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Carpinteria Age. Radiocarbon dates on plant material indicated the several samples were beyond the limits of determination, with the oldest determination as greater than 53,000 BP (Shaw and Quinn 2015). Here, the age will somewhat arbitrarily be considered as early Wisconsin.

Axelrod (1983) gave the age as 40,000 BP without comment. Without further documentation, the fossils will be recorded as Wisconsin in age pending further information.

Synonyms.Higgen's Tar Beds, Higgen's Tar Ranch.

General Description. Fossils were recovered from asphalt deposits near the city of Carpinteria.

Fauna.

Chelonia

Actinemys pallida—Southern Western Pond Turtle (Jefferson 1991a)

Clemmys marmorata

Reptilia

Gambelia wislizenii—Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Jefferson 1991a)
Sceloporus occidentalis—Western Fence Lizard (Jefferson 1991a)

Aves

Anas platyrhynchos—Mallard (Guthrie 2009)
Anas strepera—(Guthrie 2009)
Anas americana—(Guthrie 2009)
Anas crecca—Green-winged Teal (Guthrie 2009)
Chen caerulescens—(Guthrie 2009)
Callipepla californica—California Quail (Guthrie 2009)
Meleagris californicus—California Turkey (Guthrie 2009)
Ciconia maltha—(Guthrie 2009)
Pelecanus occidentalis—Brown Pelican (Guthrie 2009)
Teratornis merriami—Merriam's Teratorn (Guthrie 2009)
Cathartes aura—Turkey Vulture (Guthrie 2009)
Gymnogyps californianus—California Condor (Guthrie 2009)

Gymnogyps amplus (see G. californianus account for usage)

Coragyps occidentalis—Western Black Vulture (Guthrie 2009)
†Amplibuteo woodwardi—Woodward's Eagle (Guthrie 2009)
Accipiter cooperii—Cooper's Hawk (Guthrie 2009)
Accipiter gentilis—Northern Goshawk (Guthrie 2009)
Accipiter striatus—Sharp-shinned Hawk (Guthrie 2009)
Aquila chrysaetos—Golden Eagle (Guthrie 2009)
Buteo jamaicensis—Red-tailed Hawk (Guthrie 2009)
Buteo lagopus—Rough-legged Hawk (Guthrie 2009: cf.)
Buteo lineatus—Red-shouldered Hawk (Guthrie 2009)
Buteo regalis—Ferruginous Hawk (Guthrie 2009)
Buteogallus daggetti—Daggett's Eagle (Guthrie 2009)

Wetmoregyps daggetti

Buteogallus fragilis—Fragile Black-hawk (Guthrie 2009: ?)
Circus cyaneus—Northern Harrier (Guthrie 2009)
Haliaeetus leucocephalus—Bald Eagle (Guthrie 2009)
Neogyps errans—Errant Eagle (Guthrie 2009)
Neophrontops americanus—American Neophrontops (Guthrie 2009)
Spizaetus grinnelli—Grinnell's Hawk-eagle (Guthrie 2009)
Rallus limicola—Virginia Rail (Guthrie 2009)
Tringa melanoleuca—Greater Yellow-legs (Guthrie 2009)
Patagioenas fasciata—Band-tailed Pigeon (Guthrie 2009)
Zenaidura macroura—Mourning Dove (Guthrie 2009)
Geococcyx californianus—Greater Roadrunner (Guthrie 2009)
Tyto alba—Barn Owl (Guthrie 2009)
Aegolius acadicus—Northern Saw-whet Owl (Campbell and Bocheński 2013)
Asio otus—Long-eared Owl (Guthrie 2009)

Megascops wilsonianus

Otus kennicottii—Western Screech Owl (Guthrie 2009)

Otus wilsonianus

Bubo virginianus—Great Horned Owl (Guthrie 2009)
Glaucidium kurochkini—Kurochkin's Pygmy Owl (Campbell and Bocheński 2013)
Glaucidium gnoma—Northern Pygmy-owl (Guthrie 2009)
Oraristrix brea—Tar-pit Owl (Campbell and Bocheński 2010)
Phalaenoptilus nuttalli—Common Poorwill (Guthrie 2009)
Melanerpes formicivorus—Acorn Woodpecker (Guthrie 2009)
Melanerpes lewisi—Lewis's Woodpecker (Guthrie 2009)
Colaptes auratus—Northern Flicker (Guthrie 2009)
Sphyrapicus sp.—Sapsuckers (Guthrie 2009)
Picoides villosus—Hairy Woodpecker (Guthrie 2009)
Dendrocopus sp.—Dendrocopus Woodpeckers (Guthrie 2009)

Dryobates sp.

