Crannell Junction (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as HSU 197, 745

Where: Humboldt County, California (41.0° N, 124.1° W: paleocoordinates 41.0° N, 124.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Rancholabrean (0.3 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; fine-grained, argillaceous sandstone

• gray, clayey, fine-grained, fossiliferous sand

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: F. H. Kilmer. 1972. A new species of sea otter from the late Pleistocene of northwestern California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 71(3):150-157 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 84881: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 17.11.2008, edited by Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Osteichthyes indet.2
Actinopteri
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus theta1, Symbolophorus californiensis1
Diaphus theta1 Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 lanternfish
Symbolophorus californiensis1 Eignemann and Eignemann 1889 lanternfish
Aves
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia immer2
Gavia immer2 Brunnich 1764 Common loon
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax sp.2
Phalacrocorax sp.2 Brisson 1760 cormorant
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Chendytes sp.2, Bucephala albeola2, Bucephala clangula2, Melanitta perspicillata2, Anas crecca2
Chendytes sp.2 Miller 1925 waterfowl
Bucephala albeola2 Linnaeus 1758 bufflehead
Bucephala clangula2 Linnaeus 1758 common goldeneye
Melanitta perspicillata2 Linnaeus 1758 surf scoter
Anas crecca2 Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podiceps grisegena2
Podiceps grisegena2 Boddaert 1783 red-necked grebe
 Charadriiformes - Panalcidae
"Mancalla diegense" = Pliolunda diegense2
"Mancalla diegense" = Pliolunda diegense2 Miller 1937 shorebird
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Synthliboramphus cf. antiquus2
Synthliboramphus cf. antiquus2 Gmelin 1789 Ancient murrelet
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Otariidae
"Eumetopias jubata" = Eumetopias jubatus3
"Eumetopias jubata" = Eumetopias jubatus3 Schreber 1776 Steller sea lion
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Enhydra sp.3, Enhydra macrodonta n. sp.3
Enhydra sp.3 Fleming 1822 sea otter
Enhydra macrodonta n. sp.3 Kilmer 1972 sea otter
1Fitch 1969; 2Jefferson 1991; 3Jefferson 1991