Locality
Table Shortcut Terminology
State Abbreviations Precision
of Geographic Location
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E |
Exact
(lat/long) |
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AZ |
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NE |
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QA |
Quadrangle
Approximate |
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CA |
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NM |
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QP |
Quadrangle
Precise |
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NV |
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QC |
Quad. in
center of county |
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FL |
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OK |
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SD |
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TX |
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UT |
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WA |
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Repository
Abbreviations
Follow those
used by FAUNMAP plus:
ACM
CIT California Institute of Technology
CSM
F:AM
LS Ralph B. Clark Interpretive
Center,
LSA LSA Associates, Inc.
MCZ
OCPC
OMNH
SDNHM
SDSNH
USGS United States Geological Survey
Faunal Table Shortcut Terminology
ID Confidence
Q Confidence questioned
CF Probably
AF Affinity with
Context
A Articulated
AS Associated
I Intrusive
RE Redeposited
Synonymy Table Shortcut Terminology
ID Confidence
Q Confidence questioned
CF Probably
AF Affinity with
Age/Deposit Table Shortcut Terminology
Period and
Archival Period
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TERT |
Tertiary
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Epoch and
Archival Epoch
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MPLI EPLI |
Middle
Pliocene Early Pliocene
(5.3-3.6 Ma) |
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LMIO |
Late Miocene
(11.2-5.3 Ma) |
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MMIO |
Middle Miocene
(16.4-11.2 Ma) |
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EMIO |
Early Miocene
(23.8-16.4 Ma) |
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LOLI |
Late Oligocene
(28.5-23.8 Ma) |
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EOLI |
Early
Oligocene (33.7-28.5 Ma) |
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PLIO |
Pliocene
(5.3-2 Ma) |
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MIOC |
Miocene
(23.8-5.3 Ma) |
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OLIG |
Oligocene
(33.7-23.8 Ma) |
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OLMI |
Oligocene-Miocene
(33.7-5.3 Ma) |
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MIPL |
Miocene-Pliocene
(23.8-2.0 Ma) |
Age and
Archival Age
Publications
prior to 2003 use slightly different dates for the EHMF, LLAK, ELAK, and LEAK
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LLHP |
Late Late Hemphillian (5.9-4.7 Ma) |
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ELHP LEHP |
Early Late Hemphillian (6.7-5.9 Ma) Late Early Hemphillian (7.5-6.7 Ma) |
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EEHP |
Early Early Hemphillian (9-7.5 Ma) |
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LCLA |
Late Clarendonian (10-9 Ma) |
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MCLA ECLA |
Middle Clarendonian (12-10 Ma) Early Clarendonian (12.5-12 Ma) |
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LBAR |
Late Barstovian (14.8-12.5 Ma) |
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EBAR |
Early Barstovian (15.9-14.8 Ma) |
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LHMF |
Late Hemingfordian (17.5-15.9 Ma) |
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EHMF |
Early Hemingfordian (18.8-17.5 Ma) |
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LLAK |
Late Late Arikareean (19.5-18.8 Ma) |
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ELAK |
Early Late Arikareean (23.8-19.5 Ma) |
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LEAK |
Late Early Arikareean (27.9-23.8 Ma) |
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EEAK |
Early Early Arikareean (30-27.9 Ma) |
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HEMP |
Hemphillian (9-4.7 Ma) |
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CLAR |
Clarendonian (12.5-9 Ma) |
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BARS |
Barstovian (15.9-12.5 Ma) |
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HEMI |
Hemingfordian (18.8-15.9 Ma) |
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ARIK EHMP |
Arikareean (30-18.8 Ma) Early Hemphillian (9-6.7) |
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LARK |
Late Arikareean (23.8-18.8 Ma) |
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EARK |
Early Arikareean (30-23.8 Ma) |
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HPBL CLHP BACL HEBA ARHE WHAR WHIT BLAN |
Hemphillian/Blancan (9-1.7 Ma) Clarendonian/Hemphillian (12.5-4.7 Ma) Barstovian/Clarendonian (15.9-9 Ma) Hemingfordian/Barstovian (18.8-12.5 Ma) Arikareean/Hemingfordian (30-15.9 Ma) Whitneyan/Arikareean (32.2-18.8 Ma) Whitneyan (32.2-30 Ma) Blancan (4.7-1.7 Ma) |
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Land Mammal
Age and Archival Land Mammal Age
WHIT Whitneyan
ARIK Arikareean
HEMI Hemingfordian
BARS Barstovian
CLAR Clarendonian
HEMP Hemphillian
BLAN Blancan
Minimum and
Maximum Age Methods
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40KA |
40K/40AR |
FIST |
Fission track |
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39AR |
40AR/39AR
laser fusion |
PMAG |
Paleomagnetic |
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BIOS |
Biostratigraphic |
STRA |
Stratigraphic correlation |
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CORR |
Corrected date |
TEPH |
Tephrachronology |
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RBSR |
Rubidium/Strontium |
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Agent of
Accumulation
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DP |
Depositional
processes |
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AH |
Anthill |
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NA |
Natural
attrition |
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NC Natural catastrophe
RW Reworked
Recovery
Method
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NOSC |
No
screen-washing known to have occurred |
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CRSE |
All excavated
material was coarse-screened (>1/16-inch mesh) |
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FINE |
All excavated
material was fine-screened (£1/16-inch mesh) |
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FISM |
Only a sample
of the excavated material was fine-screened |
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CRFI |
All excavated
material was coarse-screened, and a representative sample was fine-screened |
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MESE |
All excavated
material was medium screened (1/8-inch mesh) |
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FLOT |
Excavated
material was recovered from flotation sample |
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DONA |
Material was
donated, and excavation technique is unknown |
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SASC |
