Lerwick Road Site (Pleistocene of Canada)

Also known as Courtenay

Where: British Columbia, Canada (49.7° N, 125.0° W: paleocoordinates 49.7° N, 125.0° W)

• coordinate stated in text

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

• AMS date of 12570 +- 70 BP

Environment/lithology: foreshore; unlithified sandstone

• thin layer of oxidized sand

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: C. R. Harington, R. L. M. Ross, R. W. Matthewes, K. M. Stewart, and O. Beattie. 2004. A late Pleistocene Stellar sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) from Courtenay, British Columbia: its death, associated biota, and paleoenvironment. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 41(11):1285-1297 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 75232: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 28.09.2007, edited by Austin Hendy

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
  -
Asteracea indet.
Insecta
 Coleoptera - Schizocoleidae
Shepherdia sp.
unclassified
  -
Onagracea indet., Polypodiacea indet., Yolida myalis, Nuclana minuta
Echinoidea
 Camarodonta - Strongylocentrotidae
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Müller 1776 sea urchin
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Otariidae
"Eumetopias jubata" = Eumetopias jubatus
"Eumetopias jubata" = Eumetopias jubatus Schreber 1776 Steller sea lion
Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anser albifrons
Anser albifrons Scopoli 1769 greater white-fronted goose
Actinopteri
 Salmoniformes - Salmonidae
Oncorhynchus sp.
Oncorhynchus sp. Suckley 1860 Pacific salmon
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Gadus macrocephalus
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula vermicularis
unclassified
  -
Mollusca indet.
Mollusca indet. Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
"Margarites pupillus" = Pupillaria pupilla
"Margarites pupillus" = Pupillaria pupilla Gould 1849 snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Puncturella multistriata
Puncturella multistriata Dall 1914 puncturella
 Patellida - Lottiidae
"Acmaea pelta" = Lottia pelta
"Acmaea pelta" = Lottia pelta Eschscholtz 1833 limpet
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Neptunea lyrata, Buccinum sp.
Neptunea lyrata Gmelin 1791 true whelk
Buccinum sp. Linnaeus 1758 true whelk
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira pallida
Euspira pallida Broderip and Sowerby 1829 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae
Littorina sitkana
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
Trichotropis cancellata
Trichotropis cancellata Hinds 1843 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichnella eximia
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma nasuta
Macoma nasuta Conrad 1837 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Clinocardium nuttallii" = Clinocardium (Clinocardium) nuttallii
"Clinocardium nuttallii" = Clinocardium (Clinocardium) nuttallii Conrad 1837 cockle
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Protothaca staminea" = Leukoma staminea, "Cryptogramma sp." = Anomalocardia, Saxidomus giganteus
"Protothaca staminea" = Leukoma staminea Conrad 1837 venus clam
"Cryptogramma sp." = Anomalocardia Schumacher 1817 venus clam
Saxidomus giganteus Deshayes 1839 venus clam
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
Bankia setacea
Bankia setacea Tryon 1863 clam
 Pholadida - Myidae
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella arctica
Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys hastata
Chlamys hastata Sowerby 1842 scallop
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus trossulus
Mytilus trossulus Gould 1850 mussel
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus sp.
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Picea sp., Pinus contorta, Abies sp., Tsuga mertensiana
Picea sp. Dietrich 1824 spruce
Abies sp. Miller 1754 fir
Tsuga mertensiana Bongard 1832
Angiospermae
 Rosales - Rosaceae
Rosaceae indet.
Rosaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 rose
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus sp.
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Ericaceae
Ericaceae indet.
Ericaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 heather
Angiospermae
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Artemisia sp.
Artemisia sp. Linnaeus 1753 wormwood
 Caryophyllales - Polygonaceae
Polygonaceae indet.
Polygonaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 knotweed
Lycopodiopsida
 Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodium sp.
Lycopodium sp. Linnaeus 1753 ground pine
 Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Selaginella sp.
Selaginella sp. Beauvois 1804 spikemoss
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Polypodium sp.
Polypodium sp. Linnaeus