Potter Creek Cave: Late/Upper Pleistocene, California
collected by E. L. Furlong et al. 1878; 1902-1903; 1960
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Epiphragmophora mormonum
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Margaritana cf. falcata
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Mylopharodon conocephalus
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Myriapoda
- Julida
- Julidae
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Julus cavicola n. sp.
Grinnell 1908
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Grinnell 1908 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
UCMP 10007 | ||||||||||
Acipenseriformes
- Acipenseridae
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Acipenser cf. medirostris
Ayres 1854
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Bufonidae
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Bufo boreas
Baird and Girard 1852
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Jefferson 1991 | |||||||||
recombined as Anaxyrus boreas | ||||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Urodela
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Dicamptodon ensatus
Eschscholtz 1833
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Jefferson 1991 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Aplodontidae
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Aplodontia major
Merriam 1886
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synonym of Aplodontia rufa | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Arctomys sp.
Schreber 1780
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synonym of Marmota | ||||||||||
Eutamias senex
(Allen 1890)
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recombined as Neotamias senex | ||||||||||
Callospermophilus chrysodeirus
(Merriam 1890)
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synonym of Callospermophilus lateralis | ||||||||||
Sciurus hudsonicus
Erxleben 1777
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recombined as Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Geomyidae
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Thomomys leucodon
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Thomomys microdon n. sp.
Sinclair 1905
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Sinclair 1905 | |||||||||
Thomomys monticola
Allen 1893
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Teonoma spelaea n. sp.
Sinclair 1905
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Sinclair 1905 | |||||||||
synonym of Neotoma cinerea | ||||||||||
Neotoma fuscipes
Baird 1858
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Microtus californicus
(Peale 1848)
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Lepus americanus
Erxleben 1777
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Feranec 2009 | |||||||||
Lepus californicus
Gray 1837
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Sylvilagus auduboni
(Baird 1858)
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Feranec 2009 | |||||||||
recombined as Sylvilagus audubonii | ||||||||||
Sylvilagus bachmani
(Waterhouse 1839)
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Feranec 2009 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Primates
- Hominidae
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Homo sapiens
Linnaeus 1758
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Feranec 2009 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Talpidae
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Scapanus californicus
(Ayres 1856)
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synonym of Scapanus latimanus | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae
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Antrozous pallidus
(Le Conte 1856)
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Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Phyllostomidae
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Desmodus stocki
Jones 1958
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Hutchison 1967 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus pacificus
Leidy 1868
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synonym of Equus (Hesperohippus) mexicanus | ||||||||||
Equus occidentalis
Leidy 1865
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synonym of Equus (Hesperohippus) mexicanus | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Tayassuidae
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cf. Platygonus sp.
Leconte 1848
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Mammalia
- Camelidae
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Camelidae indet.
Gray 1821
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Odocoileus sp.
Rafinesque 1832
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Cervus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Feranec 2009 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Ovis sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Feranec 2009 | |||||||||
Haplocerus montanus
(Ord 1815)
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synonym of Oreamnos americanus | ||||||||||
Bison sp.
Hamilton-Smith 1827
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Euceratherium collinum n. gen., n. sp.
Furlong and Sinclair 1904
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Sinclair 1905 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Panthera leo
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Feranec 2009 | |||||||||
subspecies atrox | ||||||||||
Puma concolor
(Linnaeus 1771)
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Feranec 2009 | |||||||||
Lynx fasciatus
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mephitidae
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Mephitis occidentalis
Baird 1858
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synonym of Mephitis mephitis | ||||||||||
Spilogale gracilis
Merriam 1890
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Feranec 2009 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Procyonidae
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Procyon lotor
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Feranec 2009 | |||||||||
Bassariscus raptor
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Martes americana
(Kerr 1792)
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Feranec 2009 | |||||||||
Mustela frenata
Lichtenstein 1831
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Feranec 2009 | |||||||||
recombined as Neogale frenata | ||||||||||
Taxidea sp.
Waterhouse 1839
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ursidae
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Arctotherium simum n. sp.
Cope 1879
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recombined as Arctodus simus | ||||||||||
Ursus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Canis indianensis
Leidy 1869
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synonym of Aenocyon dirus | ||||||||||
Urocyon townsendi
(Merriam 1899)
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original and current combination Urocyon cinereoargenteus townsendi | ||||||||||
Canis latrans
Say 1823
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Feranec 2009 | |||||||||
Canis lupus
Linnaeus 1758
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Feranec 2009 | |||||||||
Vulpes cascadensis
Merriam 1900
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replaced by Vulpes vulpes | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Megalonychidae
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Megalonyx cf. jeffersonii
(Desmarest 1822)
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Mammalia
- Nothrotheriidae
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Nothrotherium shastense n. sp.
Sinclair 1905
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Sinclair 1905 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Elephas primigenius
Blumenbach 1799
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recombined as Mammuthus primigenius | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Mammutidae
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Mastodon americanus
(Kerr 1792)
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= Mammut pacificus
Dooley et al. 2019
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Dooley et al. 2019 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Emydidae
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Clemmys sp.
Ritgen 1828
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Jefferson 1991 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Testudinidae
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Testudinidae indet.
Batsch 1788
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Reptilia
- Crotalidae
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Crotalus viridis
Rafinesque 1818
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Jefferson 1991 | |||||||||
Crotalus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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= Crotalus potterensis n. sp.
