La Carolina (Pleistocene of Ecuador)
Where: Ecuador (0.2° S, 78.5° W: paleocoordinates 0.2° S, 78.5° W)
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: K. E. Campbell. 1976. The late Pleistocene avifauna of La Carolina, southwestern Ecuador. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 27:155-168 [M. Uhen/S. Alam/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 152599: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Shahed Alam on 26.11.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Aves | |
Geranoaetus melanoleucus, "Buteo polyosoma" = Geranoaetus polyosoma, Circus cinereus, Buteo hoffstetteri n. sp.
Geranoaetus melanoleucus Vieillot 1819 black-chested buzzard eagle
"Buteo polyosoma" = Geranoaetus polyosoma Quoy and Gaimard 1824 variable hawk
Circus cinereus Vieillot 1816 Cinereous harrier
Buteo hoffstetteri n. sp. Campbell 1976 hawk | |
Oreopholus orcesi n. sp., Pluvialis squatarola, Pluvialis dominica, Charadrius vociferus, Charadrius semipalmatus
Oreopholus orcesi n. sp. Campbell 1976 lapwing
Pluvialis squatarola Linnaeus 1758 black-bellied plover
Pluvialis dominica Mueller 1776 American golden plover
Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus 1758 killdeer
Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte 1825 semipalmated plover | |
Himantopus mexicanus Muller 1776 black-necked stilt | |
"Larus pipixcan" = Leucophaeus pipixcan, Larosterna inca
"Larus pipixcan" = Leucophaeus pipixcan Wagler 1831 Franklin's gull
Larosterna inca Lesson and Garnot 1827 inca tern | |
Burhinus superciliaris von Tschudi 1843 Peruvian thick-knee | |
"Micropalama himantopus" = Calidris himantopus, "Erolia melanotos" = Calidris melanotos, "Ereunetes pusillus" = Calidris pusilla, Calidris canutus, "Ereunetes mauri" = Calidris mauri, Bartramia longicauda, Arenaria interpres, Numenius phaeopus, "Totanus melanoleucus" = Tringa melanoleuca, "Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata, Tringa solitaria, "Totanus flavipes" = Tringa flavipes, "Steganopus sp." = Phalaropus, "Steganopus tricolor" = Phalaropus tricolor, Phalaropus fulicarius, "Lobipes lobatus" = Phalaropus lobatus, Limosa fedoa
"Micropalama himantopus" = Calidris himantopus Bonaparte 1826 stilt sandpiper
"Erolia melanotos" = Calidris melanotos Vieillot 1819 pectoral sandpiper
"Ereunetes pusillus" = Calidris pusilla Linnaeus 1766 semipalmated sandpiper
Calidris canutus Linnaeus 1758 red knot
"Ereunetes mauri" = Calidris mauri Cabanis 1857 western sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda Bechstein 1812 upland sandpiper
Arenaria interpres Linnaeus 1758 ruddy turnstone
Numenius phaeopus Linnaeus 1758 whimbrel
"Totanus melanoleucus" = Tringa melanoleuca Gmelin 1789 greater yellowlegs
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata Gmelin 1789 willet
Tringa solitaria Wilson 1813 solitary sandpiper
"Totanus flavipes" = Tringa flavipes Gmelin 1789 lesser yellowlegs
"Steganopus sp." = Phalaropus Brisson 1760 phalarope
"Steganopus tricolor" = Phalaropus tricolor Vieillot 1819 Wilson's phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius Linnaeus 1758 red phalarope
"Lobipes lobatus" = Phalaropus lobatus Linnaeus 1758 red-necked phalarope
Limosa fedoa Linnaeus 1758 marbled godwit | |
Thinocorus rumicivorus Eschscholtz 1829 least seedsnipe | |
Falco peregrinus Tunstall 1771 Peregrine falcon
Falco femoralis Temminck 1822 Aplomado falcon
Polyborus plancus Miller 1777 southern caracara
Milvago sp. Spix 1824 caracara | |
"Speotyto cunicularia" = Athene cunicularia
"Speotyto cunicularia" = Athene cunicularia Molina 1782 burrowing owl | |
Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl | |
Aratinga sp. Spix 1824 parrot
Aratinga roosevelti Spillman 1942 parrot | |
Columbina cruziana Prévost 1832 croaking ground-dove
Zenaida auriculata Des Murs 1847 eared dove
Zenaida asiatica Linnaeus 1758 white-winged dove | |
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas bahamensis Linnaeus 1758 white-cheeked pintail
Dendrocygna autumnalis Linnaeus 1758 Black-bellied whistling duck | |
Nycticorax nycticorax Linnaeus 1758 black-crowned night heron | |
Cathartes aura Linnaeus 1758 turkey vulture
Coragyps cf. atratus Bechstein 1793 black vulture |