Cedar Hollow (Holocene of the United States)

Where: Island County, Washington (48.2° N, 122.7° W: paleocoordinates 48.2° N, 122.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: paralic; unlithified sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. E. Mustoe, C. R. Harington, and R. E. Morlan. 2005. Cedar Hollow, an Early Holocene faunal site from Whidbey Island, Washington. Western North American Naturalist 65(4):429-440 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 215546: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 12.11.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Monadenia fidelis
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus arctos
Ursus arctos Linnaeus 1758 brown bear
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis lupus
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus cf. hemionus
Odocoileus cf. hemionus Rafinesque 1817 mule deer
subspecies columbianus
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Microtus sp., Peromyscus cf. maniculatus
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole
Microtus spp.
Peromyscus cf. maniculatus Wagner 1843 deer mouse
Aves
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Nucifraga columbiana
Nucifraga columbiana Wilson 1811 Clark's nutcracker
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Branta canadensis, "Chen hyperborea" = Anser caerulescens
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
"Chen hyperborea" = Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Fratercula cirrhata
Fratercula cirrhata Pallas 1769 tufted puffin
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Rissa tridactyla
Rissa tridactyla Linnaeus 1758 black-legged kittiwake