Where: Oakland County, Michigan (42.8° N, 83.4° W: paleocoordinates 42.8° N, 83.4° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• Twocreekan
Environment/lithology: glacial; unlithified, argillaceous, silty sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils
Preservation: original calcite, original phosphate, original cellulose
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (float), surface (in situ),
Primary reference: J. Shoshani, D. C. Fisher, J. M. Zawiskie, S. J. Thurlow, S. L. Shoshani, W. S. Benninghoff, and F. H. Zoch. 1989. The Shelton Mastodon Site: Multidisciplinary study of a late Pleistocene (Twocreekan) locality in Southeastern Michigan. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27(14):393-436 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 63150: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.08.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Gastropoda | |
Valvata tricarinata snail
Valvata sincera snail | |
Lymnaea stagnalis snail
Stagnicola elodes snail | |
Physella integra snail | |
Planorbella campanulata snail
Gryaulus parvus snail
Ferrissia paralellelus snail
Helisoma anceps snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Anodonta cf. grandis freshwater mussel | |
Sphaerium sp. Scopoli 1777 fingernail clam | |
Actinopteri | |
Esox lucius pike | |
Perca flavescens perch | |
Aves | |
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird | |
Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey | |
Mammalia | |
Cervalces scotti Lydekker 1898 stag moose
Alces alces Linnaeus 1758 moose | |
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine | |
Castor canadensis Kuhl 1820 American beaver | |
Microtus pennsylvanicus Ord 1815 meadow vole
Ondatra zibethicus Linnaeus 1766 muskrat | |
Mammut americanum Kerr 1792 American mastodon | |
Amphibia | |
Rana clamitans frog
Rana catesbeiana Shaw 1802 American bullfrog | |
Pinopsida | |
Abies balsamea, Picea glauca, Picea mariana, Larix laricina, Pinus banksiana, Pinus resinosa, Pinus strobus
Abies balsamea Linnaeus 1753 fir
Picea glauca spruce
Picea mariana Miller 1768 spruce
Larix laricina Koch 1873 larch
Pinus banksiana pine
Pinus resinosa pine
Pinus strobus Linnaeus 1753 pine | |
Bacillariophyceae | |
Navicula subrotundata diatom
Navicula modica diatom
Navicula graciloides diatom
Navicula minima diatom | |
Cymbella diluviana diatom | |
Achnanthes exigua diatom
Achnanthes biasolettiana diatom | |
Amphora perpusilla diatom |