Brattstrom 1953
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Brattstrom 1953 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Falconidae
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Falco sparverius
Linnaeus 1758
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Miller 1911 | |||||||||
1 specimen | ||||||||||
Falco peregrinus
Tunstall 1771
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Miller 1911 | |||||||||
4 specimens | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Accipitriformes
- Accipitridae
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Buteo jamaicensis
(Gmelin 1788)
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Jefferson 1991 | |||||||||
Buteo borealis
(Gmelin 1788)
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Miller 1911 | |||||||||
recombined as Buteo jamaicensis borealis | ||||||||||
3 specimens | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Corvidae
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Corvus brachyrhynchos
Brehm 1822
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Miller 1911 | |||||||||
2 specimens | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Piciformes
- Picidae
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Colaptes cafer
(Gmelin 1788)
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Miller 1911 | |||||||||
recombined as Colaptes auratus cafer | ||||||||||
1 specimen | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Strigiformes
- Strigidae
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Bubo sinclairi n. sp.
Miller 1911
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Miller 1911 | |||||||||
2 specimens | ||||||||||
Otus asio
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller 1911 | |||||||||
recombined as Megascops asio | ||||||||||
3 specimens | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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Branta canadensis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller 1911 | |||||||||
1 specimen | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Cathartiformes
- Cathartidae
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Catharista shastensis n. sp.
Miller 1911
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Miller 1911 | |||||||||
recombined as Coragyps shastensis | ||||||||||
8-15 individuals represented by 26 specimens | ||||||||||
Coragyps occidentalis
(Miller 1909)
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Jefferson 1991 | |||||||||
Gymnogyps amplus
Miller 1911
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Miller 1911 | |||||||||
synonym of Gymnogyps californianus | ||||||||||
10 specimens | ||||||||||
Cathartes aura
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Miller 1911 | |||||||||
9 specimens | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Meleagris sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Miller 1911 | |||||||||
8 specimens | ||||||||||
Bonasa umbellus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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Miller 1911 | |||||||||
2 specimens | ||||||||||
Bonasa umbellus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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Jefferson 1991 | |||||||||
Dendragapus obscurus
(Say 1823)
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Miller 1911 | |||||||||
22 specimens | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Odontophoridae
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Oreortyx picta
(Douglas 1829)
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Miller 1911 | |||||||||
recombined as Oreortyx pictus | ||||||||||
2 specimens | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Salmoniformes
- Salmonidae
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Oncorhynchus tachawytscha
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Jefferson 1991 | |||||||||
Actinopteri
- Cypriniformes
- Cyprinidae
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Ptychocheilus sp.
Agassiz 1855
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Jefferson 1991 | |||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Shasta |
Coordinates: | 40.8° North, 122.3° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 40.8° North, 122.3° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
Altitude: | 1500 feet | ||||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mammal zone: | Rancholabrean |
Age range of interval: | 0.12600 - 0.01170 m.y. ago | ||
Age estimate: | 26100 ± 160 to 14300 ± 200 YBP (14C) |
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: radiocarbon dates from R. S. Feranec (2009) |
Lithology and environment
Environment: | cave |
Glacial or sequence phase: | glacial |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body,original phosphate |
Degree of concentration: | concentrated |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Fragmentation: | frequent |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | survey of museum collection | ||
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
Museum repositories: | UCMP | ||
Collectors: | E. L. Furlong et al. | Collection dates: | 1878; 1902-1903; 1960s |
Metadata
Database number: | 155393 | ||
Authorizer: | J. Bloch, P. Holroyd, M. Uhen, M. Clapham | Enterer: | R. Hulbert, M. Uhen, P. Holroyd, M. Clapham |
Modifier: | R. Hulbert | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2014-04-10 21:22:49 | Last modified: | 2014-04-10 21:46:23 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-04-10 21:22:49 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
50711. | 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] |
Secondary references:
64990 | B. H. Brattstrom. 1953. Records of Pleistocene Reptiles from California. Copeia 1953(3):174-179 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] | |
35474 | A. C. Dooley, E. Scott, J. Green, K. B. Springer, B. S. Booley and G. J. Smith. 2019. Mammut pacificus sp. nov., a newly recognized species of mastodon from the Pleistocene of western North America. PeerJ 7:e6614 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
50713 | R. S. Feranec. 2009. Implications of radiocarbon dates from Potter Creek Cave, Shasta County, California, USA. Radiocarbon 51(3):931-936 [J. Bloch/R. Hulbert] | |
52621 | F. Grinnell. 1908. Quaternary myriopods and insects of California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 5(12):207-215 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
64904 | J. H. Hutchison. 1967. A Pleistocene vampire bat (Desmodus stocki) from Potter Creek Cave, Shasta County, California. PaleoBios (3)1-6 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] | |
76348 | G. T. Jefferson. 1991. A catalogue of late Quaternary vertebrates from California: Part One, nonmarine lower vertebrate and avian taxa. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Technical Reports 5:1-60 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] | |
50709 | L. H. Miller. 1911. Avifauna of the Pleistocene cave deposits of California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 6(16):385-400 [J. Bloch/R. Hulbert] | |
50712 | W. J. Sinclair. 1905. New Mammalia from the Quaternary caves of California. University of California Publication Bulletin of the Department of Geology 4(7):145-161 [J. Bloch/R. Hulbert] |