San Pedro Lumber Yard [San Pedro Sand] (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as San Pedro Lumber Company, Hill number 48), San Pedro: LACM 1026, 1057 (? = LACM 187); (? UCMP 2047)

Where: Los Angeles County, California (33.7° N, 118.3° W: paleocoordinates 33.8° N, 118.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: San Pedro Formation, Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHY: Originally listed as "San Pedro"; reinterpreted as San Pedro Sand by Hendy (2021). AGE: Database shows this as "late Pleistocene", although entries from legacy fields only state "Max period: Quaternary

•Max epoch: Pleistocene"; should be middle Pleistocene if interpreted as San Pedro Sand (Hendy, 2021).

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the LACM

Primary reference: G. T. Jefferson. 1991. A catalogue of late Quaternary Vertebrates from California: Part Two, Mammals. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Technical Reports 7:1-129 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Holroyd]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 20639: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995, edited by Mark Uhen and Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• said to be "18O substage 5e" by Jefferson 1991
unclassified
  -
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Cancridae
"Cancer (Cancer) productus" = Cancer productus7, "Cancer (Romaleon) jordani" = Romaleon jordani7, "Cancer (Metacarcinus) gracilis" = Metacarcinus gracilis7, "Cancer (Metacarcinus) anthonyi" = Metacarcinus anthonyi7
"Cancer (Cancer) productus" = Cancer productus7 Randall 1839 crab
"Cancer (Romaleon) jordani" = Romaleon jordani7 Rathbun 1900 crab
"Cancer (Metacarcinus) gracilis" = Metacarcinus gracilis7 Dana 1852 crab
"Cancer (Metacarcinus) anthonyi" = Metacarcinus anthonyi7 Rathbun 1897 crab
Gnathostomata
  -
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Mammuthus sp. Brookes 1828 mammoth
DUPLICATE REF 2018 or 2019
 Megatherioidea - Nothrotheriidae
"Nothrotheriops cf. shastensis" = Nothrotherium shastense
"Nothrotheriops cf. shastensis" = Nothrotherium shastense Sinclair 1905 Shasta ground sloth
DUPLICATE REF 2018 or 2019
 Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Megalonyx sp.4 Harlan 1825 edentate
Megalonyx sp. Harlan 1825 edentate
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp.5 Linnaeus 1758 horse
mentioned by Taylor 1966 as "E. cf. occidentalis" from the "San Pedro Sand"
 Placentalia -
Cetacea indet.5 Brisson 1762 whale
 Cetacea -
Mysticeti indet. Cope 1891 whale
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus cf. hemionus5 Rafinesque 1817 mule deer
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Capromeryx sp.5 Matthew 1902 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bison cf. latifrons5 Harlan 1825 bison
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelops sp. Leidy 1854 camel
 Carnivora - Felidae
"Felis cf. atrox" = Panthera leo atrox5, "Felis concolor" = Puma concolor5, Smilodon cf. fatalis1
"Felis cf. atrox" = Panthera leo atrox5 Leidy 1853 lion
"Felis concolor" = Puma concolor5 Linnaeus 1771 puma
Smilodon cf. fatalis1 Leidy 1868 saber-toothed cat
 Carnivora - Otariidae
Arctocephalinae indet. Scheffer and Rice 1963 eared seal
Zalophus californianus Lesson 1828 California sea lion
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Enhydra lutris6 Linnaeus 1758 sea otter
 Carnivora - Canidae
"Canis cf. dirus" = Aenocyon dirus5
"Canis cf. dirus" = Aenocyon dirus5 Leidy 1858 dire wolf
confirmed by Nowak 1979
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus cf. bachmani5 Waterhouse 1839 cottontail rabbit
Lepus sp.5 Linnaeus 1758 hare
Lepus sp.4 Linnaeus 1758 hare
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
"Spermophilus beecheyi" = Otospermophilus beecheyi1
"Spermophilus beecheyi" = Otospermophilus beecheyi1 Richardson 1823 California ground squirrel
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
Thomomys bottae5 Eydoux and Gervais 1836 Botta's pocket gopher
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Microtus cf. californicus5 Peale 1848 California vole
Neotoma cf. fuscipes5 Baird 1858 dusky-footed woodrat
Reptilia
 Squamata -
Squamata indet.5 squamates
 Serpentes -
 Squamata - Colubridae
Pituophis melanoleucus4 Daudin 1803 pine snake
