Rancho La Brea (UCMP collection): Rancholabrean, California
collected by J.C. Merriam, E.L. Furlong, F. Grinnell
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Accipitriformes
- Accipitridae
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Accipiter cooperii
(Bonaparte 1828)
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Miller 1929 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Columbiformes
- Columbidae
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Zenaidura macroura
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller 1929 | |||||||||
| recombined as Zenaida macroura | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Piciformes
- Picidae
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Asyndesmus lewisi
(Gray 1849)
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Miller 1929 | |||||||||
| recombined as Melanerpes lewis | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Strigiformes
- Strigidae
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Otus asio
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller 1929 | |||||||||
| recombined as Megascops asio | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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Spatula clypeata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller 1929 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Corvidae
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Pica nuttallii
(Audubon 1837)
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Miller 1929 | |||||||||
| recombined as Pica nuttalli | ||||||||||
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Aphelocoma sp.
Cabanis 1851
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Miller 1929 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Scolopacidae
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Limnodromus griseus
(Gmelin 1789)
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Miller 1929 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Charadriidae
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Oxyechus vociferus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller 1929 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Charadrius vociferus | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Felis daggetti n. sp.
Merriam 1918
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Merriam 1918 | |||||||||
| synonym of Puma concolor | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Urocyon californicus
Merriam 1899
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Merriam 1912 | |||||||||
| synonym of Urocyon cinereoargenteus | ||||||||||
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Canis dirus
Leidy 1858
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Merriam 1912 | |||||||||
| recombined as Aenocyon dirus | ||||||||||
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Canis occidentalis
Richardson 1829
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Merriam 1912 | |||||||||
| synonym of Canis lupus | ||||||||||
| subspecies furlongi | ||||||||||
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Canis milleri
Merriam 1912
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Merriam 1912 | |||||||||
| synonym of Canis lupus | ||||||||||
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Canis ochropus
Eschscholtz 1829
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Merriam 1912 | |||||||||
| synonym of Canis latrans | ||||||||||
| subspecies orcutti | ||||||||||
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Canis andersoni
Merriam 1910
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Merriam 1912 | |||||||||
| synonym of Canis latrans | ||||||||||
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Myriapoda
- Spirobolida
- Spirobolidae
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Spirobolus australis n. sp.
Grinnell 1908
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Hiltonius australis | ||||||||||
| UCMP 10008, 10009 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Tenebrionidae
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Coniontis puncticollis
LeConte 1851
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| UCMP 10017 | ||||||||||
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Coniontis robusta
Horn 1870
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| UCMP 10015 | ||||||||||
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Coniontis elliptica
Casey 1884
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| UCMP 10018 | ||||||||||
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Coniontis abdominalis
LeConte 1859
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| UCMP 10016 | ||||||||||
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Eleodes elongata n. sp.
Grinnell 1908
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Eleodes (Eleodes) grandicollis | ||||||||||
| UCMP 10025 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eleodes acuticauda
(LeConte 1851)
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Eleodes (Eleodes) acuticauda | ||||||||||
| UCMP 10019a,b,c,d; "forma punctata" UCMP 10020a,b | ||||||||||
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Eleodes laticollis
LeConte 1851
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Eleodes (Eleodes) acuticauda | ||||||||||
| UCMP 10022 ("forma muricata minor") (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Eleodes consobrina
(LeConte 1851)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| UCMP 10021 | ||||||||||
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= Eleodes osculans
LeConte 1851
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Doyen and Miller 1980 | |||||||||
| recombined as Eleodes (Cratidus) osculans | ||||||||||
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Eleodes behrii n. sp.
Grinnell 1908
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Eleodes (Cratidus) osculans | ||||||||||
| UCMP 10023 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Eleodes intermedia n. sp.
Grinnell 1908
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Eleodes (Cratidus) osculans | ||||||||||
| UCMP 10024 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Dytiscidae
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Dytiscus marginicollis
LeConte 1845
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| UCMP 10014 | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Carabidae
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Calosoma semilaeve
LeConte 1852
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| UCMP 10013 | ||||||||||
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Pterostichus sp.
Bonelli 1810
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| UCMP 10012 ("several elytra") | ||||||||||
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Amara insignis
Dejean 1831
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| UCMP 10011 | ||||||||||
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Platynus cf. funebris
LeConte 1854
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| UCMP 10010 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Los Angeles |
| Coordinates: | 34.1° North, 118.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.1° North, 118.3° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Rancholabrean | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.21000 - 0.01400 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | poorly lithified tar | ||
| Includes fossils? | Y | ||
| Environment: | tar | Tectonic setting: | non-subsiding area |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Museum repositories: | UCMP |
| Collectors: | J.C. Merriam, E.L. Furlong, F. Grinnell |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Asphalt beds at Rosemary; UCMP 1059 | ||
| Database number: | 150336 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen, J. Marcot, P. Holroyd, M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Uhen, P. Holroyd, M. Clapham, J. Marcot |
| Modifier: | P. Holroyd | Research group: | paleoentomology,vertebrate |
| Collections that are a subset of this one: | |||
| Created: | 2013-09-06 00:29:12 | Last modified: | 2018-04-23 12:17:15 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-09-06 00:29:12 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 52621. | F. Grinnell. 1908. Quaternary myriopods and insects of California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 5(12):207-215 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
| 52658 | J. T. Doyen and S. E. Miller. 1980. Review of Pleistocene darkling ground beetles of the California asphalt deposits (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae, Zopheridae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 56:1-10 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
| 48793 | J. C. Merriam. 1912. The fauna of Rancho La Brea. Part II. Canidae. Memoirs of the University of California 1(2):217-273 [M. Uhen/S. Alam/J. Marcot] | |
| 2573 | J. C. Merriam. 1918. New Puma-Like Cat From Rancho La Brea. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 10(28):535-537 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot] | |
| 65478 | A. H. Miller. 1929. Additions to the Rancho La Brea Avifauna. Condor 31:223-224 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] |