Inglis 1C (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as FLMNH CI019

Where: Citrus County, Florida (29.0° N, 82.7° W: paleocoordinates 29.0° N, 82.5° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)

• said to be early Irvingtonian; sinkhole is "3.5 m deep"

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: sinkhole; yellow sandstone

• "pale yellow quartz sand"

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: bone collector

Primary reference: D. R. Ruez, Jr. 2001. Early Irvingtonian (latest Pliocene) rodents from Inglis 1C, Citrus County, Florida. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(1):153-171 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 20385: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002, edited by Mark Uhen, Richard Hulbert and Evangelos Vlachos

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• mentioned by Ruez 1998
Mammalia
  - Mylodontidae
Paramylodon harlani Owen 1840 Harlan's ground sloth
 Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
Holmesina floridanus Robertson 1976 edentate
 Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Dasypus bellus Simpson 1929 beautiful armadillo
 Proboscidea -
Proboscidea indet.7 Illiger 1811 proboscidean
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae indet. Gray 1821 vesper bat
a bat
Myotis sp.8 Kaup 1829 vesper bat
a bat
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
"Tapirus haysii" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii
"Tapirus haysii" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii Leidy 1860 tapir
omitted by Ruez 2002
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Palaeolama sp.9 Gervais 1869 camel
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Platygonus bicalcaratus Cope 1893 peccary
 Placentalia -
Cetacea indet.7 Brisson 1762 whale
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Lontra canadensis1 Schreber 1776 North American river otter
 Carnivora - Mephitidae
Spilogale putorius Linnaeus 1758 eastern spotted skunk
 Carnivora - Felidae
Smilodon gracilis Cope 1880 saber-toothed cat
Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat
 Carnivora - Canidae
Urocyon sp. Baird 1857 gray fox
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Scalopus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 eastern mole
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Cryptotis parva Say 1823 North American least shrew
Blarina carolinensis Bachman 1837 southern short-tailed shrew
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus webbi White 1991 cottontail rabbit
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
Geomys pinetis6 Rafinesque 1817 southeastern pocket gopher
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Peromyscus polionotus Wagner 1843 oldfield mouse
Peromyscus sarmocophinus n. sp. Ruez 2001 deer mouse
Baiomys sp. True 1894 pygmy mouse
Atopomys texensis Patton 1965 mouse
Reithrodontomys humulis Audubon and Bachman 1841 eastern harvest mouse
Reithrodontomys wetmorei Hibbard 1952 harvest mouse
Sigmodon curtisi Gidley 1922 cotton rat
Ondatra idahoensis Wilson 1933 muskrat
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciurus sp. Linnaeus 1758 squirrel
Glaucomys sp. Thomas 1908 flying squirrel
Reptilia
 Testudines - Emydidae
Clemmys hutchensorum n. sp.2 Bourque 2016 turtle
Holotype, UF 315019, complete left epiplastron
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Gopherus polyphemus5 Daudin 1802 Florida gopher tortoise
The UF sample from Inglis 1C includes two partial plastra (both from the left side) and a pair of costals with portions of the lower bridge attached (UF 211421).
Aves
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Amplibuteo concordatus4 Emslie and Czaplewski 1999 hawk
cf. Buteo sp.3 de Lacepède 1799 hawk
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax idahensis3 Marsh 1870 cormorant
 Passeriformes - Turdidae
Catharus sp.3 Bonaparte 1850 thrush
Turdus sp.3 Linnaeus 1758 true thrush
two sizes represented
 Passeriformes - Mimidae
Dumetella carolinensis3 Linnaeus 1766 gray catbird
Toxostoma rufum3 Linnaeus 1758 brown thrasher
 Passeriformes - Cardinalidae
Cardinalis cardinalis3 Linnaeus 1758 northern cardinal
 Passeriformes - Passerellidae
Spizella cf. pusilla3 Wilson 1810 field sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis3 Gmelin 1789 savannah sparrow
cf. Chondestes grammacus3 Say 1823 lark sparrow
Junco hyemalis3 Linnaeus 1758 dark-eyed junco
Zonotrichia cf. albicollis3 Gmelin 1789 white-throated sparrow
mispelled Zonotrichea in the paper
Zonotrichia cf. leucophrys3 Forster 1772 white-crowned sparrow
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Rallus sp.3 Linnaeus 1758 rail
Rallus elegans3 Audubon 1834 king rail
or could be Rallus longirostris
 Piciformes - Picidae
Picoides cf. villosus3 Linnaeus 1766 hairy woodpecker
Melanerpes cf. erythrocephalus3 Linnaeus 1758 red-headed woodpecker
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Columba sp.3 Linnaeus 1758 dove
Zenaida macroura3 Linnaeus 1758 mourning dove
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
"Otus asio" = Megascops asio3
"Otus asio" = Megascops asio3 Linnaeus 1758 eastern screech-owl
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Meleagris anza3 turkey
or could be Melagris leopoldi
 Galliformes - Odontophoridae
Colinus virginianus3 Linnaeus 1758 northern bobwhite
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
cf. Tringa sp.3 Linnaeus 1758 snipe
Gallinago gallinago3 Linnaeus 1758 common snipe
Scolopax hutchensi n. sp.3 Emslie 1998 snipe