Silver Lake (Pleistocene of the United States)
Where: Lake County, Oregon (43.1° N, 121.0° W: paleocoordinates 43.1° N, 121.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• Age after Warheit (2002). "Equus beds"
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: R. W. Shufeldt. 1891. Fossil birds from the Equus Beds of Oregon. American Naturalist 25:818-821 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 176222: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 02.02.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Aves | |
Colymbus nigricollis californicus black-necked grebe | |
Larus argentatus smithsonianus herring gull
Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis black tern | |
Aythya marila ? nearctica greater scaup
Anser albifrons gambelii greater white-fronted goose | |
Reptilia | |
Pedioecetes phasianellus columbianus sharp-tailed grouse | |
Aves | |
Phalacrocorax macropus Cope 1878 cormorant | |
"Pelecanus ? erythrorhynchus" = Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
"Pelecanus ? erythrorhynchus" = Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin 1789 American white pelican | |
Ardea paloccidentalis n. sp.
Ardea paloccidentalis n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 heron | |
Phoenicopterus copei n. sp.
Phoenicopterus copei n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 flamingo | |
"Anas discors" = Spatula discors, "Anas ? cyanoptera" = Spatula cyanoptera, Spatula clypeata, "Chen hyperborea" = Anser caerulescens, Anser condoni n. sp., Branta hypsibatus, Branta canadensis, Branta propinqua n. sp., "Olor paloregonus" = Cygnus paloregonus, Aix sponsa, "Dafila acuta" = Anas acuta, "Anas carolinensis" = Anas crecca carolinensis, "Anas boschas" = Anas platyrhynchos, "Glaucionetta islandica" = Bucephala islandica, Clangula hyemalis, Lophodytes cucullatus, "Anas americana" = Mareca americana
"Anas discors" = Spatula discors Linnaeus 1766 blue-winged teal
"Anas ? cyanoptera" = Spatula cyanoptera Viellot 1816 cinnamon teal
Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler
"Chen hyperborea" = Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
Anser condoni n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 goose
Branta hypsibatus goose
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
Branta propinqua n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 goose
"Olor paloregonus" = Cygnus paloregonus Cope 1878 swan
Aix sponsa Linnaeus 1758 wood duck
"Dafila acuta" = Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 northern pintail
"Anas carolinensis" = Anas crecca carolinensis Gmelin 1789 green-winged teal
"Anas boschas" = Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
"Glaucionetta islandica" = Bucephala islandica Gmelin 1789 Barrow's goldeneye
Clangula hyemalis Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed duck
Lophodytes cucullatus Linnaeus 1758 hooded merganser
"Anas americana" = Mareca americana Gmelin 1789 American wigeon | |
Bubo virginianus Gmelin 1788 great horned owl | |
Fulica americana, "Fulica minor n. sp." = Fulica americana shufeldti
Fulica americana Gmelin 1789 American coot
"Fulica minor n. sp." = Fulica americana shufeldti Brodkorb 1964 American coot | |
Podilymbus podiceps, Aechmophorus occidentalis, "Colymbus ? auritus" = Podiceps auritus, "Colymbus holbellii" = Podiceps grisegena holbollii
Podilymbus podiceps Linnaeus 1758 pied-billed grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Lawrence 1858 western grebe
"Colymbus ? auritus" = Podiceps auritus Linnaeus 1758 horned grebe
"Colymbus holbellii" = Podiceps grisegena holbollii Reinhardt 1854 red-necked grebe | |
Corvus annectens n. sp.
Corvus annectens n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 crow | |
"Scolecophagus affinis n. sp." = Euphagus affinis
"Scolecophagus affinis n. sp." = Euphagus affinis Shufeldt 1891 blackbird | |
Aquila pliogryps n. sp., Aquila sodalis n. sp.
Aquila pliogryps n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 eagle
Aquila sodalis n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 eagle | |
Sterna ? forsteri, Larus robustus n. sp., Larus oregonus n. sp., Xema sabini, "Larus philadelphia" = Chroicocephalus philadelphia, "Sterna ? elegans" = Thalasseus elegans
Sterna ? forsteri Nuttall 1834 Foster's tern
Larus robustus n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 gull
Larus oregonus n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 gull
Xema sabini Sabine 1819 Sabine's gull
"Larus philadelphia" = Chroicocephalus philadelphia Ord 1815 Bonaparte's gull
"Sterna ? elegans" = Thalasseus elegans Gambel 1849 elegant tern | |
Phalaropus lobatus Linnaeus 1758 red-necked phalarope | |
Reptilia | |
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, "Pedioecetes lucasii n. sp." = Tympanuchus, "Pedioecetes nanus n. sp." = Dendragapus nanus, "Palaeotetrix gillii n. gen. n. sp." = Dendragapus gilli
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Ridgway 1873 lesser prairie chicken
"Pedioecetes lucasii n. sp." = Tympanuchus pheasant
"Pedioecetes nanus n. sp." = Dendragapus nanus Shufeldt 1891 pheasant
"Palaeotetrix gillii n. gen. n. sp." = Dendragapus gilli Shufeldt 1891 pheasant |