Emeryville shellmound (Schenck trench level 3) (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 9 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 194927: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 07.07.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anserinae "indet. small", Anserinae "indet. medium", "Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens, Branta canadensis, Anatinae "indet. small", Anatinae "indet. large", Anas "teal sp.", Anas sp., Anas platyrhynchos, Aythya sp., "Aythya valisneria" = Aythya valisineria, Bucephala sp., Melanitta sp.
Anserinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 goose
Anserinae "indet. medium" Vigors 1825 goose
"Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
1 ssp. cf. parvipes, 1 ssp. cf. moffitti
Anatinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 duck
Anatinae "indet. large" Vigors 1825 duck
Anas "teal sp." Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Aythya sp. Boie 1822 pochard
"Aythya valisneria" = Aythya valisineria Wilson 1814 canvasback
Bucephala sp. Baird 1858 seaduck
Includes 1 Bucephala clangula/islandica
Melanitta sp. Boie 1822 scoter
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Aechmophorus sp., Podiceps sp., Podiceps nigricollis
Aechmophorus sp. Coues 1862 grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis/clarkii
Podiceps sp. Latham 1787 grebe
Podiceps auritus/nigricollis
Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 black-necked grebe
 Neornithes -
Strigiformes indet.
Strigiformes indet. Wagler 1830 owl
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Bubo virginianus
Bubo virginianus Gmelin 1788 great horned 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
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Rallus longirostris
Rallus longirostris Boddaert 1783 mangrove rail
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus brachyrhynchos, Corvus corax
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 American crow
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
 Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Cathartes aura
Cathartes aura Linnaeus 1758 turkey vulture
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ardea herodias
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 great blue heron
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax sp., Phalacrocorax pelagicus, Phalacrocorax auritus, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant
Includes 1 P. penicillatus/auritus
Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas 1811 pelagic cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 double-crested cormorant
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia sp., Gavia stellata, Gavia immer
Gavia sp. Forster 1788 loon
Gavia stellata/pacifica
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 Red-throated loon
Gavia immer Brunnich 1764 Common loon
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Elanus leucurus, Buteo sp., Buteo jamaicensis
Elanus leucurus Vieillot 1818 white-tailed kite
Buteo sp. de Lacepède 1799 hawk
Buteo jamaicensis Gmelin 1788 red-tailed hawk
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus "sp. large", Larus "sp. small"
Larus "sp. large" Linnaeus 1758 gull
Larus "sp. small" Linnaeus 1758 gull
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Uria sp.
Uria sp. Brisson 1760 auk
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae indet., "Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata, Numenius americanus
Scolopacidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snipe
L. fedoa/N. phaeopus
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata Gmelin 1789 willet
Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812 long-billed curlew
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco sp., Falco peregrinus
Falco sp. Linnaeus 1758 falcon
Falco peregrinus/mexicanus
Falco peregrinus Tunstall 1771 Peregrine falcon