Newport Bay Mesa (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as LACM Locality 1066-1067, 1100, 1240, 3877

Where: Orange County, California (33.6° N, 117.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Palos Verdes Sand Formation, Rancholabrean (0.2 - 0.0 Ma)

• said to be Wisconsinan

Environment/lithology: foreshore; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the LACM

Primary reference: W. E. Miller. 1971. Pleistocene vertebrates of the Los Angeles basin and vicinity:(exclusive of Rancho La Brea). Bulletin of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Science 10:1-124 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 20624: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995, edited by Mark Uhen, Patricia Holroyd and Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• Sangamonian; Locality 1067 is said to be Wisconsinan, but Jefferson 1991 includes both localities in his list
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Gnathostomata
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Osteichthyes indet.
Amphibia
 Caudata - Urodela
cf. Taricha sp.4, Aneides lugubris4
cf. Taricha sp.4 Gray 1850 Roughskin newts
Aneides lugubris4 Baird 1849 Arboreal salamander
 Salientia - Bufonidae
"Bufo boreas" = Anaxyrus boreas4
"Bufo boreas" = Anaxyrus boreas4 Baird and Girard 1852 toad
 Salientia - Hylidae
Hyla regilla4
Hyla regilla4 tree frog
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana aurora4
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Proboscidea
Proboscidea indet.
Proboscidea indet. proboscidean
 Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Megalonyx cf. jeffersonii
Megalonyx cf. jeffersonii Desmarest 1822 Jefferson's ground sloth
 Megatherioidea - Nothrotheriidae
"Nothrotheriops shastensis" = Nothrotherium shastense1
"Nothrotheriops shastensis" = Nothrotherium shastense1 Sinclair 1905 Shasta ground sloth
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus cf. audubonii
Sylvilagus cf. audubonii Baird 1858 desert cottontail
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Neotoma sp.
Neotoma sp. Say and Ord 1825 pack rat
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
Thomomys cf. bottae
Thomomys cf. bottae Eydoux and Gervais 1836 Botta's pocket gopher
 Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Perognathinae indet.1
Perognathinae indet.1 Coues 1875 rodent
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
"Spermophilus cf. beecheyi" = Otospermophilus beecheyi1
"Spermophilus cf. beecheyi" = Otospermophilus beecheyi1 Richardson 1823 California ground squirrel
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Enhydra lutris5
Enhydra lutris5 Linnaeus 1758 sea otter
 Carnivora - Otariidae
Otariidae indet.5
Otariidae indet.5 eared seal
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Mirounga cf. angustirostris
Mirounga cf. angustirostris Gill 1866 northern elephant seal
 Carnivora - Canidae
"Canis cf. dirus" = Aenocyon dirus
"Canis cf. dirus" = Aenocyon dirus Leidy 1858 dire wolf
confirmed by Nowak 1979
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bison cf. latifrons
Bison cf. latifrons Harlan 1825 bison
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Antilocapra americana6
Antilocapra americana6 Ord 1815 pronghorn
LACM loc. 1066
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus cf. hemionus
Odocoileus cf. hemionus Rafinesque 1817 mule deer
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Hemiauchenia sp.1, Camelops sp.
Hemiauchenia sp.1 Gervais and Ameghino 1880 camel
Camelops sp. Leidy 1854 camel
 Cetacea -
Mysticeti indet.5
Mysticeti indet.5 Cope 1891 whale
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Balaenopteridae indet.2
Balaenopteridae indet.2 Gray 1864 rorqual
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Lagenorhynchus sp.2, aff. Tursiops sp.
Lagenorhynchus sp.2 Gray 1846 dolphin
LACM 29120
aff. Tursiops sp. Gervais 1855 dolphin
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Tapirus sp.
Tapirus sp. Brisson 1762 tapir
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp.
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
Aves
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Haliaeetus sp.
Haliaeetus sp. Savigny 1809 hawk
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia immer3, Gavia stellata, Gavia ? arctica3
Gavia immer3 Brunnich 1764 Common loon
Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 Red-throated loon
Gavia ? arctica3 Linnaeus 1758 Arctic loon
 Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae
"Diomedea albatrus" = Phoebastria albatrus3
"Diomedea albatrus" = Phoebastria albatrus3 Pallas 1769 short-tailed albatross
 Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Fulmarus glacialis3, "Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea3, Puffinus ? opisthomelas3
Fulmarus glacialis3 Linnaeus 1761 northern fulmar
"Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea3 Gmelin 1789 sooty shearwater
Puffinus ? opisthomelas3 Coues 1864 black-vented shearwater
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax penicillatus3
Phalacrocorax penicillatus3 Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant
 Suliformes - Sulidae
Moris reyana3
Moris reyana3 Howard 1936 gannet
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Aechmophorus occidentalis3
Aechmophorus occidentalis3 Lawrence 1858 western grebe
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anser ? albifrons3, Branta ? canadensis3, Chendytes lawi3, Aythya valisineria3, "Melanitta ? deglandi" = Melanitta fusca deglandi3
Anser ? albifrons3 Scopoli 1769 greater white-fronted goose
Branta ? canadensis3 Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
Chendytes lawi3 Miller 1925 Law's diving-goose
Aythya valisineria3 Wilson 1814 canvasback
"Melanitta ? deglandi" = Melanitta fusca deglandi3 Bonaparte 1850 white-winged scoter
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Mancalla sp.
Mancalla sp. Lucas 1901 auk
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus sp.3
Larus sp.3 Linnaeus 1758 gull
 Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae
Stercorarius sp.3
Stercorarius sp.3 Brisson 1760 skua
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
"Catoptrophorus inornatus" = Tringa semipalmata inornata
"Catoptrophorus inornatus" = Tringa semipalmata inornata Brewster 1887 willet
Reptilia
 Testudines - Cheloniidae
Chelonia mydas4
Chelonia mydas4 Linnaeus 1758 green turtle
 Testudines -
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle
1Alroy 2002; 2Barnes 1977; 3Howard 1949; 4Jefferson 1991; 5Jefferson 1991; 6Reynolds 1976