Waccasassa River VI (Pleistocene of the United States)
Where: Levy County, Florida (29.4° N, 82.6° W: paleocoordinates 29.4° N, 82.4° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: S. D. Webb. 1974. Chronology of Florida Pleistocene mammals. In S. D. Webb (ed.), Pleistocene Mammals of Florida 5-31 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 20647: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• Sangamonian; sites IIB and III are Wisconsinan
possibly relevant: Leopardus amnicola ("Felis wiedii amnicola") Werdelin 1985, from "Waccasassa River" (Wisconsinan?)
Frazier 1981 mentions "Wac 7B" and "Wac 1A" and states that they are "Rancholabrean, possibly Irvingtonian"
possibly relevant: Leopardus amnicola ("Felis wiedii amnicola") Werdelin 1985, from "Waccasassa River" (Wisconsinan?)
Frazier 1981 mentions "Wac 7B" and "Wac 1A" and states that they are "Rancholabrean, possibly Irvingtonian"
Show authors, comments, and common names
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Ondatra zibethicus Linnaeus 1766 muskrat | |
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Castoroides ohioensis Foster 1838 giant beaver | |
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Sylvilagus floridanus Allen 1890 eastern cottontail | |
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Equus fraternus Leidy 1858 horse
Equus giganteus Gidley 1901 horse | |
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Ursus americanus Pallas 1780 black bear | |
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Procyon lotor Linnaeus 1758 raccoon | |
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Panthera onca Linnaeus 1758 jaguar | |
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Holmesina septentrionalis Leidy 1889 edentate | |
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Paramylodon cf. harlani Owen 1840 Harlan's ground sloth | |
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Mammut americanum Kerr 1792 American mastodon | |
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Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 Virginia opossum | |
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Palaeolama mirifica Simpson 1929 stout-legged llama | |
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Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer | |