Carpinteria tar pits (general): Late/Upper Pleistocene, California
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Dryobates sp.
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Penthestes sp.
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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Anas platyrhynchos
Linnaeus 1758
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? Chen sp.
Boie 1822
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| synonym of Anser | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Piciformes
- Picidae
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Colaptes cafer
(Gmelin 1788)
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| recombined as Colaptes auratus cafer | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Cuculiformes
- Cuculidae
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Geococcyx californianus
(Lesson 1829)
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Reptilia
- Columbiformes
- Columbidae
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Columba fasciata
Say 1822
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| recombined as Patagioenas fasciata | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Strigiformes
- Tytonidae
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Tyto alba
(Scopoli 1769)
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Reptilia
- Strigiformes
- Strigidae
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Asio wilsonianus
(Lesson 1830)
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| recombined as Asio otus wilsonianus | ||||||||||
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Bubo virginianus
(Gmelin 1788)
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Otus asio
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Megascops asio | ||||||||||
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Glaucidium gnoma
Wagler 1832
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Bombycillidae
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Bombycilla cedrorum
Vieillot 1808
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Chamaeidae
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Chamaea fasciata
(Gambel 1845)
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Fringillidae
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Fringillidae indet.
Vigors 1825
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Spinus pinus
(Wilson 1810)
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Loxia curvirostra
Linnaeus 1758
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Corvidae
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Corvus corax
Linnaeus 1758
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Corvus caurinus
Baird 1858
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Aphelocoma californica
(Vigors 1839)
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Pica nuttali
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Cyanocitta stelleri
(Gmelin 1788)
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Sittidae
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Sitta canadensis
Linnaeus 1766
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Sitta pygmaea
Vigors 1839
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Tyrannidae
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Sayornis sp.
Bonaparte 1854
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Empidonax sp.
Cabanis 1855
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Icteridae
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Sturnella neglecta
Audubon 1844
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Turdidae
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Sialia mexicana
Swainson 1831
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? Hylocichla sp.
Baird 1864
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Turdus migratorius
Linnaeus 1758
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Passerellidae
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Pipilo maculatus
Swainson 1827
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Passerella iliaca
(Merrem 1786)
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Pipilo fuscus
(Swainson 1827)
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| recombined as Melozone fusca | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Cathartiformes
- Cathartidae
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Cathartes aura
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Coragyps occidentalis
(Miller 1909)
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Gymnogyps californianus
(Shaw 1797)
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Reptilia
- Accipitriformes
- Accipitridae
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Aquila chrysaetos
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Accipiter striatus
Vieillot 1897
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| subspecies velox | ||||||||||
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Accipiter cooperi
(Bonaparte 1828)
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| recombined as Accipiter cooperii | ||||||||||
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Astur atricapillus
(Wilson 1812)
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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Spizaetus grinnellii
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Wetmoregyps daggetti
(Miller 1915)
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| recombined as Buteogallus (Wetmoregyps) daggetti | ||||||||||
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Hypomorphnus fragilis
(Miller 1911)
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| recombined as Buteogallus fragilis | ||||||||||
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? Circus hudsonius
(Linnaeus 1766)
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Buteo sp.
de Lacepède 1799
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Buteo jamaicensis
(Gmelin 1788)
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Buteo lineatus
(Gmelin 1788)
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Reptilia
- Falconidae
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Falco sparverius
Linnaeus 1758
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Polyborus prelutosus
Howard 1938
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| synonym of Caracara cheriway | ||||||||||
| subspecies prelutosus | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Odontophoridae
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Lophortyx californica
(Shaw 1798)
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| recombined as Callipepla californica | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Meleagridae
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Parapavo californicus
(Miller 1909)
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | California | County: | Santa Barbara |
| Coordinates: | 34.4° North, 119.5° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.4° North, 119.5° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Probably 20,000-40,000 years before present | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | poorly lithified tar | ||
| Environment: | tar | Tectonic setting: | non-subsiding area |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Museum repositories: | LACM |
| Collection method comments: Collected in the 1920s | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 218989 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen | Research group: | paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2021-03-08 12:37:44 | Last modified: | 2021-03-08 12:37:44 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2021-03-08 12:37:44 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 75467. | L. Miller and I. DeMay. 1942. The fossil Birds of California. University of California Publications in Zoology 47(4):47-142 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |