Mixon's hammock (Holocene of the United States)

Where: Charlton County, Georgia (30.8° N, 82.4° W: paleocoordinates 30.8° N, 82.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: mire or swamp; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: anthropogenic

Primary reference: N. Carder. 1989. Faunal remanis from Mixon's Hammock, Okefenokee swamp. Southeastern Archaeology 8(1):19-30 [M. Uhen/S. Alam/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 152113: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Shahed Alam on 07.11.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Erimyzon sucetta, Enneacanthus sp., Enneacanthus gloriosus
Actinopteri
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus platyrhincus
 Amiiformes - Amiidae
Amia calva
Amia calva Linnaeus 1766 bowfin
 Esociformes - Esocidae
Esox sp.
Esox sp. Linnaeus 1758 pike
 Centrarchiformes - Centrarchidae
Pomoxis nigromaculatus, Lepomis sp., Lepomis gulosus, Lepomis macrochirus, Lepomis punctatus, Micropterus salmoides
Lepomis sp. Rafinesque 1819 sunfish
Micropterus salmoides Lacépède 1802 black bass
 Siluriformes - Ictaluridae
Ictalurus sp.
Ictalurus sp. Rafinesque 1820 catfish
Reptilia
 Squamata - Crotalidae
Agkistrodon piscivorus, Crotalus sp.
Crotalus sp. Linnaeus 1758 rattlesnake
Aves
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podilymbus podiceps
Podilymbus podiceps Linnaeus 1758 pied-billed grebe
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Alligator mississippiensis
Alligator mississippiensis Daudin 1801 American alligator
 Testudines - Kinosternoidea
Kinosternon subrubrum
Kinosternon subrubrum Bonnaterre 1788 Eastern mud turtle
 Testudines - Chelydridae
Chelydra serpentina
Chelydra serpentina Linnaeus 1758 Common snapping turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
"Trionyx ferox" = Platypeltis ferox
"Trionyx ferox" = Platypeltis ferox Schneider 1783 Florida softshell turtle
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Procyonidae
Procyon lotor
Procyon lotor Linnaeus 1758 raccoon
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Lontra canadensis
Lontra canadensis Schreber 1776 North American river otter
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus
Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
Amphibia
 Caudata - Urodela
Siren sp., Siren lacertina, Amphiuma means
Siren sp. Linnaeus 1766 siren
Siren lacertina Linnaeus 1766 greater siren
Amphiuma means Garden 1821 two-toed amphiuma
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana sp.
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo sp.
Bufo sp. Laurenti 1768 toad