Haile XIB (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Alachua County, Florida (29.8° N, 82.1° W: paleocoordinates 29.8° N, 81.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

• said to be Sangamonian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

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

PaleoDB collection 20595: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995, edited by Richard Hulbert

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Taxonomic list

• said by Ruez 2000 to include "approximately 1000 mammalian specimens," although he gives an incorrect species count of 16
unclassified
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Aves
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Accipiter cooperii3 Bonaparte 1828 Cooper's hawk
Buteo platypterus3 Vieillot 1823 broad-winged hawk
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco peregrinus3, Falco sparverius3, "Polyborus prelutosus" = Caracara cheriway3
Falco peregrinus3 Tunstall 1771 Peregrine falcon
Falco sparverius3 Linnaeus 1758 American kestrel
"Polyborus prelutosus" = Caracara cheriway3 Jacquin 1784 crested caracara
 Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Coragyps occidentalis3 Miller 1909 New World vulture
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
"Leucophoyx thula" = Egretta thula3 Molina 1782 snowy egret
Botaurus lentiginosus3 Rackett 1813 American bittern
Butorides virescens3 Linnaeus 1758 green heron
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podilymbus podiceps3 Linnaeus 1758 pied-billed grebe
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Gallinula chloropus3, "Porphyrula martinica" = Porphyrio martinica3, Coturnicops noveboracensis3, "Laterallus guti" = Laterallus exilis3, Fulica americana3, Porzana carolina3, "Rallus limicola" = Rallus limicola3, "Porzana auffenbergi" = Rallus limicola3, Rallus elegans3
Gallinula chloropus3 Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian moorhen
"Porphyrula martinica" = Porphyrio martinica3 Linnaeus 1766 purple gallinule
Coturnicops noveboracensis3 Gmelin 1789 yellow rail
"Laterallus guti" = Laterallus exilis3 Temminck 1831 rail
Fulica americana3 Gmelin 1789 American coot
Porzana carolina3 Linnaeus 1758 sora
"Rallus limicola" = Rallus limicola3 Vieillot 1819 Virginia rail
"Porzana auffenbergi" = Rallus limicola3 Vieillot 1819 Virginia rail
Rallus elegans3 Audubon 1834 king rail
 Strigiformes - Tytonidae
Tyto alba3 Scopoli 1769 barn owl
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
"Speotyto cunicularia" = Athene cunicularia3, "Otus asio" = Megascops asio3, Asio flammeus3
"Speotyto cunicularia" = Athene cunicularia3 Molina 1782 burrowing owl
"Otus asio" = Megascops asio3 Linnaeus 1758 eastern screech-owl
Asio flammeus3 Pontoppidan 1763 short-eared owl
 Cuculiformes - Cuculidae
Coccyzus americanus3 Linnaeus 1758 yellow-billed cuckoo
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Zenaida macroura3 Linnaeus 1758 mourning dove
Ectopistes migratorius3 Linnaeus 1758 passenger pigeon
 Piciformes - Picidae
Melanerpes erythrocephalus3 Linnaeus 1758 red-headed woodpecker
Colaptes auratus3 Linnaeus 1758 northern flicker
 Passeriformes - Cardinalidae
"Richmondena cardinalis" = Cardinalis cardinalis3
"Richmondena cardinalis" = Cardinalis cardinalis3 Linnaeus 1758 northern cardinal
 Passeriformes - Troglodytidae
Cistothorus platensis3 Latham 1790 sedge wren
Troglodytes aedon3 Vieillot 1809 house wren
 Passeriformes - Hirundinidae
Tachycineta speleodytes3 Brodkorb 1957 tree swallow
 Passeriformes - Vireonidae
Vireo griseus3 Boddaert 1783 white-eyed vireo
 Passeriformes - Passerellidae
Ammodramus savannarum3 Gmelin 1789 grasshopper sparrow
"Passerherbulus henslowii" = Ammodramus henslowii3 Audubon 1829 Henslow's sparrow
Pipilo erythrophthalmus3 Linnaeus 1758 eastern towhee
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Aphelocoma coerulescens3 Bosc 1795 Florida scrub jay
Protocitta dixi3 Brodkorb 1957 jay
Corvus brachyrhynchos3 Brehm 1822 American crow
Corvus ossifragus3 Wilson 1812 fish crow
 Passeriformes - Mimidae
