Jocotepec: Pleistocene, Mexico
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Scolopacidae
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Calidris fusicollis
(Vieillot 1819)
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1 specimen | ||||||
| recombined as Calidris fuscicollis | |||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Podicipedidae
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Podilymbus podiceps
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Podiceps caspicus
(Habizl 1783)
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1 specimen | ||||||
| replaced by Podiceps nigricollis | |||||||
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Aechmophorus occidentalis
(Lawrence 1858)
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13 specimens | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Icteridae
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? Sturnella sp.
Vieillot 1816
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Anatidae
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Oxyura zapatanima n. sp.
Alvarez 1977
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Aythya sp.
Boie 1822
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Aythya marila
(Linnaeus 1761)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Aythya americana
(Eyton 1838)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Ardeidae
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? Tigrisoma sp.
Swainson 1827
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Phalacrocoracidae
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Phalacrocorax chapalensis n. sp.
Alvarez 1977
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Phalacrocorax goletensis
Howard 1965
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Reptilia
- Theropoda
- Anhingidae
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Anhinga anhinga
(Linnaeus 1766)
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1 specimen | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Mexico | State/province: | Jalisco |
| Coordinates: | 20.3° North, 103.5° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 20.3° North, 103.3° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Altitude: | 2800 meters |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | unlithified conglomerate |
| Lithology description: gravel | |
| Environment: | lacustrine - large |
| Geology comments: Lago de Chapala | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 169983 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2015-06-09 14:47:03 | Last modified: | 2015-06-09 14:47:03 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2015-06-09 14:47:03 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 55473. | R. Alvarez. 1977. A Pleistocene avifauna from Jalisco, Mexico. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, The University of Michigan 24(19):205-220 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |