Shelton: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Michigan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Fragillaria pinnata
Bacillariophyceae - Naviculales - Naviculaceae
Navicula graciloides
Navicula minima
Navicula modica
Navicula subrotundata
Bacillariophyceae - Achnanthales - Achnanthaceae
Achnanthes biasolettiana
Achnanthes exigua
Bacillariophyceae - Cymbellales - Cymbellaceae
Cymbella diluviana
Bacillariophyceae - Fragilariales - Fragilariaceae
Fragilaria brevistriata
Fragilaria construens
Fragilaria lapponica
Bacillariophyceae - Thalassiophysales - Catenulaceae
Amphora perpusilla
Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus banksiana
Pinus resinosa
Pinus strobus Linnaeus 1753
Abies balsamea (Linnaeus 1753)
Picea glauca
Picea mariana (Miller 1768)
Larix laricina Koch 1873
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Valvatidae
Valvata sincera
Valvata tricarinata
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Planorbidae
Ferrissia paralellelus
Helisoma anceps
Gryaulus parvus
original and current combination Gyraulus
Planorbella campanulata
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Physidae
Physella integra
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Lymnaeidae
Lymnaea stagnalis
Stagnicola elodes
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sphaeriidae
Sphaerium sp. Scopoli 1777
Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae
Anodonta cf. grandis
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Ranidae
Rana clamitans
Rana catesbeiana Shaw 1802
Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Castor canadensis Kuhl 1820
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord 1815)
Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus 1766)
Mammalia - Cervidae
Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758)
Cervalces scotti (Lydekker 1898)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Mammut americanum (Kerr 1792)
Reptilia
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Phasianidae
Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus 1758
Actinopteri - Esociformes - Esocidae
Esox lucius
Actinopteri - Perciformes
Perca flavescens
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Michigan County:Oakland
Coordinates: 42.8° North, 83.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:42.8° North, 83.4° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Late/Upper Pleistocene
Age range of interval:0.12600 - 0.01170 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: Twocreekan
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified argillaceous,silty sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: sand, silt, clay
Environment:glacial
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original calcite,original phosphate,original cellulose
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils
Spatial orientation:random
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Articulated whole bodies:none
Associated major elements:none
Disassociated major elements:some
Disassociated minor elements:some
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,surface (float),surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:63150
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2006-08-08 11:47:41 Last modified:2006-12-21 16:26:01
Access level:the public Released:2006-08-08 11:47:41
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

18185. J. Shoshani, D. C. Fisher, J. M. Zawiskie, S. J. Thurlow, S. L. Shoshani, W. S. Benninghoff, and F. H. Zoch. 1989. The Shelton Mastodon Site: Multidisciplinary study of a late Pleistocene (Twocreekan) locality in Southeastern Michigan. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27(14):393-436 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]