Santa Cruz Nuevo (Pleistocene of Mexico)

Where: Puebla, Mexico (18.3° N, 97.8° W: paleocoordinates 18.3° N, 97.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Rancholabrean (0.3 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; gravel

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. Jarquin-Abundiz, I. Ferrusquía-Villafranca, and J. E. Ruiz-González. 2019. Adiciones a la mastofauna local Santa Cruz Nuevo, Pleistoceno Tardío de Puebla, México. Paleontología Mexicana 8(1):29-39 [P. Holroyd/K. Magoulick]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 230717: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Katherine Magoulick on 14.07.2023

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Rhinoclemys sp.1, Conopsis indet.1, Senticolis indet.1, Cyrtonix sp.1, Campylorhynchus cf. rufinucha1, Dumatella cf. carolinensis1
Amphibia
 Caudata - Urodela
Plethodontidae indet.2, "Ambystoma sp." = Amblystoma1
Plethodontidae indet.2 Gray 1850 lungless salamander
"Ambystoma sp." = Amblystoma1 Tschudi 1838 mole salamander
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana sp.1
Rana sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 frog
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo occidentalis1, Bufo cf. valliceps1, Bufo sp.1
Bufo sp.1 Laurenti 1768 toad
 Salientia - Scaphiopodidae
Scaphiopodidae indet.2
Mammalia
 Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
Pampatherium mexicanum1
Pampatherium mexicanum1 Edmund 1996 edentate
 Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Glyptotherium sp.1, Glyptotherium (aff. Glyptotherium) cylindricum
Glyptotherium sp.1 Osborn 1903 glyptodon
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Equus (cf. Equus) conversidens" = Equus conversidens
"Equus (cf. Equus) conversidens" = Equus conversidens Owen 1869 horse
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervidae indet., Odocoileus sp.1
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer
Odocoileus sp.1 Rafinesque 1832 New World deer
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Stockoceros (cf. Stockoceros) sp., Tetrameryx sp.
Stockoceros (cf. Stockoceros) sp. Skinner 1942 pronghorn
IGM-11195
Tetrameryx sp. Lull 1921 pronghorn
IGM-11196
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursidae indet.2
Ursidae indet.2 Gray 1825 bear
 Carnivora - Procyonidae
Bassariscus cf. sumichrasti1
Bassariscus cf. sumichrasti1 Saussure 1860 cacomistle
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus sp., Sylvilagus cf. floridanus1
Sylvilagus sp. Gray 1867 cottontail rabbit
Sylvilagus cf. floridanus1 Allen 1890 eastern cottontail
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Reithrodontomys sp.1, Neotoma mexicana1, Peromyscus difficilis1
Reithrodontomys sp.1 Giglioli 1874 harvest mouse
Neotoma mexicana1 Baird 1855 Mexican woodrat
Peromyscus difficilis1 Allen 1891 deer mouse
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Mammuthus sp.1
Mammuthus sp.1 Brookes 1828 mammoth
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Cuvieronius hyodon
Cuvieronius hyodon Fischer 1814 gomphothere
Reptilia
 Testudines - Kinosternoidea
Kinosternon sp.1
Kinosternon sp.1 von Spix 1824 mud turtle
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Gopherus cf. berlandieri1
Gopherus cf. berlandieri1 Agassiz 1857 gopher tortoise
Aves
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
"Columba fasciata" = Patagioenas fasciata1
"Columba fasciata" = Patagioenas fasciata1 Say 1822 band-tailed pigeon
 Passeriformes - Icteridae
Icterus sp.1
Icterus sp.1 Brisson 1760 New World oriole
 Passeriformes - Turdidae
Catharus cf. occidentalis1
 Passeriformes - Passerellidae
Pipilo sp.1
Pipilo sp.1 Vieillot 1816 towhee
 Passeriformes - Troglodytidae
Salpinctes cf. obsoletus1
Salpinctes cf. obsoletus1 Say 1822 rock wren
 Galliformes - Odontophoridae
Callipepla cf. squamata1
Reptilia
 Squamata - Colubridae
Lampropeltis indet.1, Thamnophis indet.1, Leptodeira indet.1, Trimorphodon indet.1
Lampropeltis indet.1 Fitzinger 1843 colubrid snake
Thamnophis indet.1 Fitzinger 1843 garter snake
Leptodeira indet.1 Fitzinger 1843 colubrid snake
Trimorphodon indet.1 Cope 1869 colubrid snake
 Squamata - Crotalidae
Crotalus indet.1
Crotalus indet.1 Linnaeus 1758 rattlesnake
 Squamata - Scincidae
Scincidae indet.2
Scincidae indet.2 Gray 1825 skink
 Squamata - Iguanidae
Sceloporus cf. horridus1, Sceloporus cf. grammicus1
Sceloporus cf. grammicus1 Wiegmann 1828 Mesquite lizard
1Tovar et al. 2007; 2Tovar Liceaga 2005