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 | |
Bivalvia | |
Anodonta cf. grandis freshwater mussel | |
Sphaerium sp. Scopoli 1777 fingernail clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Valvata tricarinata snail
Valvata sincera snail | |
Lymnaea stagnalis snail
Stagnicola elodes snail | |
Physella integra snail | |
Gryaulus parvus snail
Planorbella campanulata snail
Ferrissia paralellelus snail
Helisoma anceps snail | |
Amphibia | |
Rana clamitans frog
Rana catesbeiana Shaw 1802 American bullfrog | |
Mammalia | |
Alces alces Linnaeus 1758 moose
Cervalces scotti Lydekker 1898 stag moose | |
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine | |
Castor canadensis Kuhl 1820 American beaver | |
Ondatra zibethicus Linnaeus 1766 muskrat
Microtus pennsylvanicus Ord 1815 meadow vole | |
Mammut americanum Kerr 1792 American mastodon | |
Aves | |
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird | |
Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey | |
Actinopteri | |
Perca flavescens perch | |
Esox lucius pike | |
Pinopsida | |
Pinus banksiana, Pinus resinosa, Pinus strobus, Abies balsamea, Picea glauca, Picea mariana, Larix laricina
Pinus banksiana pine
Pinus resinosa pine
Pinus strobus Linnaeus 1753 pine
Abies balsamea Linnaeus 1753 fir
Picea glauca spruce
Picea mariana Miller 1768 spruce
Larix laricina Koch 1873 larch | |
Bacillariophyceae | |
Amphora perpusilla diatom | |
Cymbella diluviana diatom | |
Navicula subrotundata diatom
Navicula modica diatom
Navicula graciloides diatom
Navicula minima diatom | |
Achnanthes exigua diatom
Achnanthes biasolettiana diatom |