Silver Lake (Pleistocene of the United States)
Where: Lake County, Oregon (43.1° N, 121.0° W: paleocoordinates 43.1° N, 121.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• Age after Warheit (2002). "Equus beds"
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: R. W. Shufeldt. 1891. Fossil birds from the Equus Beds of Oregon. American Naturalist 25:818-821 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 176222: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 02.02.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Aves | |
Phalacrocorax macropus Cope 1878 cormorant | |
"Pelecanus ? erythrorhynchus" = Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
"Pelecanus ? erythrorhynchus" = Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin 1789 American white pelican | |
Ardea paloccidentalis n. sp.
Ardea paloccidentalis n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 heron | |
Podilymbus podiceps, Aechmophorus occidentalis, "Colymbus nigricollis" = Podiceps nigricollis, "Colymbus holbellii" = Podiceps grisegena holbollii, "Colymbus ? auritus" = Podiceps auritus
Podilymbus podiceps Linnaeus 1758 pied-billed grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis Lawrence 1858 western grebe
"Colymbus holbellii" = Podiceps grisegena holbollii Reinhardt 1854 red-necked grebe
"Colymbus ? auritus" = Podiceps auritus Linnaeus 1758 horned grebe | |
Bubo virginianus Gmelin 1788 great horned owl | |
Fulica americana, "Fulica minor n. sp." = Fulica americana shufeldti
Fulica americana Gmelin 1789 American coot
"Fulica minor n. sp." = Fulica americana shufeldti Brodkorb 1964 American coot | |
"Scolecophagus affinis n. sp." = Euphagus affinis
"Scolecophagus affinis n. sp." = Euphagus affinis Shufeldt 1891 blackbird | |
Corvus annectens n. sp.
Corvus annectens n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 crow | |
"Olor paloregonus" = Cygnus paloregonus, Branta hypsibatus, Branta canadensis, Branta propinqua n. sp., "Chen hyperborea" = Anser caerulescens, Anser albifrons, Anser condoni n. sp., Aythya marila, Clangula hyemalis, "Glaucionetta islandica" = Bucephala islandica, Lophodytes cucullatus, Aix sponsa, "Anas boschas" = Anas platyrhynchos, "Dafila acuta" = Anas acuta, "Anas carolinensis" = Anas crecca carolinensis, Spatula clypeata, "Anas ? cyanoptera" = Spatula cyanoptera, "Anas discors" = Spatula discors, "Anas americana" = Mareca americana
"Olor paloregonus" = Cygnus paloregonus Cope 1878 swan
Branta hypsibatus goose
Branta canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
Branta propinqua n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 goose
"Chen hyperborea" = Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
Anser condoni n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 goose
Clangula hyemalis Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed duck
"Glaucionetta islandica" = Bucephala islandica Gmelin 1789 Barrow's goldeneye
Lophodytes cucullatus Linnaeus 1758 hooded merganser
Aix sponsa Linnaeus 1758 wood duck
"Anas boschas" = Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
"Dafila acuta" = Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 northern pintail
"Anas carolinensis" = Anas crecca carolinensis Gmelin 1789 green-winged teal
Spatula clypeata Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler
"Anas ? cyanoptera" = Spatula cyanoptera Viellot 1816 cinnamon teal
"Anas discors" = Spatula discors Linnaeus 1766 blue-winged teal
"Anas americana" = Mareca americana Gmelin 1789 American wigeon | |
Phoenicopterus copei n. sp.
Phoenicopterus copei n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 flamingo | |
Aquila sodalis n. sp., Aquila pliogryps n. sp.
Aquila sodalis n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 eagle
Aquila pliogryps n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 eagle | |
Phalaropus lobatus Linnaeus 1758 red-necked phalarope | |
Larus robustus n. sp., Larus oregonus n. sp., Larus argentatus, "Sterna ? elegans" = Thalasseus elegans, Sterna ? forsteri, Xema sabini, "Hydrochelidon nigra" = Chlidonias niger, "Larus philadelphia" = Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Larus robustus n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 gull
Larus oregonus n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 gull
"Sterna ? elegans" = Thalasseus elegans Gambel 1849 elegant tern
Sterna ? forsteri Nuttall 1834 Foster's tern
Xema sabini Sabine 1819 Sabine's gull
"Larus philadelphia" = Chroicocephalus philadelphia Ord 1815 Bonaparte's gull | |
"Palaeotetrix gillii n. gen. n. sp." = Dendragapus gilli, Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, "Pedioecetes lucasii n. sp." = Tympanuchus, "Pedioecetes nanus n. sp." = Dendragapus nanus, "Pedioecetes phasianellus" = Tympanuchus phasianellus
"Palaeotetrix gillii n. gen. n. sp." = Dendragapus gilli Shufeldt 1891 pheasant
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Ridgway 1873 lesser prairie chicken
"Pedioecetes lucasii n. sp." = Tympanuchus pheasant
"Pedioecetes nanus n. sp." = Dendragapus nanus Shufeldt 1891 pheasant
"Pedioecetes phasianellus" = Tympanuchus phasianellus Linnaeus 1758 sharp-tailed grouse subspecies columbianus
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