- Title Pages
- [UNTITLED]
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter Appendixes
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations and Definitions
-
One Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Health -
Two The Pleistocene Fossils of Porcupine Cave, Colorado -
Three The Modern Environment, Flora, and Vegetation of South Park, Colorado -
Four The Historical Context of Porcupine Cave -
Five The Geology and Speleogenesis of Porcupine Cave -
Six Magnetostratigraphic Constraints on the Age of Pleistocene Fossiliferous Strata in Porcupine Cave’s DMNH Velvet Room Excavation -
Seven Age and Correlation of Key Fossil Sites in Porcupine Cave -
Eight Biology of Wood Rats as Cave Dwellers and Collectors -
Nine Paleopathology and Taphonomic Modification of Mammalian Bones from Porcupine Cave -
Ten : A Summary of Fossilized Species in Porcupine Cave -
Eleven Synopsis of the Herpetofauna from Porcupine Cave -
Twelve The Early and Middle Pleistocene Avifauna from Porcupine Cave -
Thirteen The Carnivora from Porcupine Cave -
Fourteen Middle Pleistocene (Irvingtonian) Ochotona (Lagomorpha: Ochotonidae) from Porcupine Cave -
Fifteen Leporidae of the DMNH Velvet Room Excavations and Mark’s Sink -
Sixteen Identification of Miscellaneous Mammals from the Pit Locality: Including Soricidae, Leporidae, Geomyoidea -
SEVENTEEN Systematics and Faunal Dynamics of Fossil Squirrels from Porcupine Cave -
Eighteen Fossil Wood Rats of Porcupine Cave: Tectonic or Climatic Controls? -
Nineteen Arvicoline Rodents from Porcupine Cave -
Twenty Pliocene and Pleistocene Horses from Porcupine Cave -
Twenty-One Pleistocene (Irvingtonian) Artiodactyla from Porcupine Cave -
Twenty-Two Irvingtonian Mammals from the Badger Room in Porcupine Cave: Age, Taphonomy, Climate, and Ecology -
Twenty-Three Faunal Dynamics of Small Mammals through the Pit Sequence -
Twenty-Four Stable Carbon and Oxygen Isotope Analysis of Marmot Cheek Teeth from the Pit Locality -
Twenty-Five Assessing the Effect of Middle Pleistocene Climate Change on Marmota Populations from the Pit Locality -
Twenty-Six Effect of Climate Change on Terrestrial Vertebrate Biodiversity - Literature Cited
- Contributors
- Index
The Early and Middle Pleistocene Avifauna from Porcupine Cave
The Early and Middle Pleistocene Avifauna from Porcupine Cave
- Chapter:
- (p.127) Twelve The Early and Middle Pleistocene Avifauna from Porcupine Cave
- Source:
- Biodiversity Response to Climate Change in the Middle Pleistocene
- Author(s):
Steven D. Emslie
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
The avifauna fossils represent at least 45 taxa, and include species reported as fossils for the first time in North America (e.g., the curlew Numenius madagascariensis or Numenius arquata). This chapter examines avian fossils found in the Porcupine Cave. Nearly 200 avian fossils were recovered from the deposits. The new records from Porcupine Cave add considerably to the diversity of birds known from the region and provide important information on the composition of avian communities in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
Keywords: avifauna, avifauna fossils, Numenius madagascariensis, Numenius arquata, avian fossils, Porcupine Cave, birds, Rocky Mountains
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- Title Pages
- [UNTITLED]
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter Appendixes
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations and Definitions
-
One Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Health -
Two The Pleistocene Fossils of Porcupine Cave, Colorado -
Three The Modern Environment, Flora, and Vegetation of South Park, Colorado -
Four The Historical Context of Porcupine Cave -
Five The Geology and Speleogenesis of Porcupine Cave -
Six Magnetostratigraphic Constraints on the Age of Pleistocene Fossiliferous Strata in Porcupine Cave’s DMNH Velvet Room Excavation -
Seven Age and Correlation of Key Fossil Sites in Porcupine Cave -
Eight Biology of Wood Rats as Cave Dwellers and Collectors -
Nine Paleopathology and Taphonomic Modification of Mammalian Bones from Porcupine Cave -
Ten : A Summary of Fossilized Species in Porcupine Cave -
Eleven Synopsis of the Herpetofauna from Porcupine Cave -
Twelve The Early and Middle Pleistocene Avifauna from Porcupine Cave -
Thirteen The Carnivora from Porcupine Cave -
Fourteen Middle Pleistocene (Irvingtonian) Ochotona (Lagomorpha: Ochotonidae) from Porcupine Cave -
Fifteen Leporidae of the DMNH Velvet Room Excavations and Mark’s Sink -
Sixteen Identification of Miscellaneous Mammals from the Pit Locality: Including Soricidae, Leporidae, Geomyoidea -
SEVENTEEN Systematics and Faunal Dynamics of Fossil Squirrels from Porcupine Cave -
Eighteen Fossil Wood Rats of Porcupine Cave: Tectonic or Climatic Controls? -
Nineteen Arvicoline Rodents from Porcupine Cave -
Twenty Pliocene and Pleistocene Horses from Porcupine Cave -
Twenty-One Pleistocene (Irvingtonian) Artiodactyla from Porcupine Cave -
Twenty-Two Irvingtonian Mammals from the Badger Room in Porcupine Cave: Age, Taphonomy, Climate, and Ecology -
Twenty-Three Faunal Dynamics of Small Mammals through the Pit Sequence -
Twenty-Four Stable Carbon and Oxygen Isotope Analysis of Marmot Cheek Teeth from the Pit Locality -
Twenty-Five Assessing the Effect of Middle Pleistocene Climate Change on Marmota Populations from the Pit Locality -
Twenty-Six Effect of Climate Change on Terrestrial Vertebrate Biodiversity - Literature Cited
- Contributors
- Index
