PBDB Collection

Daisy Cave (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as CA-SMI-261, CA-SMI-261A

Where: Los Angeles County, California (34.0° N, 120.3° W: paleocoordinates 34.0° N, 120.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: bone collector

Primary reference: T. L. Jones, J. F. Porcasi, J. M. Erlandson, H. Dallas, T. A. Wake and R. Schwaderer. 2008. The protracted Holocene extinction of California’s flightless sea duck (Chendytes lawi) and its implications for the Pleistocene overkill hypothesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105(11):4105-4108 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 123918: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Margaret Shalap on 02.02.2012, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
Aves -	Aves indet.¹ Aves indet.¹ bird
Falconiformes - Falconidae	Falco sparverius¹ Falco sparverius¹ Linnaeus 1758 American kestrel
Charadriiformes - Laridae	Rissa tridactyla¹, cf. Sterna paradisaea¹, Chroicocephalus philadelphia¹, Larus heermanni¹, Larus californicus¹, Larus occidentalis¹ Rissa tridactyla¹ Linnaeus 1758 black-legged kittiwake cf. Sterna paradisaea¹ Pontoppidan 1763 Arctic tern Chroicocephalus philadelphia¹ Ord 1815 Bonaparte's gull Larus heermanni¹ Cassin 1852 Heermann's gull Larus californicus¹ Lawrence 1854 California gull Larus occidentalis¹ Audubon 1839 western gull
Charadriiformes - Alcoidae	Cepphus columba¹, Brachyramphus marmoratus¹, Synthliboramphus scrippsi¹, Synthliboramphus antiquus¹, Cerorhinca monocerata¹, Ptychoramphus aleuticus¹, Fratercula cirrhata¹ Cepphus columba¹ Pallas 1811 pigeon guillemot Brachyramphus marmoratus¹ Gmelin 1789 Marbled murrelet Synthliboramphus scrippsi¹ Green and Arnold 1939 Scripps's murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus¹ Gmelin 1789 Ancient murrelet Cerorhinca monocerata¹ Pallas 1811 rhinoceros auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus¹ Pallas 1811 Cassin's auklet Fratercula cirrhata¹ Pallas 1769 tufted puffin
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	Arenaria melanocephala¹, Arenaria interpres¹, Tringa semipalmata¹, Tringa incana¹, cf. Calidris mauri¹, cf. Calidris melanotos¹, Calidris alba¹, Phalaropus lobatus¹, Phalaropus fulicarius¹ Arenaria melanocephala¹ Vigors 1829 black turnstone Arenaria interpres¹ Linnaeus 1758 ruddy turnstone Tringa semipalmata¹ Gmelin 1789 willet Tringa incana¹ Gmelin 1789 wandering tattler cf. Calidris mauri¹ Cabanis 1857 western sandpiper cf. Calidris melanotos¹ Vieillot 1819 pectoral sandpiper Calidris alba¹ Pallas 1764 sanderling Phalaropus lobatus¹ Linnaeus 1758 red-necked phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius¹ Linnaeus 1758 red phalarope
Charadriiformes - Charadriidae	cf. Charadrius nivosus¹, Charadrius vociferus¹, Pluvialis squatarola¹ cf. Charadrius nivosus¹ Cassin 1858 snowy plover Charadrius vociferus¹ Linnaeus 1758 killdeer Pluvialis squatarola¹ Linnaeus 1758 black-bellied plover
Cathartiformes - Cathartidae	"Gymnogyps amplus" = Gymnogyps californianus¹ "Gymnogyps amplus" = Gymnogyps californianus¹ Shaw 1797 condor
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Chendytes lawi Chendytes lawi Miller 1925 Law's diving-goose
Passeriformes - Passerellidae	cf. Calamospiza melanocorys¹, Melospiza melodia¹, Passerculus sandwichensis¹, cf. Chondestes grammacus¹, Pipilo maculatus¹, Zonotrichia sp.¹, Zonotrichia leucophrys¹, Zonotrichia atricapilla¹, Passerella iliaca¹ cf. Calamospiza melanocorys¹ Stejneger 1885 lark bunting Melospiza melodia¹ Wilson 1810 song sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis¹ Gmelin 1789 savannah sparrow cf. Chondestes grammacus¹ Say 1823 lark sparrow Pipilo maculatus¹ Swainson 1827 spotted towhee Zonotrichia sp.¹ Swainson 1832 sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys¹ Forster 1772 white-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla¹ Gmelin 1789 golden-crowned sparrow Passerella iliaca¹ Merrem 1786 fox sparrow
