PBDB Collection

Potter Creek Cave (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Shasta County, California (40.8° N, 122.3° W: paleocoordinates 40.8° N, 122.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Rancholabrean mammal zone, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• radiocarbon dates from R. S. Feranec (2009)

Environment/lithology: cave

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Collected by E. L. Furlong et al. in the 1878; 1902-1903; 1960s; reposited in the UCMP

Primary reference: W. J. Sinclair. 1904. The exploration of Potter Creek Cave. University of California Publication American Archaeology and Ethnology 2(1):1-27 [J. Bloch/R. Hulbert]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 155393: authorized by Jonathan Bloch, entered by Richard Hulbert on 10.04.2014, edited by Matthew Clapham, Patricia Holroyd and Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Margaritana cf. falcata, Mylopharodon conocephalus Margaritana cf. falcata Mylopharodon conocephalus
Actinopteri
Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae	Ptychocheilus sp.⁶ Ptychocheilus sp.⁶ Agassiz 1855 carp-like fish
Salmoniformes - Salmonidae	Oncorhynchus tachawytscha⁶ Oncorhynchus tachawytscha⁶ Pacific salmon
Aves
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	Buteo jamaicensis⁶, "Buteo borealis" = Buteo jamaicensis borealis⁷ Buteo jamaicensis⁶ Gmelin 1788 red-tailed hawk "Buteo borealis" = Buteo jamaicensis borealis⁷ Gmelin 1788 red-tailed hawk 3 specimens
Cathartiformes - Cathartidae	Coragyps occidentalis⁶, "Catharista shastensis n. sp." = Coragyps shastensis⁷, "Gymnogyps amplus" = Gymnogyps californianus⁷, Cathartes aura⁷ Coragyps occidentalis⁶ Miller 1909 New World vulture "Catharista shastensis n. sp." = Coragyps shastensis⁷ Miller 1911 vulture 8-15 individuals represented by 26 specimens "Gymnogyps amplus" = Gymnogyps californianus⁷ Shaw 1797 condor 10 specimens Cathartes aura⁷ Linnaeus 1758 turkey vulture 9 specimens
Piciformes - Picidae	"Colaptes cafer" = Colaptes auratus cafer⁷ "Colaptes cafer" = Colaptes auratus cafer⁷ Gmelin 1788 northern flicker 1 specimen
Strigiformes - Strigidae	"Otus asio" = Megascops asio⁷, Bubo sinclairi n. sp.⁷ "Otus asio" = Megascops asio⁷ Linnaeus 1758 eastern screech-owl 3 specimens Bubo sinclairi n. sp.⁷ Miller 1911 owl 2 specimens
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Branta canadensis⁷ Branta canadensis⁷ Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose 1 specimen
Passeriformes - Corvidae	Corvus brachyrhynchos⁷ Corvus brachyrhynchos⁷ Brehm 1822 American crow 2 specimens
Falconiformes - Falconidae	Falco sparverius⁷, Falco peregrinus⁷ Falco sparverius⁷ Linnaeus 1758 American kestrel 1 specimen Falco peregrinus⁷ Tunstall 1771 Peregrine falcon 4 specimens
Galliformes - Phasianidae	Bonasa umbellus⁷, Bonasa umbellus⁶, Meleagris sp.⁷, Dendragapus obscurus⁷ Bonasa umbellus⁷ Linnaeus 1766 ruffed grouse 2 specimens Bonasa umbellus⁶ Linnaeus 1766 ruffed grouse Meleagris sp.⁷ Linnaeus 1758 turkey 8 specimens Dendragapus obscurus⁷ Say 1823 dusky grouse 22 specimens
Galliformes - Odontophoridae	"Oreortyx picta" = Oreortyx pictus⁷ "Oreortyx picta" = Oreortyx pictus⁷ Douglas 1829 mountain quail 2 specimens
Reptilia
Squamata - Crotalidae	Crotalus viridis⁶, Crotalus potterensis n. sp.¹ Crotalus viridis⁶ Rafinesque 1818 prairie rattlesnake Crotalus potterensis n. sp.¹ Brattstrom 1953 rattlesnake
Testudines - Emydidae	Clemmys sp.⁶ Clemmys sp.⁶ Ritgen 1828 turtle
Testudines - Testudinidae	Testudinidae indet. Testudinidae indet. Batsch 1788 turtle
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	"Elephas primigenius" = Mammuthus primigenius "Elephas primigenius" = Mammuthus primigenius Blumenbach 1799 wooly mammoth
Proboscidea - Mammutidae	Mammut pacificus² Mammut pacificus² Dooley et al. 2019 mastodon
Perissodactyla - Equidae	"Equus pacificus" = Equus mexicanus, "Equus occidentalis" = Equus mexicanus "Equus pacificus" = Equus mexicanus Hibbard 1955 horse "Equus occidentalis" = Equus mexicanus Hibbard 1955 horse
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Cervus sp.³, Odocoileus sp. Cervus sp.³ Linnaeus 1758 deer Odocoileus sp. Rafinesque 1832 New World deer
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Bison sp., Ovis sp.³, Euceratherium collinum n. gen. n. sp.⁸, "Haplocerus montanus" = Oreamnos americanus Bison sp. Hamilton-Smith 1827 bison Ovis sp.³ Linnaeus 1758 sheep Euceratherium collinum n. gen. n. sp.⁸ Furlong and Sinclair 1904 shrub ox "Haplocerus montanus" = Oreamnos americanus Blainville 1816 mountain goat
