Tucker Borrow Pit (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as FLMNH BR011, BR004, BR005, BR006

Where: Brevard County, Florida (27.8° N, 80.8° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 28.0° N, 80.4° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Irvingtonian (1.4 - 0.2 Ma)

• undifferentiated later between the Nashua Formation and Fort Thompson Formation

Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified, gray, green, sandy claystone

• grayish-green clayey sand-bone layer

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ), sieve,

Primary reference: G. S. Morgan and R. W. Portell. 1996. The Tucker Borrow Pit: Paleontology and Stratigraphy of a Plio-Pleistocene fossil site in Brevard County, Florida. Papers in Florida Paleontology 7:1-22 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 58089: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 17.01.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Testudines - Emydidae
Terrapene carolina putnami
Terrapene carolina putnami common box turtle
Osteichthyes
 Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae
Diodontidae indet.
Actinopteri
 Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae
Prionotus sp.
Prionotus sp. Lacépède 1802 sea robin
 Mugiliformes - Mugilidae
Mugil sp.
Mugil sp. Linnaeus 1758
 Centrarchiformes - Centrarchidae
Lepomis microlophus
Lepomis microlophus Lee 1980 sunfish
 Teleostei -
Siluriformes indet.
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Archosargus probatocephalus
Archosargus probatocephalus Walbaum 1792 perch-like fish
 Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Pogonias cromis
Pogonias cromis Cope 1869 black drum
 Amiiformes - Amiidae
Amia calva
Amia calva Linnaeus 1766 bowfin
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Atractosteus spatula, Lepisosteus sp.
Atractosteus spatula Lacepede 1803 gar
Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar
Amphibia
 Salientia -
Anura indet.
Anura indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1813 frog
 Caudata - Urodela
Siren sp.
Siren sp. Linnaeus 1766 siren
Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Apalone ferox
Apalone ferox Schneider 1783 Florida softshell turtle
 Testudines - Chelydridae
Chelydridae indet.
Chelydridae indet. Swainson 1839 turtle
 Testudines - Emydidae
Pseudemys sp., Trachemys scripta
Pseudemys sp. Gray 1856 cooter
Trachemys scripta Schoepff 1792 slider
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Hesperotestudo mlynarsii, Hesperotestudo crassiscutata
Hesperotestudo crassiscutata Leidy 1889 turtle
 Testudines - Cheloniidae
Caretta caretta
Caretta caretta Linnaeus 1758 loggerhead sea turtle
 Testudines - Kinosternidae
"Kinosternidae indet." = Kinosternoidea
"Kinosternidae indet." = Kinosternoidea Hay 1892 mud turtle
Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anas sp.
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
cf. Ardea sp.
cf. Ardea sp. Linnaeus 1758 heron
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax auritus
Phalacrocorax auritus Lesson 1831 double-crested cormorant
 Falconiformes -
Falconiformes indet.
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Alligator mississippiensis
Alligator mississippiensis Daudin 1801 American alligator
 Squamata - Viperidae
Viperidae indet.
Viperidae indet. Oppel 1811 viper
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Cuvieronius tropicus
Cuvieronius tropicus Cope 1884 gomphothere
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Mammuthus cf. hayi
Mammuthus cf. hayi Barbour 1915 mammoth
 Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Mammut americanum
Mammut americanum Kerr 1792 American mastodon
 Sirenia - Sirenia
Sirenia indet.
  - Mylodontidae
Paramylodon harlani
Paramylodon harlani Owen 1840 Harlan's ground sloth
 Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae
Eremotherium sp.
Eremotherium sp. Spillmann 1948 edentate
 Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Dasypus bellus
Dasypus bellus Simpson 1929 beautiful armadillo
 Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
Holmesina floridanus
Holmesina floridanus Robertson 1976 edentate
originally entered as "Holmesina floridana"
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castoroides sp., Castoroides dilophidus
Castoroides sp. Foster 1838 giant beaver
Castoroides dilophidus Martin 1969 giant beaver
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp.
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
"Tapirus haysii" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii
"Tapirus haysii" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii Leidy 1860 tapir
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Hemiauchenia macrocephala, Palaeolama mirifica
Palaeolama mirifica Simpson 1929 stout-legged llama
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Balaenopteridae indet.
Balaenopteridae indet. Gray 1864 rorqual
probably derived from underlying Nashua Formation
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus
Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
Chondrichthyes
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Negaprion brevirostris, Carcharhinus leucas
Negaprion brevirostris Poey 1868 lemon shark
Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes 1839 requiem shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
"Odontaspis taurus" = Carcharias taurus
"Odontaspis taurus" = Carcharias taurus Rafinesque 1810 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Carcharodon carcharias
Carcharodon carcharias Linnaeus 1758 great white shark
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp.
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
 Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis sp.
Pristis sp. Linck 1790 sawfish