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

Aves
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax macropus Cope 1878 cormorant
 Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae
"Pelecanus ? erythrorhynchus" = Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
"Pelecanus ? erythrorhynchus" = Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin 1789 American white pelican
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ardea paloccidentalis n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 heron
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
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 nigricollis" = Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 black-necked grebe
subspecies californicus
"Colymbus holbellii" = Podiceps grisegena holbollii Reinhardt 1854 red-necked grebe
"Colymbus ? auritus" = Podiceps auritus Linnaeus 1758 horned grebe
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Bubo virginianus Gmelin 1788 great horned owl
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Fulica americana Gmelin 1789 American coot
"Fulica minor n. sp." = Fulica americana shufeldti Brodkorb 1964 American coot
 Passeriformes - Icteridae
"Scolecophagus affinis n. sp." = Euphagus affinis
"Scolecophagus affinis n. sp." = Euphagus affinis Shufeldt 1891 blackbird
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus annectens n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 crow
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
"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 canadensis Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
Branta propinqua n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 goose
"Chen hyperborea" = Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 snow goose
Anser albifrons Scopoli 1769 greater white-fronted goose
subspecies gambelii
Anser condoni n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 goose
Aythya marila Linnaeus 1761 greater scaup
subspecies ? nearctica
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
 Phoenicopteriformes - Phoenicopteridae
Phoenicopterus copei n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 flamingo
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Aquila sodalis n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 eagle
Aquila pliogryps n. sp. Shufeldt 1891 eagle
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Phalaropus lobatus Linnaeus 1758 red-necked phalarope
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
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
Larus argentatus Pontoppidan 1763 herring gull
subspecies smithsonianus
"Sterna ? elegans" = Thalasseus elegans Gambel 1849 elegant tern
Sterna ? forsteri Nuttall 1834 Foster's tern
Xema sabini Sabine 1819 Sabine's gull
"Hydrochelidon nigra" = Chlidonias niger Linnaeus 1758 black tern
subspecies surinamensis
"Larus philadelphia" = Chroicocephalus philadelphia Ord 1815 Bonaparte's gull
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
"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