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	cf. Platygonus sp. cf. Platygonus sp. Leconte 1848 peccary
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Camelidae indet. Camelidae indet. Gray 1821 camel
Carnivora - Felidae	Lynx fasciatus, Panthera leo³, Puma concolor³ Lynx fasciatus lynx Panthera leo³ Linnaeus 1758 lion subspecies atrox Puma concolor³ Linnaeus 1771 puma
Carnivora - Canidae	"Vulpes cascadensis" = Vulpes vulpes, "Urocyon townsendi" = Urocyon cinereoargenteus townsendi, "Canis indianensis" = Aenocyon dirus, Canis lupus³, Canis latrans³ "Vulpes cascadensis" = Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox "Urocyon townsendi" = Urocyon cinereoargenteus townsendi Merriam 1899 gray fox "Canis indianensis" = Aenocyon dirus Leidy 1858 dire wolf Canis lupus³ Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf Canis latrans³ Say 1823 coyote
Carnivora - Ursidae	"Arctotherium simum n. sp." = Arctodus simus, Ursus sp. "Arctotherium simum n. sp." = Arctodus simus Cope 1879 giant short-faced bear Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bear
Carnivora - Procyonidae	Bassariscus raptor, Procyon lotor³ Bassariscus raptor ringtail Procyon lotor³ Linnaeus 1758 raccoon
Carnivora - Mustelidae	"Mustela frenata" = Neogale frenata³, Taxidea sp., Martes americana³ "Mustela frenata" = Neogale frenata³ Lichtenstein 1831 long-tailed weasel Taxidea sp. Waterhouse 1839 badger Martes americana³ Kerr 1792 American marten
Carnivora - Mephitidae	"Mephitis occidentalis" = Mephitis mephitis, Spilogale gracilis³ "Mephitis occidentalis" = Mephitis mephitis Schreber 1776 striped skunk Spilogale gracilis³ Merriam 1890 western spotted skunk
Theriamorpha - Talpidae	"Scapanus californicus" = Scapanus latimanus "Scapanus californicus" = Scapanus latimanus Bachman 1842 broad-footed mole
Rodentia - Cricetidae	"Teonoma spelaea n. sp." = Neotoma cinerea⁸, Neotoma fuscipes, Microtus californicus "Teonoma spelaea n. sp." = Neotoma cinerea⁸ Ord 1815 pack rat Neotoma fuscipes Baird 1858 dusky-footed woodrat Microtus californicus Peale 1848 California vole
Rodentia - Geomyidae	Thomomys leucodon, Thomomys microdon n. sp.⁸, Thomomys monticola Thomomys leucodon pocket gopher Thomomys microdon n. sp.⁸ Sinclair 1905 pocket gopher Thomomys monticola Allen 1893 mountain pocket gopher
Rodentia - Aplodontidae	"Aplodontia major" = Aplodontia rufa "Aplodontia major" = Aplodontia rufa Rafinesque 1817 mountain beaver
Rodentia - Sciuridae	"Sciurus hudsonicus" = Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, "Arctomys sp." = Marmota, "Callospermophilus chrysodeirus" = Callospermophilus lateralis, "Eutamias senex" = Neotamias senex "Sciurus hudsonicus" = Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Erxleben 1777 American red squirrel "Arctomys sp." = Marmota Frisch 1775 marmot "Callospermophilus chrysodeirus" = Callospermophilus lateralis Say 1823 golden-mantled ground squirrel "Eutamias senex" = Neotamias senex Allen 1890 chipmunk
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Sylvilagus bachmani³, "Sylvilagus auduboni" = Sylvilagus audubonii³, Lepus americanus³, Lepus californicus Sylvilagus bachmani³ Waterhouse 1839 cottontail rabbit "Sylvilagus auduboni" = Sylvilagus audubonii³ Baird 1858 desert cottontail Lepus americanus³ Erxleben 1777 snowshoe hare Lepus californicus Gray 1837 black-tailed jackrabbit
Primates - Hominidae	Homo sapiens³ Homo sapiens³ Linnaeus 1758 human
Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae	Megalonyx cf. jeffersonii Megalonyx cf. jeffersonii Desmarest 1822 Jefferson's ground sloth
Megatherioidea - Nothrotheriidae	Nothrotherium shastense n. sp.⁸ Nothrotherium shastense n. sp.⁸ Sinclair 1905 Shasta ground sloth
Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae	Desmodus stocki⁵ Desmodus stocki⁵ Jones 1958 vampire bat
Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae	Antrozous pallidus Antrozous pallidus Le Conte 1856 pallid bat
Amphibia
Salientia - Bufonidae	"Bufo boreas" = Anaxyrus boreas⁶ "Bufo boreas" = Anaxyrus boreas⁶ Baird and Girard 1852 toad
Caudata - Urodela	Dicamptodon ensatus⁶ Dicamptodon ensatus⁶ Eschscholtz 1833 California giant salamander
Osteichthyes
Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae	Acipenser cf. medirostris Acipenser cf. medirostris Ayres 1854 sturgeon
Gymnolaemata
Cheilostomata -	Epiphragmophora mormonum Epiphragmophora mormonum
Myriapoda
Julida - Julidae	Julus cavicola n. sp.⁴ Julus cavicola n. sp.⁴ Grinnell 1908 millipede UCMP 10007

¹Brattstrom 1953; ²Dooley et al. 2019; ³Feranec 2009; ⁴Grinnell 1908; ⁵Hutchison 1967; ⁶Jefferson 1991; ⁷Miller 1911; ⁸Sinclair 1905