Lampropeltis getulus4 Linnaeus 1766 kingsnake
 Squamata - Crotalidae
Crotalus viridis4 Rafinesque 1818 prairie rattlesnake
 Testudines - Emydidae
Emydinae indet.2 Rafinesque 1815 turtle
 Testudines - Cheloniidae
Cheloniidae indet.4 Bonaparte 1832 sea turtle
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Totanus sp.4 Cuvier 1800 snipe
Limosa ? fedoa3 Linnaeus 1758 marbled godwit
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Synthliboramphus antiquus4 Gmelin 1789 Ancient murrelet
Ptychoramphus aleuticus3 Pallas 1811 Cassin's auklet
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus glaucescens4 Naumann 1840 glaucous-winged gull
 Galliformes - Odontophoridae
"Lophortyx californica" = Callipepla californica3
"Lophortyx californica" = Callipepla californica3 Shaw 1798 California quail
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco sparverius3 Linnaeus 1758 American kestrel
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia arctica3 Linnaeus 1758 Arctic loon
Miller collection UCLA
Gavia immer3 Brunnich 1764 Common loon
UC "Lot 24"
 Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Puffinus opisthomelas3 Coues 1864 black-vented shearwater
"Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea3 Gmelin 1789 sooty shearwater
Fulmarus glacialis4 Linnaeus 1761 northern fulmar
 Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae
"Diomedea albatrus" = Phoebastria albatrus3 Pallas 1769 short-tailed albatross
Diomedea sp.4 Linnaeus 1758 albatross
Diomedea nigripes4 Audubon 1839 albatross
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax penicillatus3 Brandt 1837 Brandt's cormorant
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet.3 Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Chendytes lawi3 Miller 1925 Law's diving-goose
Anser albifrons4 Scopoli 1769 greater white-fronted goose
Branta canadensis3 Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
"Branta ? nigricans" = Branta bernicla nigricans3 Lawrence 1846 brant
Melanitta perspicillata3 Linnaeus 1758 surf scoter
"Melanitta deglandi" = Melanitta fusca deglandi3 Bonaparte 1850 white-winged scoter
Bucephala albeola3 Linnaeus 1758 bufflehead
Anas sp.5 Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
"Anas carolinensis" = Anas crecca carolinensis3 Gmelin 1789 green-winged teal
Anas platyrhynchos4 Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Mareca americana3 Gmelin 1789 American wigeon
Histrionicus ? histrionicus4 Linnaeus 1758 harlequin duck
Spatula clypeata4 Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler
 Passeriformes - Icteridae
Sturnella neglecta4 Audubon 1844 western meadowlark
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
"Colymbus ? auritus" = Podiceps auritus3, "Colymbus nigricollis" = Podiceps nigricollis3, Aechmophorus occidentalis3
"Colymbus ? auritus" = Podiceps auritus3 Linnaeus 1758 horned grebe
"Colymbus nigricollis" = Podiceps nigricollis3 Brehm 1831 black-necked grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis3 Lawrence 1858 western grebe
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Fulica americana3 Gmelin 1789 American coot
 Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Cathartes aura4 Linnaeus 1758 turkey vulture
Coragyps sp.4 Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1853 New World vulture
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Haliaeetus leucocephalus4 Linnaeus 1766 bald eagle
Amphibia
 Salientia -
Anura indet.4 Fischer von Waldheim 1813 frog
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana sp.5 Linnaeus 1758 frog
cf. Rana sp.4 Linnaeus 1758 frog
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo sp.4 Laurenti 1768 toad
 Caudata - Urodela
Taricha sp.4 Gray 1850 Roughskin newts
Actinopteri
 Actinopterygia -
"Actinopterygia indet." = Actinopteri4
"Actinopterygia indet." = Actinopteri4 Cope 1871
 Teleostei -
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Urolophidae
Urolophus sp.5 round ray
Urolophus ? halleri4 Cooper 1863 round ray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
 Selachii -
 Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
Notorhynchus sp.4 Ayres 1855 sevengill shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Carcharodon sp.4 Smith 1838 white shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus sp.4 de Blainville 1816 requiem shark