PBDB Collection

Haile 21A (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Alachua County, Florida (29.8° N, 82.1° W: paleocoordinates 29.8° N, 81.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)

• said to be early Irvingtonian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

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

PaleoDB collection 20351: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Mark Uhen and Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

• replaces earlier, incomplete list of Morgan 1991

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Reptilia
Testudines - Testudinidae	Gopherus polyphemus¹ Gopherus polyphemus¹ Daudin 1802 Florida gopher tortoise is represented by ten partial costals (e.g., UF 63616, 221261, 221851-221854), four neurals (UF 221095, 221303, 221354, 221355), a partial peripheral (UF 221054), and a PYG (UF 221355). Identification as Gopherus is based on bone shape and thickness of the specimens.
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Cuvieronius tropicus Cuvieronius tropicus Cope 1884 gomphothere
Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae	Eremotherium sp. Eremotherium sp. Spillmann 1948 edentate see also De Iulis and Cartelle 1999
Cingulata - Dasypodidae	Dasypus bellus Dasypus bellus Simpson 1929 beautiful armadillo
Rodentia - Geomyidae	Geomys pinetis Geomys pinetis Rafinesque 1817 southeastern pocket gopher see also Morgan and White 1995
Rodentia - Erethizontidae	Erethizon dorsatum Erethizon dorsatum Linnaeus 1758 North American porcupine see also Morgan and White 1995
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Peromyscus sp., Sigmodon libitinus Peromyscus sp. Gloger 1841 deer mouse large; see also Morgan and White 1995 Sigmodon libitinus Martin 1979 cotton rat see also Morgan and White 1995
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Sylvilagus floridanus Sylvilagus floridanus Allen 1890 eastern cottontail see also Morgan and White 1995
Carnivora - Felidae	Lynx rufus, Xenosmilus hodsonae n. gen. n. sp.², Homotherium sp., Smilodon gracilis Lynx rufus Schreber 1777 bobcat Xenosmilus hodsonae n. gen. n. sp.² Martin et al. 2000 cat Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat see also Berta 1995 Smilodon gracilis Cope 1880 saber-toothed cat
Carnivora - Canidae	Canis edwardii, Canis armbrusteri Canis edwardii Gazin 1942 canine Canis armbrusteri Gidley 1913 canine
Carnivora - Procyonidae	Procyon sp. Procyon sp. Storr 1780 raccoon said to be new; see also Berta 1995
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Palaeolama mirifica Palaeolama mirifica Simpson 1929 stout-legged llama
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	Platygonus vetus Platygonus vetus Leidy 1882 peccary
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Odocoileus virginianus Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
Perissodactyla - Tapiridae	"Tapirus haysii" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii "Tapirus haysii" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii Leidy 1860 tapir
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus leidyi Equus leidyi Hay 1913 horse see also Hulbert 1995b
Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae	Desmodus archaeodaptes Desmodus archaeodaptes Morgan et al. 1988 vampire bat a bat
Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae	Myotis austroriparius³ Myotis austroriparius³ Rhoads 1897 vesper bat a bat

¹Franz and Quitmyer 2005; ²Martin et al. 2000; ³Morgan 1991