Passeriformes - Troglodytidae	Thryomanes bewickii¹, Salpinctes obsoletus¹ Thryomanes bewickii¹ Audubon 1827 Bewick's wren Salpinctes obsoletus¹ Say 1822 rock wren
Passeriformes - Mimidae	cf. Oreoscoptes montanus¹ cf. Oreoscoptes montanus¹ Townsend 1837 sage thrasher
Passeriformes - Fringillidae	Spinus psaltria¹, cf. Haemorhous purpureus¹, Haemorhous mexicanus¹ Spinus psaltria¹ Say 1822 lesser goldfinch cf. Haemorhous purpureus¹ Gmelin 1789 purple finch Haemorhous mexicanus¹ Müller 1776 house finch
Passeriformes - Laniidae	Lanius ludovicianus¹ Lanius ludovicianus¹ Linnaeus 1766 loggerhead shrike
Passeriformes - Corvidae	Corvus corax¹, cf. Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus¹, Aphelocoma insularis¹ Corvus corax¹ Linnaeus 1758 common raven cf. Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus¹ Wied-Neuwied 1841 pinyon jay Aphelocoma insularis¹ Henshaw 1886 island scrub-jay
Passeriformes - Tyrannidae	cf. Tyrannus vociferans¹ cf. Tyrannus vociferans¹ Swainson 1826 Cassin's kingbird
Passeriformes - Alaudidae	Eremophila alpestris¹ Eremophila alpestris¹ Linnaeus 1759 horned lark
Passeriformes - Parulidae	Oreothlypis celata¹ Oreothlypis celata¹ Say 1823 orange-crowned warbler
Passeriformes - Cardinalidae	Pheucticus melanocephalus¹, Piranga ludoviciana¹ Pheucticus melanocephalus¹ Swainson 1827 black-headed grosbeak Piranga ludoviciana¹ Wilson 1811 western tanager
Passeriformes - Icteridae	Molothrus ater¹, Sturnella neglecta¹, cf. Icterus bullockii¹, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus¹, Agelaius phoeniceus¹, Euphagus cyanocephalus¹ Molothrus ater¹ Boddaert 1783 brown-headed cowbird Sturnella neglecta¹ Audubon 1844 western meadowlark cf. Icterus bullockii¹ Swainson 1827 Bullock's oriole Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus¹ Bonaparte 1826 yellow-headed blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus¹ Linnaeus 1766 red-winged blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus¹ Wagler 1829 Brewer's blackbird
Passeriformes - Turdidae	Turdus migratorius¹, Ixoreus naevius¹, Catharus ustulatus¹, Catharus guttatus¹, cf. Sialia mexicana¹ Turdus migratorius¹ Linnaeus 1758 American robin Ixoreus naevius¹ Gmelin 1789 varied thrush Catharus ustulatus¹ Nuttall 1840 Swainson's thrush Catharus guttatus¹ Pallas 1811 hermit thrush cf. Sialia mexicana¹ Swainson 1831 bluebird
Piciformes - Picidae	Colaptes auratus¹ Colaptes auratus¹ Linnaeus 1758 northern flicker
Columbiformes - Columbidae	Zenaida macroura¹ Zenaida macroura¹ Linnaeus 1758 mourning dove
Strigiformes - Tytonidae	Tyto alba¹ Tyto alba¹ Scopoli 1769 barn owl
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Asio priscus¹, Asio flammeus¹, Athene cunicularia¹ Asio priscus¹ Howard 1964 true owl Asio flammeus¹ Pontoppidan 1763 short-eared owl Athene cunicularia¹ Molina 1782 burrowing owl
Gruiformes - Rallidae	Fulica americana¹ Fulica americana¹ Gmelin 1789 American coot
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	Buteo lagopus¹, Buteo jamaicensis¹ Buteo lagopus¹ Pontoppidan 1763 rough-legged hawk Buteo jamaicensis¹ Gmelin 1788 red-tailed hawk
Amphibia
Salientia - Hylidae	Pseudacris sp.² Pseudacris sp.² Fitzinger 1843 chorus frog

¹Collins et al. 2018; ²Mead et al. 2018