PBDB Collection

Cita Canyon ( of the United States)

Also known as Evans and Meade Locality 4; UCMP V-3721; Harold Ranch; Harrell Ranch

Where: Randall County, Texas (34.9° N, 101.6° W: paleocoordinates 35.0° N, 101.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Blancan (4.9 - 1.8 Ma)

• "The fossil bearing beds are... approximately thirty feet thick" (Stirton and Christian 1940)

•two fossiliferous levels through about 6 m of section, but mostly from UCMP V-3721

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: "channel"; poorly lithified, fine-grained sandstone

• "of fluvial origin" (Stirton and Christian 1940)

• "fine river sand" (Miller and Johnstone 1937) and "semi-consolidated" (Stirton and Christian 1940)

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by C. S. Johnston

• Panhandle Plains Historical Museum collection

Primary reference: C. S. Johnston and D. E. Savage. 1955. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 31(2) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 20033: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Jonathan Marcot and Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
Galliformes - Phasianidae	Meleagris leopoldi n. sp.¹⁰ Meleagris leopoldi n. sp.¹⁰ Miller and Bowman 1956 turkey two tarsometarsi
Reptilia
Testudines - Testudinidae	"Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) johnstoni n. sp." = Hesperotestudo turgida³, "Bysmachelys canyonensis" = Gopherus hexagonatus⁷ "Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) johnstoni n. sp." = Hesperotestudo turgida³ Cope 1892 turtle "Testudo rugosa" (nomen nudum) of C. S. Johnston's Ph.D. thesis "Bysmachelys canyonensis" = Gopherus hexagonatus⁷ Cope 1893 gopher tortoise "an immature specimen of the large turtles which are found in the Cita Canyon beds" (i.e., canyonensis)
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Stegomastodon mirificus⁸ Stegomastodon mirificus⁸ Leidy 1858 gomphothere DUPLICATE REF 3015 or 3016
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Nannippus peninsulatus, "Equus simplicidens" = Plesippus simplicidens Nannippus peninsulatus Cope 1885 hipparionine horse "Equus simplicidens" = Plesippus simplicidens Cope 1892 horse may include presumably spurious identifications "Equus cf. occidentalis" and "Astrohippus"
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Odocoileus sp. Odocoileus sp. Rafinesque 1832 New World deer
Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae	Capromeryx sp.¹, Tetrameryx sp. Capromeryx sp.¹ Matthew 1902 pronghorn Tetrameryx sp. Lull 1921 pronghorn
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	Platygonus bicalcaratus Platygonus bicalcaratus Cope 1893 peccary
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Hemiauchenia macrocephala¹³, Camelops sp., Megatylopus sp.¹² Hemiauchenia macrocephala¹³ Cope 1893 camel Camelops sp. Leidy 1854 camel Megatylopus sp.¹² Matthew and Cook 1909 camel
Carnivora - Felidae	Homotherium johnstoni⁶, Lynx rufus¹⁴, Miracinonyx studeri⁹, Puma lacustris¹⁴ Homotherium johnstoni⁶ Mawby 1965 cat Lynx rufus¹⁴ Schreber 1777 bobcat Miracinonyx studeri⁹ Savage 1960 American cheetah Puma lacustris¹⁴ Gazin 1933 cougar
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Chasmaporthetes ossifragus¹ Chasmaporthetes ossifragus¹ Hay 1921 hyaena
Carnivora - Canidae	Borophagus diversidens⁴, Urocyon galushai¹¹, Canis edwardii¹¹, Canis lepophagus n. sp. Borophagus diversidens⁴ Cope 1892 bone-crushing dog Urocyon galushai¹¹ Tedford et al. 2009 gray fox Canis edwardii¹¹ Gazin 1942 canine Canis lepophagus n. sp. Johnston 1938 canine
Carnivora - Ursidae	Ursus sp. Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bear
Carnivora - Procyonidae	Procyon rexroadensis² Procyon rexroadensis² Hibbard 1941 raccoon
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Trigonictis sp.², Taxidea cf. taxus⁴ Trigonictis sp.² Hibbard 1941 mustelid carnivore presumably "? Mephitinae indet." Taxidea cf. taxus⁴ Schreber 1778 American badger
Theriamorpha - Talpidae	Talpidae indet. Talpidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 mole
Rodentia - Geomyidae	Geomys sp. Geomys sp. Rafinesque 1817 pocket gopher
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Sylvilagus hibbardi¹⁶, Hypolagus gidleyi¹⁵ Sylvilagus hibbardi¹⁶ White 1984 cottontail rabbit Hypolagus gidleyi¹⁵ White 1988 rabbit presumably includes "H. cf. regalis"
Cingulata - Glyptodontidae	Glyptotherium cf. texanum Glyptotherium cf. texanum Osborn 1903 glyptodon
- Mylodontidae	Paramylodon sp. Paramylodon sp. Brown 1903 edentate
Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae	Megalonyx leptostomus⁵ Megalonyx leptostomus⁵ Cope 1893 edentate

¹Alroy 2002; ²Anderson 1984; ³Auffenberg 1962; ⁴Hibbard 1970; ⁵Hirschfeld and Webb 1968; ⁶Mawby 1965; ⁷Oelrich 1957; ⁸Savage 1955; ⁹Savage 1960; ¹⁰Stidham 2011; ¹¹Tedford et al. 2009; ¹²Webb 1965; ¹³Webb 1974; ¹⁴Werdelin 1985; ¹⁵White 1988; ¹⁶White 1991