Crannell Junction (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as HSU 197, 745

Where: Humboldt County, California (41.0° N, 124.1° W: paleocoordinates 41.0° N, 124.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Rancholabrean (0.3 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; fine-grained, argillaceous sandstone

• gray, clayey, fine-grained, fossiliferous sand

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: F. H. Kilmer. 1972. A new species of sea otter from the late Pleistocene of northwestern California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 71(3):150-157 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 84881: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 17.11.2008, edited by Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Osteichthyes indet.3
Aves
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podiceps grisegena3
Podiceps grisegena3 Boddaert 1783 red-necked grebe
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Melanitta perspicillata3, Bucephala clangula3, Bucephala albeola3, Anas crecca3, Chendytes sp.3
Melanitta perspicillata3 Linnaeus 1758 surf scoter
Bucephala clangula3 Linnaeus 1758 common goldeneye
Bucephala albeola3 Linnaeus 1758 bufflehead
Anas crecca3 Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
Chendytes sp.3 Miller 1925 waterfowl
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia immer3
Gavia immer3 Brunnich 1764 Common loon
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax sp.3
Phalacrocorax sp.3 Brisson 1760 cormorant
 Charadriiformes - Panalcidae
"Mancalla diegense" = Pliolunda diegense3
"Mancalla diegense" = Pliolunda diegense3 Miller 1937 shorebird
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Synthliboramphus cf. antiquus3
Synthliboramphus cf. antiquus3 Gmelin 1789 Ancient murrelet
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Otariidae
"Eumetopias jubata" = Eumetopias jubatus2
"Eumetopias jubata" = Eumetopias jubatus2 Schreber 1776 Steller sea lion
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Enhydra sp.2, Enhydra macrodonta n. sp.2
Enhydra sp.2 Fleming 1822 sea otter
Enhydra macrodonta n. sp.2 Kilmer 1972 sea otter
Actinopteri
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Symbolophorus californiensis1, Diaphus theta1
Symbolophorus californiensis1 Eignemann and Eignemann 1889 lanternfish
Diaphus theta1 Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 lanternfish
1Fitch 1969; 2Jefferson 1991; 3Jefferson 1991