De Soto Shell Pit 5 ( of the United States)

Also known as De Soto 5; UF locality DE011

Where: De Soto County, Florida (27.0° N, 81.8° W: paleocoordinates 27.1° N, 81.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Caloosahatchee Formation, Blancan (4.9 - 1.8 Ma)

• "latest Blancan"

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the FLMNH

Primary reference: J. A. Meachen. 2005. A new species of Hemiauchenia (Artiodactyla, Camelidae) from the late Blancan of Florida. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 45(4):435-447 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 101741: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 01.01.2011

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Hemiauchenia gracilis n. sp. Meachen 2005 camel