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Class Aves
Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae

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Melanitta sp.—ScotersRegional Pleistocene distribution of Melanitta sp.

Sites.

Wisconsin: Glen Abbey, Bonita (Majors 19930).

Literature. Majors 1993.

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Melanitta fusca (Linnaeus 1758)—Velvet ScoterRegional Pleistocene distribution of Melanitta fusca

Sites.

Sangamon: San Pedro Lumber Co. (Jefferson 1991a)

Mid/Late Wisconsin: San Miguel Island (Guthrie 1998).

Literature. Guthrie 1998; Jefferson 1991a.

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Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus 1758)—Surf ScoterRegional Pleistocene distribution of Melanitta perspicillata

Sites.

Late Blancan/Irvingtonian: Vallecito Creek, Anza-Borrego Desert (Howard 1963: ?).

Rancholabrean: San Pedro Lumber Yard (Jefferson 1991a).

Sangamon: San Pedro Lumber Co. (Jefferson 1991a)

Wisconsin: Zuma Creek (Jefferson 1991a).

Mid/Late Wisconsin: San Miguel Island (Guthrie 1998).

Literature. Guthrie 1998; Howard 1963; Jefferson 1991a.

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Last Update: 27 Mar 2014