There is a relatively large number of sites within Los Angeles County (most within the city limits of Los Angeles), with many of the sites with only one or a few taxa. To keep the number of linked sites to a reasonable number, the decision has been made to handle many of these under three groupings: Los Angeles A - D, Los Angeles E - M, and Los Angeles N - Z. Within each major group, sites are grouped by age. Sites dated as 18O substage 5e (130-120 ka BP) in Jefferson (1991a, 1991b) are assigned to the Sangamon interglacial for our purposes.
Since many of the site names will be unfamiliar to persons not attuned to Los Angeles and vicinity, the site names from the three Los Angeles County site accounts are underlined in the taxon accounts, indicating that they are located within Los Angeles County.
Pleistocene |
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Walnut Creek, San Dimas†Mammuthus imperator—Imperial Mammoth (Jefferson 2014: ?) |
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Rancholabrean Age |
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Norelle St.Fauna. †Equus sp.—Horses (Jefferson 1991b) Olympic Blvd. and Alvira St.Fauna. †Mammuthus sp.—Mammoths (Jefferson 1991b) Outfall Sewer, Culver CityFauna. Thomomys bottae—Botta's Pocket Gopher (Jefferson 1991b) Outfall Sewer, Limpo and Exposition, Culver CityFauna. †Camelops sp.—American Camels (Jefferson 1991b) Outfall Sewer, Rodeo and Kelley, Culver CityFauna. †Mammut sp.—Mastodons (Jefferson 1991b) Outfall Sewer North, Sabertooth, Culver CityFauna. †Smilodon sp.—Sabertooth (Jefferson 1991b) Outfall Sewer North, Section 15, Culver CityFauna. †Equus sp.—Horses (Jefferson 1991b) Outfall Sewer North, Trench 19, Culver CityFauna. †Bison antiquus—Ancient Bison (Jefferson 1991b) Pacific Ave. and Second St. and Third St., San PedroFauna. †Equus—Horses (Jefferson 1991b) Palos Verdes Hills, Green Hills Memorial ParkFauna. †Paramylodon sp.—Paramylodon Ground Sloths (Jefferson 1991b) Glossotherium Bison sp.—Bison (Jefferson 1991b) Park La Brea AFauna. Thamnophis sp.—Garter Snakes (Jefferson 2014: ?) Park La Brea BFauna. †Paramylodon harlani—Harlan's Ground Sloth (Jefferson 2014) Pixie Ave. and Cover St., LakewoodFauna. †Mammuthus sp.—Mammoths (Jefferson 1991b) Redondo Steam Generating Plant, Redondo BeachFauna. †Hemiauchenia sp.— (Jefferson 1991b) San Fernando DamFauna. †Paramylodon sp.—Paramylodon Ground Sloths (Jefferson 1991b) Glossotherium (Jefferson 1991b) San PedroFauna. †Mammuthus columbi—Columbian Mammoth (Jefferson 1991b) San Pedro, Upper San PedroFauna. †Equus sp.—Horses (Jefferson 1991b) Santa Monica Freeway near Gramercy St.Fauna. †Mammuthus sp.—Mammoths (Jefferson 1991b: cf. gen.) Santa Susana Pass, north of ChattsworthFauna. †Mammut sp.—Mastodons (Jefferson 1991b) |
Signal Hill, Long BeachFauna. †Equus—Horses (Jefferson 1991b) Sparklets Mammoth, Lincoln Blvd. and 45th St., PasadenaFauna. †Mammuthus sp.—Mammoths (Jefferson 1991b) SylmarFauna. †Mammuthus sp.—Mammoths (Jefferson 1991b) The Grove at Farmers MarketThomomys sp.—Western Pocket Gophers (Jefferson 2014). Torrance Recharge Basin, TorranceFauna. †Equus sp.—Horses (Jefferson 1991b) The Grove at Farmers MarketFauna. Thomomys sp.—Western Pocket Gophers (Jefferson 2014) Tremaine and 8th streetsFauna. †Mammut sp.—Mastodons (Jefferson 1991b) Van Norman Reservoir, LowerFauna. †Mammuthus sp.—Mammoths (Jefferson 1991b) Van Norman Reservoir, UpperFauna. Bison sp.—Bison (Jefferson 1991b)/p> Van Nuys Clay PitFauna. Bison sp.—Bison (Jefferson 1991b) Venice Blvd. and Vineyard Ave., Los AngelesFauna. Bison sp.—Bison (Jefferson 1991b)/p> Wicks St., Arrow RockFauna. †Equus sp.—Horses (Jefferson 1991b) Wilmington Ave., Dominguez HillsFauna. †Mammuthus sp.—Mammoths (Jefferson 1991b) Wilmington Blvd. and San Pedro RoadFauna. Branta sp.—Geese (Jefferson 1991a) Wilshire Blvd. and BedfordFauna. †Equus sp.—Horses (Jefferson 1991b) Wilshire Blvd. and La CienegaFauna. Bison sp.—Bison (Jefferson 1991b) Wilshire Blvd. and Orange Grove Dr., Los AngelesFauna. †Bison antiquus—Ancient Bison (Jefferson 1991b: cf.) Wilshire Blvd., 10580 The Wilshire, Los AngelesFauna. Dipodomys sp.—Kangaroo Rats (Jefferson 1991b) Woodland Hills, Canoga ParkFauna. †Paramylodon sp.—Paramylodon Ground Sloths (Jefferson 1991b) Glossotherium York Valley, Ave. 45 and Lincoln Ave., Highland ParkFauna. †Meleagris californica—California Turkey (Jefferson 1991a) |
Sangamon Interglacial |
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Pacific Ave. and Olive St., San PedroFauna. Actinemys sp.—Pond Turtles (Jefferson 1991a) Clemmys sp. Puffinus griseus—Sooty Shearwater (Jefferson 1991a) Pacific Ave. and Second St., San PedroFauna. †Chendytes lawi—Law's Flightless Sea Duck (Jefferson 1991a) Palos Verdes Hills, Green Hills Memorial ParkFauna. †Camelops sp.—American Camels (Jefferson 1991b: cf. gen.) Palos Verdes Hills, Western Avenue and Westmount Drive (Jefferson 2014)Eumetopias sp.—Steller Sea Lions (Jefferson 2014) Paseo Del Mar St., Palos Verdes EstatesFauna. †Bison antiquus—Ancient Bison (Jefferson 1991b) |
U. S. Veterans Hospital, Long BeachFauna. Actinemys sp.—Pond Turtles (Jefferson 1991a: cf.) Clemmys sp. †Chendytes lawi—Law's Flightless Sea Duck (Jefferson 1991a) Union Oil 76 Refinery no. 2, Los Angeles Harbor Yard, San PedroFauna. Thomomys sp.—Western Pocket Gophers (Jefferson 1991b) |
Wisconsin Age |
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Palos Verdes HillsFauna. †Mammuthus sp.—Mammoths (Jefferson 1991b: ?Wisconsin) |
Literature. Carraway 2010; Howard 1936; Jefferson 1991a, 1991b, 2014.
Last Update: 19 Apr 2015