Emeryville shellmound (Schenck trench level 4) (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 10 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 194928: 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
Branta canadensis cf. parvipes
 Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Cathartes aura
Cathartes aura Linnaeus 1758 turkey vulture
 Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae
Pelecanus occidentalis, "Pelecanus erythrorhynchus" = Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus 1766 brown pelican
"Pelecanus erythrorhynchus" = Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin 1789 American white pelican
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ardea herodias
Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 great blue heron
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax sp., Phalacrocorax penicillatus, Phalacrocorax auritus
Phalacrocorax sp. Brisson 1760 cormorant
Includes 1 P. penicillatus/auritus
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 double-crested cormorant
 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
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus brachyrhynchos, Corvus corax
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 American crow
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anserinae "indet. small", Anserinae "indet. medium", "Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens, Anatinae "indet. small", Anatinae "indet. large", Anas sp., Anas platyrhynchos, Bucephala sp., Melanitta sp., Aythya sp., "Aythya cf. valisneria" = Aythya valisineria
Anserinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 goose
Anserinae "indet. medium" Vigors 1825 goose
"Chen caerulescens" = Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
Anatinae "indet. small" Vigors 1825 duck
Anatinae "indet. large" Vigors 1825 duck
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Bucephala sp. Baird 1858 seaduck
Bucephala clangula/islandica
Melanitta sp. Boie 1822 scoter
Aythya sp. Boie 1822 pochard
"Aythya cf. valisneria" = Aythya valisineria Wilson 1814 canvasback
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Aechmophorus sp.
Aechmophorus sp. Coues 1862 grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis/clarkii
 Gruiformes - Gruidae
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis
"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Sandhill crane
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Uria sp.
Uria sp. Brisson 1760 auk
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Numenius americanus
Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812 long-billed curlew
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus "sp. large"
Larus "sp. large" Linnaeus 1758 gull
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Buteo sp., Buteo regalis
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Linnaeus 1766 bald eagle
Buteo sp. de Lacepède 1799 hawk
Includes 1 Buteo jamaicensis/regalis
Buteo regalis Gray 1844 ferruginous hawk
Reptilia
 Galliformes - Odontophoridae
Callipepla californica
Callipepla californica Shaw 1798 California quail