Shelton: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Michigan
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Fragillaria pinnata
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Bacillariophyceae
- Naviculales
- Naviculaceae
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Navicula graciloides
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Navicula minima
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Navicula modica
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Navicula subrotundata
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Bacillariophyceae
- Achnanthales
- Achnanthaceae
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Achnanthes biasolettiana
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Achnanthes exigua
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Bacillariophyceae
- Cymbellales
- Cymbellaceae
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Cymbella diluviana
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Bacillariophyceae
- Fragilariales
- Fragilariaceae
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Fragilaria brevistriata
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Fragilaria construens
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Fragilaria lapponica
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Bacillariophyceae
- Thalassiophysales
- Catenulaceae
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Amphora perpusilla
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Pinopsida
- Pinales
- Pinaceae
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Pinus banksiana
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Pinus resinosa
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Pinus strobus
Linnaeus 1753
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Abies balsamea
(Linnaeus 1753)
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Picea glauca
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Picea mariana
(Miller 1768)
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Larix laricina
Koch 1873
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Valvatidae
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Valvata sincera
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Valvata tricarinata
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Planorbidae
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Ferrissia paralellelus
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Helisoma anceps
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Gryaulus parvus
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original and current combination Gyraulus | |||||||
Planorbella campanulata
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Physidae
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Physella integra
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Lymnaeidae
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Lymnaea stagnalis
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Stagnicola elodes
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Sphaeriidae
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Sphaerium sp.
Scopoli 1777
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Bivalvia
- Unionida
- Unionidae
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Anodonta cf. grandis
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Ranidae
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Rana clamitans
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Rana catesbeiana
Shaw 1802
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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Castor canadensis
Kuhl 1820
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Microtus pennsylvanicus
(Ord 1815)
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Ondatra zibethicus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Alces alces
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Cervalces scotti
(Lydekker 1898)
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Canis sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Mammutidae
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Mammut americanum
(Kerr 1792)
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Reptilia
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Aves indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Meleagris gallopavo
Linnaeus 1758
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Actinopteri
- Esociformes
- Esocidae
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Esox lucius
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Actinopteri
- Perciformes
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Perca flavescens
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Michigan | County: | Oakland |
Coordinates: | 42.8° North, 83.4° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 42.8° North, 83.4° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 0.12600 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: Twocreekan |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | unlithified argillaceous,silty sandstone |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: sand, silt, clay | |
Environment: | glacial |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body,original calcite,original phosphate,original cellulose |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils |
Spatial orientation: | random |
Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Articulated whole bodies: | none |
Associated major elements: | none |
Disassociated major elements: | some |
Disassociated minor elements: | some |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | selective quarrying,surface (float),surface (in situ),field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 63150 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2006-08-08 11:47:41 | Last modified: | 2006-12-21 16:26:01 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-08-08 11:47:41 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
18185. | J. Shoshani, D. C. Fisher, J. M. Zawiskie, S. J. Thurlow, S. L. Shoshani, W. S. Benninghoff, and F. H. Zoch. 1989. The Shelton Mastodon Site: Multidisciplinary study of a late Pleistocene (Twocreekan) locality in Southeastern Michigan. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27(14):393-436 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |