PBDB Collection

Ladd's Quarry (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as Ladd's Lime Kiln

Where: Bartow County, Georgia (34.2° N, 84.8° W: paleocoordinates 34.2° N, 84.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fissure fill; unlithified claystone and lithified carbonate

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Collection methods: mechanical

Primary reference: L. Lipps and C. E. Ray. 1967. The Pleistocene fossiliferous deposit at Ladds, Bartow County, Georgia. Bulletin of the Georgia Academy of Science 25(3):113-119 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13066: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 18.01.2002, edited by John Alroy, Terri Cleary and Matthew Carrano

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• The Ladds fauna has been extracted from varous fissure fills in an isolated dolomitic ridge called Ladds Mountain or Quarry Mountain in nw Georgia. The ridge, composed of Ordovician copper ridge dolomite of the Knox Group.

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Amphibia
Salientia - Ranidae	Rana indet.², Rana pipiens² Rana indet.² Linnaeus 1758 frog Rana pipiens² Schreber 1782 Northern leopard frog
Salientia - Bufonidae	Bufo americanus² Bufo americanus² Holbrook 1836 American toad
Salientia - Hylidae	Hyla crucifer² Hyla crucifer² tree frog
Caudata - Urodela	Pseudotriton ruber², Gyrinophilus indet.², Plethodon cf. glutinosus², ? Desmognathus indet.², Ambystoma tigrinum² Pseudotriton ruber² Sonnini 1802 Red salamander Gyrinophilus indet.² Cope 1869 lungless salamander Plethodon cf. glutinosus² Green 1818 northern slimy salamander ? Desmognathus indet.² Baird 1850 lungless salamander Ambystoma tigrinum² Green 1825 tiger salamander
Aves
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Strigidae indet.⁴ Strigidae indet.⁴ Vigors 1825 true owl
Columbiformes - Columbidae	Ectopistes migratorius⁷ Ectopistes migratorius⁷ Linnaeus 1758 passenger pigeon
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Anas rubripes⁷ Anas rubripes⁷ Brewster 1902 American black duck
Passeriformes -	Passeriformes indet.⁷ Passeriformes indet.⁷ Linnaeus 1758 perching bird
Galliformes - Phasianidae	Meleagris gallopavo⁷, "Canachites canadensis" = Falcipennis canadensis⁷ Meleagris gallopavo⁷ Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey "Canachites canadensis" = Falcipennis canadensis⁷ Linnaeus 1758 spruce grouse
Reptilia
Squamata - Colubridae	Lampropeltis getulus², Lampropeltis triangulum², Elaphe indet.², ? Coluber sp.², "Natrix sipedon" = Nerodia sipedon², Diadophis punctatus², Thamnophis sirtalis², Carphophis amoenus², Heterodon platyrhinos² Lampropeltis getulus² Linnaeus 1766 kingsnake Lampropeltis triangulum² Lacépède 1788 milk snake Elaphe indet.² Wagler 1833 colubrid snake ? Coluber sp.² Linnaeus 1758 racer "Natrix sipedon" = Nerodia sipedon² Linnaeus 1758 northern water snake Diadophis punctatus² Linnaeus ringneck snake Thamnophis sirtalis² Linnaeus garter snake Carphophis amoenus² Say worm snake Heterodon platyrhinos² Latreille 1801 eastern hognosed snake
Squamata - Crotalidae	Crotalus sp.¹, Crotalus horridus² Crotalus sp.¹ Linnaeus 1758 rattlesnake USNM 4887, 54 thoracic vertebrae Crotalus horridus² Linnaeus 1758 timber rattlesnake
Squamata - Polychrotidae	Anolis carolinensis² Anolis carolinensis² Voight 1832 green anole
Squamata - Iguanidae	Sceloporus undulatus² Sceloporus undulatus² Bosc 1802 eastern fence lizard
Testudines - Emydidae	Pseudemys cf. concinna², Terrapene carolina², "Clemmys insculpta" = Glyptemys insculpta² Pseudemys cf. concinna² Le Conte 1830 eastern river cooter Terrapene carolina² Linnaeus 1758 common box turtle "Clemmys insculpta" = Glyptemys insculpta² Le Conte 1830 wood turtle
Mammalia
Cingulata - Dasypodidae	Dasypus bellus⁵ Dasypus bellus⁵ Simpson 1929 beautiful armadillo
Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae	Megalonyx indet.⁶ Megalonyx indet.⁶ Harlan 1825 edentate
Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae	"Eptesicus cf. grandis" = Eptesicus fuscus⁶, Pipistrellus cf. subflavus⁶, Myotis cf. lucifugus⁶, Myotis cf. grisescens⁶ "Eptesicus cf. grandis" = Eptesicus fuscus⁶ Beauvois 1796 big brown bat Pipistrellus cf. subflavus⁶ Cuvier 1832 eastern pipistrelle bat Myotis cf. lucifugus⁶ Le Conte 1831 vesper bat Myotis cf. grisescens⁶ Howell 1909 gray bat