Material
excavated was screened, mesh size/type unknown |
Depositional
System
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LC |
Lacustrine |
SP |
Spring |
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FL |
Fluvial |
VC |
Volcanic |
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GR |
Gravity |
MA |
Marine |
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AE |
Aeolian |
BI |
Biological |
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CV |
Cave |
AN |
Anthropogenic |
Depositional
Environment Facies
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Alluvial fan |
AE |
Aeolian |
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AF |
Ash fall |
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Alluvium |
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AR |
Arroyo |
AN |
Asphaltic sand |
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AS |
Asphalt |
AS |
Asphaltic seep |
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BG |
Bog |
BC |
Beach |
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BI |
Biological |
BD |
Breakdown |
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BS |
Braided stream |
BR |
Bar |
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CH |
Channel |
BS |
Bedrock
disintegration |
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CD |
Conduit |
BW |
Burrow |
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CF |
Colluvial fan |
CG |
Coarse-grained |
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CL |
Colluvium |
CL |
Channel lag |
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CM |
Coarse-grained
meander belt |
CP |
Chemical
precipitates |
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CU |
Cultural |
CS |
Crevasse splay |
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DB |
Deep sea
benthic |
DC |
Deltaic coarse |
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DF |
Debris fall |
DG |
Dung |
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DL |
Deflation lag |
DI |
Diatomite |
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DN |
Dune |
DW |
Deep water muds |
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ES |
Estuarine |
FG |
Fine-grained |
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FB |
Floodplain
basin |
FL |
Fluvial |
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FF |
Fluvial
floodplain |
FP |
Floodplain |
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FL |
Flow |
HB |
Burial |
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FM |
Fine-grained
meander belt |
LC |
Lacustrine |
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FS |
Fissure |
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Levee |
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HZ |
Horizontal |
MD |
Mound |
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KT |
Kettle |
ML |
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LB |
Littoral
benthic |
MN |
Midden |
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LF |
Lava flow |
OD |
Occupation
debris |
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LK |
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PA |
Paleosol |
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LS |
Loess |
PB |
Point bar |
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LT |
Lava tube |
PD |
Pond |
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NA |
Nuee ardente |
PT |
Peat |
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OW |
Outwash/Overbank |
SW |
Shallow water muds |
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OX |
Oxbow lake |
TC |
Talus cone |
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PD |
Pond |
TE |
Terrace |
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PL |
Playa |
TR |
Travertine |
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PT |
Pit |
TU |
Tufa |
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RS |
Rockshelter |
UC |
Unsorted |
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SH |
Sinkhole |
VR |
Varved |
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SL |
Slump |
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SS |
Sand sheet |
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TK |
Thermokarst lake |
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WD |
Wadi |
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WP |
Wave-cut
platform |
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Mixing of
Sediments
Y Mixing present
P Mixing possible
N No evidence for mixing
Absolute Dating Table Shortcut Terminology
Dating Method
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40KA |
40K/40AR |
RBSR |
Rubidium/Strontium |
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39AR |
40AR/39AR
laser fusion |
FIST |
Fission track |
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CORR |
Corrected date |
PMAG |
Paleomagnetic |
Material Type
used for Absolute Date
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BAPP |
Bone
apatite/carbonate |
HUMT |
Humate |
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BCOL |
Bone collagen |
LAVA |
Lava/basalt |
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BOMN |
Bone-amino
acid |
OBSI |
Obsidian |
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BONE |
Bone |
ORGM |
Organic mud |
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CARB |
Carbonate |
PALS |
Paleosol |
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CHAR |
Charcoal |
PEAT |
Peat |
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CORI |
Corrected isotopically |
PLNT |
Plant material |
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CORR |
Corrected date |
POTT |
Pottery |
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DUNG |
Dung |
SHCA |
Shell-carbonate |
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ENAM |
Enamel-tooth |
SHEL |
Shell |
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FEAT |
Feature or
structure |
SHOR |
Shell-organics |
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GYTJ |
Gyttja |
VASH |
Volcanic ash |
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HFEA |
Historic
feature |
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Lab
Abbreviations
BGL
CIT California Institute of Technology
DART
KL Kline Laboratory
LDEO Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
MCM
PITT
QUOT Queen’s University,
UA
UCB
UCR
UF
UNE
USC
USGS United State Geological Survey
UU
YU
Absolute Date
Position Confidence of Absolute Date
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UC |
Upper contact
of Analysis Unit |
OC |
Date too old,
contamination probable |
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UP |
Upper portion
of Analysis Unit |
YC |
Date too
young, contamination probable |
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MP |
Middle portion
of Analysis Unit |
YM |
Date too
young, context disturbed |
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LP |
Lower portion
of Analysis Unit |
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Date too old,
context disturbed |
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LC |
Lower contact
of Analysis Unit |
RJ |
Date rejected
by author |
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QD |
Date
questioned but not rejected by author |
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IN YU OU |
Infinite Too young,
unknown reason Too old,
unknown reason |