Courtland Canal (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Jewell County, Kansas (39.8° N, 98.1° W: paleocoordinates 39.8° N, 97.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: R. Eshelman and M. Hager. 1984. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication 8 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 20293: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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? Minytrema sp., Notropes sp.
Notropes sp.
multiple forms
Mammalia
  - Mylodontidae
? Paramylodon harlani
? Paramylodon harlani Owen 1840 Harlan's ground sloth
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
cf. Allophaiomys sp., Ondatra annectens, Mictomys cf. meltoni
cf. Allophaiomys sp. Kormos 1932 vole
Ondatra annectens Brown 1908 muskrat
Mictomys cf. meltoni Paulson 1961 bog lemming
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
"Spermophilus cf. richardsonii" = Urocitellus richardsonii
"Spermophilus cf. richardsonii" = Urocitellus richardsonii Sabine 1822 Holarctic ground squirrel
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
Geomys sp.
Geomys sp. Rafinesque 1817 pocket gopher
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castoroides cf. ohioensis
Castoroides cf. ohioensis Foster 1838 giant beaver
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis cf. latrans
Canis cf. latrans Say 1823 coyote
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Lontra canadensis
Lontra canadensis Schreber 1776 North American river otter
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp.
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Antilocapridae indet.
Antilocapridae indet. Gray 1866 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Soergelia cf. mayfieldi
Soergelia cf. mayfieldi Troxell 1915 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelidae indet.
Camelidae indet. Gray 1821 camel
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Platygonus cf. vetus
Platygonus cf. vetus Leidy 1882 peccary
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Blarina sp., Sorex sp.
Blarina sp. Gray 1838 American short-tailed shrew
Sorex sp. Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet.
Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere
Reptilia
 Testudines - Emydidae
Chrysemys scripta, Chrysemys picta
Chrysemys scripta painted turtle
Chrysemys picta Schneider 1783 painted turtle
 Squamata - Crotalidae
Agkistrodon contortix
 Squamata - Colubridae
Thamnophis proximus, Thamnophis radix, Thamnophis sirtalis, Heterodon nasicus, Nerodia sipedon, Coluber constrictor
Thamnophis proximus garter snake
Thamnophis radix garter snake
Thamnophis sirtalis Linnaeus garter snake
Heterodon nasicus Baird and Girard 1852 western hognose snake
Nerodia sipedon Linnaeus 1758 northern water snake
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus 1758 black racer
Aves
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
cf. Tympanuchus sp.
cf. Tympanuchus sp. Gloger 1841 pheasant
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae indet.
Scolopacidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snipe
size of Capella gallinago
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anserinae indet., Anas sp., cf. Anas crecca
Anserinae indet. Vigors 1825 goose
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
size of A. discors
cf. Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
 Passeriformes - Turdidae
"cf. Turdinae indet." = Turdidae
"cf. Turdinae indet." = Turdidae Rafinesque 1815 thrush
Amphibia
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo hemiophrys
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana catesbiana, Rana pipiens
Rana pipiens Schreber 1782 Northern leopard frog
Actinopteri
 Centrarchiformes - Centrarchidae
Lepomis cf. humilis
 Siluriformes - Ictaluridae
Ictalurus melas
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Sphaeriidae
Sphaerium simile, Pisidium compressum
Sphaerium simile fingernail clam
Gastropoda
 Stylommatophora - Gastrocoptidae
Gastrocopta armifera
 Stylommatophora - Valloniidae
Vallonia gracilicosta, Vallonia pulchella
 Stylommatophora - Helicodiscidae
Helicodiscus parallelus
 Stylommatophora - Zonitidae
Hawaiia minuscula, Zonitoides arboreus
Hawaiia minuscula true glass snail
Zonitoides arboreus Say 1817 true glass snail
 Stylommatophora - Agriolimacidae
Deroceras aenigma
Deroceras aenigma Leonard 1950 slug
 Heterostropha - Physidae
Physa sp.
Physa sp. Draparnaud 1801 snail
 Heterostropha - Planorbidae
Gyraulus parvus, Helisoma anceps, Helisoma trivolvis, Ferrissia rivularis
Helisoma trivolvis Say 1817 snail
 Heterostropha - Valvatidae
Valvata tricarinata
 Pulmonata - Discidae
Discus cronkhitei