Carnivora - Ursidae	Tremarctos floridanus⁶, Ursus americanus⁶ Tremarctos floridanus⁶ Gidley 1928 Florida cave bear Ursus americanus⁶ Pallas 1780 black bear
Carnivora - Mustelidae	"Lutra canadensis" = Lontra canadensis⁶, "Mustela cf. frenata" = Neogale frenata⁶, "Martes pennanti" = Pekania pennanti⁶ "Lutra canadensis" = Lontra canadensis⁶ Schreber 1776 North American river otter "Mustela cf. frenata" = Neogale frenata⁶ Lichtenstein 1831 long-tailed weasel "Martes pennanti" = Pekania pennanti⁶ Erxleben 1777 fisher
Carnivora - Procyonidae	Procyon lotor⁶ Procyon lotor⁶ Linnaeus 1758 raccoon
Carnivora - Mephitidae	Conepatus leuconotus⁶, Spilogale putorius⁶, Mephitis mephitis⁶ Conepatus leuconotus⁶ Lichtenstein 1832 eastern hog-nosed skunk originally entered as "Conepatus leucontus" Spilogale putorius⁶ Linnaeus 1758 eastern spotted skunk Mephitis mephitis⁶ Schreber 1776 striped skunk
Carnivora - Canidae	Canis cf. lupus⁶, Urocyon cinereoargenteus⁶ Canis cf. lupus⁶ Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf Urocyon cinereoargenteus⁶ Schreber 1775 gray fox
Carnivora - Felidae	Panthera onca⁶, Felis sp.⁶, "Felis cf. inexpectata" = Miracinonyx inexpectatus⁶, "Felis concolor" = Puma concolor³, "Felis rufus" = Lynx rufus⁶ Panthera onca⁶ Linnaeus 1758 jaguar Felis sp.⁶ Linnaeus 1758 cat "Felis cf. inexpectata" = Miracinonyx inexpectatus⁶ Cope 1895 American cheetah "Felis concolor" = Puma concolor³ Linnaeus 1771 puma "Felis rufus" = Lynx rufus⁶ Schreber 1777 bobcat
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus sp.⁵ Equus sp.⁵ Linnaeus 1758 horse
Perissodactyla - Tapiridae	"Tapirus cf. veroensis" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis⁵ "Tapirus cf. veroensis" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis⁵ Sellards 1918 tapir
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	Mylohyus nasutus⁵ Mylohyus nasutus⁵ Leidy 1868 peccary
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Odocoileus virginianus⁶ Odocoileus virginianus⁶ Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
Theriamorpha - Talpidae	Scalopus aquaticus⁶ Scalopus aquaticus⁶ Linnaeus 1758 eastern mole
Theriamorpha - Soricidae	Sorex fumeus⁶, Sorex cinereus⁶, Blarina brevicauda⁶ Sorex fumeus⁶ Miller 1895 smoky shrew Sorex cinereus⁶ Kerr 1792 cinereus shrew originally entered as "Sorex cinerius" Blarina brevicauda⁶ Say 1823 northern short-tailed shrew
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Sylvilagus transitionalis⁶ Sylvilagus transitionalis⁶ Bangs 1895 cottontail rabbit
Rodentia - Zapodidae	Zapus hudsonius⁶ Zapus hudsonius⁶ Zimmermann 1780 meadow jumping mouse originally entered as "Zapus hudsonicus"
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Synaptomys cooperi⁶, Oryzomys palustris⁶, Neofiber alleni⁶, Peromyscus sp. n. sp.⁶, Peromyscus cf. leucopus⁶, Peromyscus cf. maniculatus⁶, Neotoma floridana⁶, Sigmodon hispidus⁶, Ondatra zibethicus⁶, "Pitymys pinetorum" = Microtus pinetorum⁶ Synaptomys cooperi⁶ Baird 1858 southern bog lemming Oryzomys palustris⁶ Harlan 1837 marsh rice rat originally entered as "Oryzomys paulustris" Neofiber alleni⁶ True 1884 round-tailed muskrat Peromyscus sp. n. sp.⁶ Gloger 1841 deer mouse Peromyscus cf. leucopus⁶ Rafinesque 1818 white-footed mouse Peromyscus cf. maniculatus⁶ Wagner 1843 deer mouse Neotoma floridana⁶ Ord 1818 eastern woodrat Sigmodon hispidus⁶ Say and Ord 1825 hispid cotton rat Ondatra zibethicus⁶ Linnaeus 1766 muskrat "Pitymys pinetorum" = Microtus pinetorum⁶ Le Conte 1830 woodland vole
Rodentia - Sciuridae	Marmota monax⁶, Tamias aristus n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Marmota monax⁶ Linnaeus 1758 groundhog Tamias aristus n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Ray 1965 chipmunk
Rodentia - Castoridae	Castor canadensis⁶ Castor canadensis⁶ Kuhl 1820 American beaver
Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae	Didelphis marsupialis⁶ Didelphis marsupialis⁶ Linnaeus 1758 common opossum

¹Gilmore 1938; ²Holman 1967; ³Kurtén 1976; ⁴Olson 1984; ⁵Ray 1965; ⁶Ray 1967; ⁷Wetmore 1967