Emeryville shellmound (Schenck trench level 2) (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)

• 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

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Reptilia
 Galliformes - Odontophoridae
Callipepla californica
Callipepla californica Shaw 1798 California quail
Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anserinae "indet. small", Anserinae "indet. medium", Branta canadensis, "Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens, "Anas clypeata" = Spatula clypeata, Anatinae "indet. small", Anatinae "indet. large", Aythya sp., Anas sp., Anas platyrhynchos, Melanitta sp., Bucephala albeola
Anserinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 goose
Anserinae "indet. medium" Vigors 1825 goose
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
3 ssp. cf. parvipes, 3 ssp. cf. moffitti
"Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
"Anas clypeata" = Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler
Anatinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 duck
Anatinae "indet. large" Vigors 1825 duck
Aythya sp. Boie 1822 pochard
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Melanitta sp. Boie 1822 scoter
Bucephala albeola Linnaeus 1758 bufflehead
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus brachyrhynchos, Corvus corax
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 American crow
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
 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 - Strigidae
Asio sp., Bubo virginianus
Asio sp. Brisson 1760 true owl
Bubo virginianus Gmelin 1788 great horned owl
 Strigiformes - Tytonidae
Tyto alba
Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podiceps nigricollis, Aechmophorus sp.
Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 black-necked grebe
Aechmophorus sp. Coues 1862 grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis/clarkii
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax sp., Phalacrocorax penicillatus, Phalacrocorax auritus, Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant
Includes 1 P. penicillatus/auritus
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 double-crested cormorant
Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas 1811 pelagic cormorant
 Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae
Pelecanus occidentalis
Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus 1766 brown pelican
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ardea herodias
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 great blue heron
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia sp., Gavia stellata
Gavia sp. Forster 1788 loon
Gavia stellata/pacifica
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 Red-throated loon
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata, Limosa fedoa, Limnodromus sp., Numenius phaeopus, Numenius americanus
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata Gmelin 1789 willet
Limosa fedoa Linnaeus 1758 marbled godwit
Limnodromus sp. Wied-Neuwied 1833 dowitcher
Numenius phaeopus Linnaeus 1758 whimbrel
Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812 long-billed curlew
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Uria sp.
Uria sp. Brisson 1760 auk
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus "sp. large"
Larus "sp. large" Linnaeus 1758 gull
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco peregrinus, Falco columbarius
Falco peregrinus Tunstall 1771 Peregrine falcon
Falco columbarius Linnaeus 1758 merlin
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Buteo sp., Buteo jamaicensis, Elanus leucurus
Buteo sp. de Lacepède 1799 hawk
Includes 1 Buteo jamaicensis/regalis
Buteo jamaicensis Gmelin 1788 red-tailed hawk
Elanus leucurus Vieillot 1818 white-tailed kite