Emeryville shellmound (Schenck trench level 4): Holocene, California
collected by W.E. Schenck 1924
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Cathartidae
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Cathartes aura
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Pelecanidae
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Pelecanus occidentalis
Linnaeus 1766
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Pelecanus erythrorhynchus
(Gmelin 1789)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Ardeidae
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Ardea herodias
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Phalacrocoracidae
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Phalacrocorax sp.
Brisson 1760
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63 specimens | |||||||||
| Includes 1 P. penicillatus/auritus | ||||||||||
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Phalacrocorax penicillatus
(Brandt 1837)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Phalacrocorax auritus
(Lesson 1831)
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30 specimens | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Gaviidae
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Gavia sp.
Forster 1788
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Gavia stellata/pacifica | ||||||||||
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Gavia stellata
(Pontoppidan 1763)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Gavia immer
(Brunnich 1764)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Gruidae
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Grus canadensis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Antigone canadensis | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Podicipedidae
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Aechmophorus sp.
Coues 1862
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Aechmophorus occidentalis/clarkii | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Corvidae
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Corvus corax
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Corvus brachyrhynchos
Brehm 1822
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Anatidae
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Anatinae informal indet. small
Vigors 1825
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Anatinae informal indet. large
Vigors 1825
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30 specimens | |||||||||
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Aythya sp.
Boie 1822
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Aythya cf. valisneria
(Wilson 1814)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Aythya valisineria | ||||||||||
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Bucephala sp.
Baird 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Bucephala clangula/islandica | ||||||||||
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Melanitta sp.
Boie 1822
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11 specimens | |||||||||
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Anas sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Anas platyrhynchos
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Anserinae informal indet. small
Vigors 1825
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34 specimens | |||||||||
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Anserinae informal indet. medium
Vigors 1825
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83 specimens | |||||||||
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Chen caerulescens
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Anser caerulescens | ||||||||||
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Branta canadensis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| ssp. cf. parvipes | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Scolopacidae
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Numenius americanus
Bechstein 1812
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Laridae
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Larus informal sp. large
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Alcidae
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Uria sp.
Brisson 1760
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Odontophoridae
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Callipepla californica
(Shaw 1798)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Accipitridae
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Buteo sp.
de Lacepède 1799
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Includes 1 Buteo jamaicensis/regalis | ||||||||||
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Buteo regalis
(Gray 1844)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Alameda |
| Coordinates: | 37.8° North, 122.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 37.8° North, 122.3° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Equivalent to stratum 10 in Uhle excavation | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,anthropogenic,midden |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | archaeological analysis | ||
| Collectors: | W.E. Schenck | Collection dates: | 1924 |
| Collection method comments: Repository: Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology (PAHMA) at the University of California, Berkeley | |||
Metadata
| Database number: | 194928 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2018-07-07 00:14:06 | Last modified: | 2018-07-07 00:14:06 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-07-07 00:14:06 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 66272. | 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] |