PBDB Collection

Haile 16A (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Alachua County, Florida (29.7° N, 82.6° W: paleocoordinates 29.7° N, 82.4° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)

• said to be early Irvingtonian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: G. S. Morgan and R. C. Hulbert, Jr. 1995. Overview of the geology and vertebrate biochronology of the Leisey Shell Pit Local Fauna, Hillsborough County, Florida. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 37(1) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 20350: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Richard Hulbert

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Taxonomic list

• replaces earlier list of MacFadden 1982 for Haile XVI, which included no taxa not present here

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unclassified
-	Cardinalinae indet.³ Cardinalinae indet.³
Mammalia
Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae	Desmodus archaeodaptes Desmodus archaeodaptes Morgan et al. 1988 vampire bat see also Morgan 1991: a bat
Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae	Myotis austroriparius⁶ Myotis austroriparius⁶ Rhoads 1897 vesper bat a bat
Soricomorpha - Soricidae	Blarina cf. carolinensis⁷, Cryptotis cf. parva⁷ Blarina cf. carolinensis⁷ Bachman 1837 southern short-tailed shrew Cryptotis cf. parva⁷ Say 1823 North American least shrew
Soricomorpha - Talpidae	Scalopus aquaticus⁷ Scalopus aquaticus⁷ Linnaeus 1758 eastern mole
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	Platygonus sp., Mylohyus sp. Platygonus sp. Leconte 1848 peccary Mylohyus sp. Cope 1869 peccary
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Palaeolama mirifica Palaeolama mirifica Simpson 1929 stout-legged llama
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus leidyi, Equus fraternus Equus leidyi Hay 1913 horse Equus fraternus Leidy 1858 horse see also Hulbert 1995b
Perissodactyla - Tapiridae	"Tapirus haysii" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii "Tapirus haysii" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii Leidy 1860 tapir see also Hulbert and Morgan 1993
Carnivora - Felidae	Lynx rufus, Homotherium sp. Lynx rufus Schreber 1777 bobcat Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat said to be new
Carnivora - Procyonidae	Procyon sp. Procyon sp. Storr 1780 raccoon said to be new
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Trigonictis cookii Trigonictis cookii Gazin 1934 mustelid carnivore see also Anderson 1984
Carnivora - Ursidae	Arctodus pristinus Arctodus pristinus Leidy 1854 bear see also Emslie 1995
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Sylvilagus webbi Sylvilagus webbi White 1991 cottontail rabbit see also White 1991b
Rodentia - Erethizontidae	Erethizon dorsatum Erethizon dorsatum Linnaeus 1758 North American porcupine see also Frazier 1981
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Atopomys texensis¹, Peromyscus sp.⁷, Sigmodon libitinus, cf. Podomys sp.⁷, Synaptomys morgani n. sp.⁵, Reithrodontomys sp.⁷, "Pedomys australis" = Microtus australis⁴ Atopomys texensis¹ Patton 1965 rodent Peromyscus sp.⁷ Gloger 1841 deer mouse small Sigmodon libitinus Martin 1979 cotton rat see also Morgan 1991; type cf. Podomys sp.⁷ Osgood 1909 rodent Synaptomys morgani n. sp.⁵ Martin et al. 2003 rodent said to be new; see also Morgan and White 1995 Reithrodontomys sp.⁷ Giglioli 1874 harvest mouse "Pedomys australis" = Microtus australis⁴ Martin 1995 vole
