La Carolina (Pleistocene of Ecuador)
Where: Ecuador (0.2° S, 78.5° W: paleocoordinates 0.2° S, 78.5° W)
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: K. E. Campbell. 1976. The late Pleistocene avifauna of La Carolina, southwestern Ecuador. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 27:155-168 [M. Uhen/S. Alam/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 152599: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Shahed Alam on 26.11.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Aves | |
Charadrius semipalmatus, Charadrius vociferus, Pluvialis dominica, Pluvialis squatarola, Oreopholus orcesi n. sp.
Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte 1825 semipalmated plover
Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus 1758 killdeer
Pluvialis dominica Mueller 1776 American golden plover
Pluvialis squatarola Linnaeus 1758 black-bellied plover
Oreopholus orcesi n. sp. Campbell 1976 lapwing | |
Limosa fedoa, "Lobipes lobatus" = Phalaropus lobatus, "Steganopus sp." = Phalaropus, "Steganopus tricolor" = Phalaropus tricolor, Phalaropus fulicarius, Numenius phaeopus, Arenaria interpres, "Totanus flavipes" = Tringa flavipes, "Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata, "Totanus melanoleucus" = Tringa melanoleuca, Tringa solitaria, Calidris canutus, "Micropalama himantopus" = Calidris himantopus, "Erolia melanotos" = Calidris melanotos, "Ereunetes pusillus" = Calidris pusilla, "Ereunetes mauri" = Calidris mauri, Bartramia longicauda
Limosa fedoa Linnaeus 1758 marbled godwit
"Lobipes lobatus" = Phalaropus lobatus Linnaeus 1758 red-necked phalarope
"Steganopus sp." = Phalaropus Brisson 1760 phalarope
"Steganopus tricolor" = Phalaropus tricolor Vieillot 1819 Wilson's phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius Linnaeus 1758 red phalarope
Numenius phaeopus Linnaeus 1758 whimbrel
Arenaria interpres Linnaeus 1758 ruddy turnstone
"Totanus flavipes" = Tringa flavipes Gmelin 1789 lesser yellowlegs
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata Gmelin 1789 willet
"Totanus melanoleucus" = Tringa melanoleuca Gmelin 1789 greater yellowlegs
Tringa solitaria Wilson 1813 solitary sandpiper
Calidris canutus Linnaeus 1758 red knot
"Micropalama himantopus" = Calidris himantopus Bonaparte 1826 stilt sandpiper
"Erolia melanotos" = Calidris melanotos Vieillot 1819 pectoral sandpiper
"Ereunetes pusillus" = Calidris pusilla Linnaeus 1766 semipalmated sandpiper
"Ereunetes mauri" = Calidris mauri Cabanis 1857 western sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda Bechstein 1812 upland sandpiper | |
Burhinus superciliaris von Tschudi 1843 Peruvian thick-knee | |
Thinocorus rumicivorus Eschscholtz 1829 least seedsnipe | |
Larosterna inca, "Larus pipixcan" = Leucophaeus pipixcan
Larosterna inca Lesson and Garnot 1827 inca tern
"Larus pipixcan" = Leucophaeus pipixcan Wagler 1831 Franklin's gull | |
Himantopus mexicanus Muller 1776 black-necked stilt | |
Nycticorax nycticorax Linnaeus 1758 black-crowned night heron | |
Coragyps cf. atratus Bechstein 1793 black vulture
Cathartes aura Linnaeus 1758 turkey vulture | |
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas bahamensis Linnaeus 1758 white-cheeked pintail
Dendrocygna autumnalis Linnaeus 1758 Black-bellied whistling duck | |
Zenaida asiatica Linnaeus 1758 white-winged dove
Zenaida auriculata Des Murs 1847 eared dove
Columbina cruziana Prévost 1832 croaking ground-dove | |
Aratinga sp. Spix 1824 parrot
Aratinga roosevelti Spillman 1942 parrot | |
"Speotyto cunicularia" = Athene cunicularia
"Speotyto cunicularia" = Athene cunicularia Molina 1782 burrowing owl | |
Tyto alba Scopoli 1769 barn owl | |
Geranoaetus melanoleucus, "Buteo polyosoma" = Geranoaetus polyosoma, Buteo hoffstetteri n. sp., Circus cinereus
Geranoaetus melanoleucus Vieillot 1819 black-chested buzzard eagle
"Buteo polyosoma" = Geranoaetus polyosoma Quoy and Gaimard 1824 variable hawk
Buteo hoffstetteri n. sp. Campbell 1976 hawk
Circus cinereus Vieillot 1816 Cinereous harrier | |
Falco femoralis Temminck 1822 Aplomado falcon
Falco peregrinus Tunstall 1771 Peregrine falcon
Polyborus plancus Miller 1777 southern caracara
Milvago sp. Spix 1824 caracara |