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)
• Equivalent to stratum 8 in Uhle excavation
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: anthropogenic, midden
Collected by W.E. Schenck in 1924
• 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 194926: 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 | |
Larus "sp. large" Linnaeus 1758 gull | |
Limnodromus sp., Numenius americanus, Numenius phaeopus, "Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata, Limosa fedoa
Limnodromus sp. Wied-Neuwied 1833 dowitcher
Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812 long-billed curlew
Numenius phaeopus Linnaeus 1758 whimbrel
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata Gmelin 1789 willet
Limosa fedoa Linnaeus 1758 marbled godwit | |
Falco columbarius Linnaeus 1758 merlin
Falco peregrinus Tunstall 1771 Peregrine falcon | |
Elanus leucurus Vieillot 1818 white-tailed kite
Buteo jamaicensis Gmelin 1788 red-tailed hawk | |
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 American crow
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven | |
Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 black-necked grebe | |
Bubo virginianus Gmelin 1788 great horned owl
Asio sp. Brisson 1760 true owl | |
Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl | |
Rallus longirostris Boddaert 1783 mangrove rail
Fulica americana Gmelin 1789 American coot | |
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Sandhill crane | |
Anatinae "indet. small", Anatinae "indet. large", Melanitta sp., Bucephala albeola, Aythya sp., Anas sp., Anas platyrhynchos, Anserinae "indet. small", Anserinae "indet. medium", Branta canadensis, "Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens, "Anas clypeata" = Spatula clypeata
Anatinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 duck
Anatinae "indet. large" Vigors 1825 duck
Melanitta sp. Boie 1822 scoter
Bucephala albeola Linnaeus 1758 bufflehead
Aythya sp. Boie 1822 pochard
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Anserinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 goose
Anserinae "indet. medium" Vigors 1825 goose
"Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
"Anas clypeata" = Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler | |
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 double-crested cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas 1811 pelagic cormorant | |
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 great blue heron | |
Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus 1766 brown pelican | |
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 Red-throated loon | |
Callipepla californica Shaw 1798 California quail |