Rodentia - Geomyidae	Orthogeomys propinetis¹ Orthogeomys propinetis¹ Wilkins 1984 pocket gopher
Rodentia - Zapodidae	Zapus sp. Zapus sp. Coues 1876 jumping mouse see also Morgan and White 1995
Rodentia - Sciuridae	Sciurus carolinensis⁷ Sciurus carolinensis⁷ Gmelin 1788 eastern gray squirrel
- Mylodontidae	Paramylodon harlani Paramylodon harlani Owen 1840 Harlan's ground sloth
Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae	Megalonyx wheatleyi Megalonyx wheatleyi Cope 1871 edentate see also Morgan 1991
Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae	Eremotherium eomigrans² Eremotherium eomigrans² De Iuliis and Cartelle 1999 edentate
Cingulata - Pampatheriidae	Holmesina floridanus Holmesina floridanus Robertson 1976 edentate see also Hulbert and Morgan 1993
Cingulata - Dasypodidae	Dasypus bellus Dasypus bellus Simpson 1929 beautiful armadillo
Cingulata - Pachyarmatheriidae	Pachyarmatherium leiseyi Pachyarmatherium leiseyi Downing and White 1995 edentate see also Downing and White 1995
Aves
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	Limnodromus scolopaceus³, Scolopax hutchensi³ Limnodromus scolopaceus³ Say 1822 long-billed dowitcher Scolopax hutchensi³ Emslie 1998 snipe
Gruiformes - Rallidae	Rallus sp.³, Laterallus cf. exilis³ Rallus sp.³ Linnaeus 1758 rail Laterallus cf. exilis³ Temminck 1831 gray-breasted crake
Columbiformes - Columbidae	Zenaida macroura³ Zenaida macroura³ Linnaeus 1758 mourning dove
Piciformes - Picidae	Colaptes auratus³, Melanerpes sp.³ Colaptes auratus³ Linnaeus 1758 northern flicker Melanerpes sp.³ Swainson 1832 woodpecker
Strigiformes - Strigidae	"Otus asio" = Megascops asio³ "Otus asio" = Megascops asio³ Linnaeus 1758 eastern screech-owl
Strigiformes - Tytonidae	Tyto alba³ Tyto alba³ Scopoli 1769 barn owl
Passeriformes - Corvidae	Corvus cf. brachyrhynchos³ Corvus cf. brachyrhynchos³ Brehm 1822 American crow
Passeriformes - Passerellidae	Zonotrichia cf. leucophrys³, cf. Passerella sp.³, Melospiza melodia³, Passerculus sandwichensis³, Junco hyemalis³ Zonotrichia cf. leucophrys³ Forster 1772 white-crowned sparrow cf. Passerella sp.³ Swainson 1837 new world sparrow Melospiza melodia³ Wilson 1810 song sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis³ Gmelin 1789 savannah sparrow Junco hyemalis³ Linnaeus 1758 dark-eyed junco
Passeriformes - Icteridae	Agelaius phoeniceus³, Molothrus ater³ Agelaius phoeniceus³ Linnaeus 1766 red-winged blackbird Molothrus ater³ Boddaert 1783 brown-headed cowbird
Passeriformes - Cardinalidae	cf. Passerina sp.³, Cardinalis cardinalis³ cf. Passerina sp.³ Vieillot 1816 perching bird Cardinalis cardinalis³ Linnaeus 1758 northern cardinal
Cathartiformes - Cathartidae	Gymnogyps kofordi³ Gymnogyps kofordi³ Emslie 1988 condor
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	Circus cf. cyaneus³, Accipiter cooperii³, Buteo sp.³, Buteo lineatus³ Circus cf. cyaneus³ Linnaeus 1766 Hen harrier Accipiter cooperii³ Bonaparte 1828 Cooper's hawk Buteo sp.³ de Lacepède 1799 hawk large hawk slightly larger and more robust than Buteo jamaicensis and B. regalis Buteo lineatus³ Gmelin 1788 red-shouldered hawk
Reptilia
Galliformes - Phasianidae	Meleagris sp.³ Meleagris sp.³ Linnaeus 1758 turkey
Galliformes - Odontophoridae	Colinus virginianus³ Colinus virginianus³ Linnaeus 1758 northern bobwhite
Galliformes - Cracidae	Cracidae indet.³ Cracidae indet.³ Vigors 1825 fowl

¹Alroy 2002; ²De Iuliis and Cartelle 1999; ³Emslie 1998; ⁴Martin 1995; ⁵Martin et al. 2003; ⁶Morgan 1991; ⁷Morgan and White 1995