Mimus polyglottos3 Linnaeus 1758 northern mockingbird
Toxostoma rufum3 Linnaeus 1758 brown thrasher
 Passeriformes - Icteridae
Quiscalus quiscula3 Linnaeus 1758 common grackle
"Pandanaris floridana" = Pandanaris convexa3 Miller 1947 cowbird
Cremaster tytthus3 Brodkorb 1959 perching bird
Molothrus ater3 Boddaert 1783 brown-headed cowbird
Sturnella magna3 Linnaeus 1758 eastern meadowlark
 Passeriformes - Parulidae
Geothlypis trichas3 Linnaeus 1766 common yellowthroat
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
"Anas discors" = Spatula discors3 Linnaeus 1766 blue-winged teal
Spatula clypeata3 Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler
"Anas carolinensis" = Anas crecca carolinensis3 Gmelin 1789 green-winged teal
Anas acuta3 Linnaeus 1758 northern pintail
Anas platyrhynchos3 Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Aythya affinis3 Eyton 1838 lesser scaup
Aythya collaris3 Donovan 1809 ring-necked duck
Aix sponsa3 Linnaeus 1758 wood duck
Clangula hyemalis3 Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed duck
Bucephala albeola3 Linnaeus 1758 bufflehead
Lophodytes cucullatus3 Linnaeus 1758 hooded merganser
Branta canadensis3 Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Limnodromus sp.3, "Actitis macularia" = Actitis macularius3, "Capella gallinago" = Gallinago gallinago3, "Philohela minor" = Scolopax minor3, "Totanus melanoleucus" = Tringa melanoleuca3, Numenius americanus3
Limnodromus sp.3 Wied-Neuwied 1833 dowitcher
"Actitis macularia" = Actitis macularius3 Linnaeus 1766 spotted sandpiper
"Capella gallinago" = Gallinago gallinago3 Linnaeus 1758 common snipe
"Philohela minor" = Scolopax minor3 Gmelin 1789 American woodcock
"Totanus melanoleucus" = Tringa melanoleuca3 Gmelin 1789 greater yellowlegs
Numenius americanus3 Bechstein 1812 long-billed curlew
 Charadriiformes - Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostra americana3 Gmelin 1789 American avocet
 Charadriiformes - Charadriidae
Dorypaltus prophatus3 Brodkorb 1959 lapwing
Charadrius vociferus3 Linnaeus 1758 killdeer
Reptilia
 Galliformes - Odontophoridae
Colinus suilium3 Brodkorb 1959 bobwhite
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Tympanuchus cupido3 Linnaeus 1758 greater prairie chicken
Mammalia
 Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 Virginia opossum
 Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Dasypus bellus Simpson 1929 beautiful armadillo
 Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae
"Desmodus magnus" = Desmodus stocki
"Desmodus magnus" = Desmodus stocki Jones 1958 vampire bat
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Pipistrellus subflavus Cuvier 1832 eastern pipistrelle bat
Lasiurus intermedius Allen 1862 northern yellow bat
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus floridanus Allen 1890 eastern cottontail
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Neotoma floridana Ord 1818 eastern woodrat
Neofiber alleni True 1884 round-tailed muskrat
Sigmodon hispidus Say and Ord 1825 hispid cotton rat
Synaptomys australis Simpson 1928 rodent
Oryzomys palustris Harlan 1837 marsh rice rat
Reithrodontomys humulis Audubon and Bachman 1841 eastern harvest mouse
see also Ruez 2000
Ochrotomys nuttalli Harlan 1832 golden mouse
Peromyscus gossypinus Le Conte 1853 cotton mouse
Peromyscus polionotus Wagner 1843 oldfield mouse
"Pitymys pinetorum" = Microtus pinetorum Le Conte 1830 woodland vole
Podomys floridanus1 Chapman 1889 Florida mouse
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
Geomys pinetis Rafinesque 1817 southeastern pocket gopher
described by Wilkins 1984
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
 Carnivora - Mephitidae
Spilogale putorius Linnaeus 1758 eastern spotted skunk
Mephitis mephitis Schreber 1776 striped skunk
 Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Sorex longirostris Bachman 1837 southeastern shrew
Cryptotis parva Say 1823 North American least shrew
Blarina cf. carolinensis2 Bachman 1837 southern short-tailed shrew
 Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Scalopus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 eastern mole