Chan Chan (Holocene of Chile)

Also known as CH-CH 18

Where: Chile (39.5° S, 73.3° W: paleocoordinates 39.5° S, 73.2° W)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: paralic; unlithified sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: anthropogenic

Primary reference: A. Simeone and X. Navarro. 2002. Human exploitation of seabirds in coastal southern Chile during the mid-Holocene. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 75:423-431 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 215543: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 12.11.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Sicyases sanguineus, Cilus gilberti, Rodentia indet., Cetacea indet.
Actinopteri
 Scombriformes - Gempylidae
Thyrsites atun
 Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Sebastes capensis
Sebastes capensis perch-like fish
Aves
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax gaimardi
 Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Fulmarus glacialoides, "Puffinus cf. griseus" = Ardenna grisea
Fulmarus glacialoides Smith 1840 southern fulmar
"Puffinus cf. griseus" = Ardenna grisea Gmelin 1789 sooty shearwater
 Procellariiformes - Diomedeidae
Thalassarche cf. melanophris
Thalassarche cf. melanophris Temminck 1828 Black-browed albatross
 Passeriformes - Turdidae
Turdus falcklandii
Turdus falcklandii Quoy and Gaimard 1824 austral thrush
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Fulica armillata
Fulica armillata Vieillot 1817 red-gartered coot
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
Larus dominicanus
Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein 1823 kelp gull
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Echimyidae
Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus Molina 1782 coypu
 Carnivora - Otariidae
Otaria byronia, Arctocephalus sp.
Otaria byronia Blainville 1820 sea lion
Arctocephalus sp. Cuvier 1826 fur seal