cormorant
Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae	Ardeidae indet. Ardeidae indet. Leach 1820 heron
Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae	Pelecanus sp. Pelecanus sp. Linnaeus 1758 pelican
Procellariiformes - Procellariidae	Fulmarus glacialis Fulmarus glacialis Linnaeus 1761 northern fulmar
Gaviiformes - Gaviidae	Gavia sp., Gavia immer, Gavia stellata Gavia sp. Forster 1788 loon Gavia stellata/pacifica Gavia immer Brunnich 1764 Common loon Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 Red-throated loon
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Anatinae "indet. small", Anatinae "indet. large", Aythya "sp. large", Aythya cf. marila, "Aythya valisneria" = Aythya valisineria, Bucephala sp., Bucephala albeola, Melanitta sp., Melanitta perspicillata, Anas "teal sp.", Anas sp., Anserinae "indet. small", Anserinae "indet. medium", "Chen rossii" = Anser rossii, "Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens, Branta canadensis Anatinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 duck Anatinae "indet. large" Vigors 1825 duck Aythya "sp. large" Boie 1822 pochard Aythya cf. marila Linnaeus 1761 greater scaup "Aythya valisneria" = Aythya valisineria Wilson 1814 canvasback Bucephala sp. Baird 1858 seaduck Bucephala clangula/islandica Bucephala albeola Linnaeus 1758 bufflehead Melanitta sp. Boie 1822 scoter Melanitta perspicillata Linnaeus 1758 surf scoter Anas "teal sp." Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck Anserinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 goose Anserinae "indet. medium" Vigors 1825 goose "Chen rossii" = Anser rossii Cassin 1861 Ross's goose "Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose 1 ssp. cf. parvipes, 5 ssp. cf. moffitti
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Asio flammeus Asio flammeus Pontoppidan 1763 short-eared owl
Strigiformes - Tytonidae	Tyto alba Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl
Gruiformes - Gruidae	"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis "Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Sandhill crane
Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae	Aechmophorus sp., Podiceps sp., Podiceps auritus, Podiceps nigricollis Aechmophorus sp. Coues 1862 grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis/clarkii Podiceps sp. Latham 1787 grebe Podiceps auritus/nigricollis Podiceps auritus Linnaeus 1758 horned grebe Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 black-necked grebe
Passeriformes - Corvidae	Corvus brachyrhynchos, Corvus corax Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 American crow Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	Buteo sp., Buteo jamaicensis, Buteo regalis, Buteo lineatus, Circus cyaneus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus Buteo sp. de Lacepède 1799 hawk 1 B. jamaicensis/lagopus Buteo jamaicensis Gmelin 1788 red-tailed hawk Buteo regalis Gray 1844 ferruginous hawk Buteo lineatus Gmelin 1788 red-shouldered hawk Circus cyaneus Linnaeus 1766 Hen harrier Haliaeetus leucocephalus Linnaeus 1766 bald eagle
Galliformes - Odontophoridae	Odontophoridae indet. Odontophoridae indet. Gould 1844 New World quail Callipepla californica/Oreortyx pictus
Falconiformes - Falconidae	Falco peregrinus, Falco mexicanus Falco peregrinus Tunstall 1771 Peregrine falcon Falco mexicanus Schlegel 1850 Prairie falcon