Bull Draw (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Randall County, Texas (35.0° N, 101.9° W: paleocoordinates 35.0° N, 101.7° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: W. W. Dalquest and G. E. Schultz. 1992. Ice Age mammals of northwestern Texas 1-309 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 20163: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 27.09.1993

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Taxonomic list

• immediately underlies Lava Creek B volcanic ash (see Rock Creek)
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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Mammuthus cf. imperator" = Mammuthus columbi
"Mammuthus cf. imperator" = Mammuthus columbi Falconer 1857 imperial mammoth
  - Mylodontidae
? Mylodontidae indet.
? Mylodontidae indet. Ameghino 1889 edentate
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus cf. conversidens
Equus cf. conversidens Owen 1869 horse
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelops sp.
Camelops sp. Leidy 1854 camel
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Platygonus vetus
Platygonus vetus Leidy 1882 peccary
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canidae indet.
Canidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 canid
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Sorex cudahyensis, Sorex lacustris, Sorex cinereus, Sorex (Neosorex) megapalustris
Sorex cudahyensis Hibbard 1944 long-tailed shrew
Sorex lacustris Hibbard 1944 long-tailed shrew
Sorex cinereus Kerr 1792 cinereus shrew
Sorex (Neosorex) megapalustris Paulson 1961 long-tailed shrew
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
"Spermophilus cf. elegans" = Urocitellus elegans, Cynomys cf. ludovicianus, Spermophilus cf. tridecemlineatus
"Spermophilus cf. elegans" = Urocitellus elegans Kennicott 1863 Wyoming ground squirrel
Cynomys cf. ludovicianus Ord 1815 black-tailed prairie dog
Spermophilus cf. tridecemlineatus Mitchell 1821 thirteen-lined ground squirrel
 Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Chaetodipus cf. hispidus, Dipodomys sp.
Chaetodipus cf. hispidus Baird 1858 hispid pocket mouse
Dipodomys sp. Gray 1841 kangaroo rat
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
Thomomys cf. talpoides, Geomys tobinensis
Thomomys cf. talpoides Richardson 1828 northern pocket gopher
Geomys tobinensis Hibbard 1944 pocket gopher
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Peromyscus cragini, Mictomys meltoni, Ondatra annectens, Microtus paroperarius, "Terricola meadensis" = Microtus meadensis, "Pedomys llanensis" = Microtus llanensis, Neotoma sp., Reithrodontomys moorei
Peromyscus cragini Hibbard 1944 deer mouse
Mictomys meltoni Paulson 1961 bog lemming
Ondatra annectens Brown 1908 muskrat
Microtus paroperarius Hibbard 1944 vole
"Terricola meadensis" = Microtus meadensis Hibbard 1944 vole
"Pedomys llanensis" = Microtus llanensis Hibbard 1944 vole
Neotoma sp. Say and Ord 1825 pack rat
Reithrodontomys moorei Hibbard 1944 harvest mouse