Caracara cheriway—Crested Caracara (Guthrie 2009)

Caracara plancus

Falco columbarius—Merlin (Guthrie 2009: cf.)
Falco sparverius—American Kestrel (Guthrie 2009)
Empidonax sp.—Empidonax Flycatchers (Guthrie 2009)
Sayornis sp.—Phoebes (Guthrie 2009)
Tyrannus verticalis—Western Kingbird (Guthrie 2009)
Lanius ludovicianus—Loggerhead Shrike (Guthrie 2009)
Aphelocoma californica—Western Scrub-jay (Guthrie 2009)
Corvus brachyrhynchos—American Crow (Guthrie 2009)
Corvus corax—Common Raven (Guthrie 2009)
Cyanocitta stelleri—Steller's Jay (Guthrie 2009)
Pica nuttallii—Yellow-billed Magpie (Guthrie 2009)
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota—Cliff Swallow (Guthrie 2009)
Tachycineta bicolor—Tree Swallow (Guthrie 2009: cf.)
Poecile sp.—Chickadees (Guthrie 2009)
Sitta canadensis—Red-breasted Nuthatch (Guthrie 2009)
Sitta pygmaea—Pygmy Nuthatch (Guthrie 2009)
Regulus sp.—Kinglets (Guthrie 2009)
Chamaea fasciata—Wrentit (Guthrie 2009)
Catharus sp.—Thrushes (Guthrie 2009)
Ixoreus naevius—Varied Thrush (Guthrie 2009)
Sialia mexicana—Western Bluebird (Guthrie 2009)
Turdus migratorius—American Robin (Guthrie 2009)
Bombycilla cedrorum—Cedar Waxwing (Guthrie 2009)
Setophaga sp.—New World Warblers (Guthrie 2009)

Dendroica sp.

Melozone crissalis—California Towhee (Guthrie 2009)

Pipilo crissalis

Pipilo angelensis—(Guthrie 2009: cf.)
Pipilo maculatus—Spotted Towhee (Guthrie 2009)
Passerella iliaca—Fox Sparrow (Guthrie 2009)
Zonotrichia leucophrys—White-crowned Sparrow (Guthrie 2009: cf.)
Piranga ludoviciana—Western Tanager (Guthrie 2009)
Sturnella neglecta—Western Meadowlark (Guthrie 2009)
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus—Yellow-headed Blackbird (Guthrie 2009)
Spinus pinus—Pine Siskin (Guthrie 2009)

Carduelis pinus

Loxia curvirostra—Red Crossbill (Guthrie 2009)

Mammalia

Mammut pacificus (Dooley et al. 2019)
Tamias sp.—Chipmunks (Wilson 1933)
Sciurus sp.—Tree Squirrels (Wilson 1933)
Dipodomys sp.—Kangaroo Rats (Wilson 1933)
Chaetodipus sp.—California Pocket Mouse (Wilson 1933: cf.)

Perognathus sp.; "The size of the lower jaws are within range of variation of jaws of Perognathus californicus californicus. . ." (Wilson 1933:71)

Thomomys bottae—Botta's Pocket Gopher (Wilson 1933: cf.)
Microtus californicus—California Vole (Wilson 1933)
Neotoma sp.—Woodrats (Wilson 1933)
Onychomys sp.—Grasshopper Mice (Wilson 1933: ?)
Peromyscus sp.—White-footed Mice (Wilson 1933)
Lepus californicus—Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Wilson 1933)
Sylvilagus bachmani—Brush Rabbit (Wilson 1933)
Sorex ornatus—Ornate Shrew (Wilson 1933: cf.)
Sorex trowbridgii—Trowbridge's Shrew (Wilson 1933: cf.)
Lynx sp.—Bobcats (Wilson 1933)
Panthera atrox—American Lion (Wilson 1933: cf.)

Felis probably atrox

Smilodon fatalis—Sabertooth (Shaw and Quinn 2015)
Canis dirus—Dire Wolf (Wilson 1933: cf.)
Canis latrans—Coyote (Wilson 1933)

Aenocyon near dirus

Urocyon cinereoargenteus—Gray Fox (Wilson 1933: cf.)
Mustela sp.—Weasels (Wilson 1933)
Taxidea taxus—American Badger (Wilson 1933)

Taxidea sp.—

Mephitis mephitis—Striped Skunk (Wilson 1933)
Spilogale gracilis—Western Spotted Skunk (Wilson 1933)

Spilogale phenax

Equus occidentalis—Western Horse (Wilson 1933: cf.)
Camelops hesternus—Yesterdays Camel (Wilson 1933: ? gen.)
Odocoileus sp.—Deer (Wilson 1933)
Bison sp.—Bison (Wilson 1933: ?)

Literature.

Axelrod 1983; Campbell and Bocheński 2013; Dooley et al. 2019; Guthrie 2009; Jefferson 1991a; Shaw and Quinn 2015; Wilson 1933.

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Last Update: 7 Apr 2019