PBDB Collection

Payne Creek Mine (Irvingtonian) (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Polk County, Florida (27.9° N, 81.8° W: paleocoordinates 27.9° N, 81.6° 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 20475: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.10.1995

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Cingulata - Pachyarmatheriidae	Pachyarmatherium leiseyi Pachyarmatherium leiseyi Downing and White 1995 edentate see also Downing and White 1995
Cingulata - Pampatheriidae	Holmesina floridanus Holmesina floridanus Robertson 1976 edentate
Cingulata - Dasypodidae	Dasypus bellus Dasypus bellus Simpson 1929 beautiful armadillo
- Mylodontidae	Paramylodon harlani Paramylodon harlani Owen 1840 Harlan's ground sloth
Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae	Eremotherium eomigrans¹ Eremotherium eomigrans¹ De Iuliis and Cartelle 1999 edentate
Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae	Megalonyx wheatleyi Megalonyx wheatleyi Cope 1871 edentate
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	Mammuthus hayi Mammuthus hayi Barbour 1915 mammoth
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Cuvieronius tropicus Cuvieronius tropicus Cope 1884 gomphothere
Carnivora - Ursidae	Arctodus pristinus Arctodus pristinus Leidy 1854 bear
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus leidyi Equus leidyi Hay 1913 horse
Perissodactyla - Tapiridae	"Tapirus haysii" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii "Tapirus haysii" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii Leidy 1860 tapir
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Hemiauchenia macrocephala, Palaeolama mirifica Hemiauchenia macrocephala Cope 1893 camel Palaeolama mirifica Simpson 1929 stout-legged llama
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Odocoileus virginianus Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
Theriamorpha - Talpidae	Scalopus aquaticus² Scalopus aquaticus² Linnaeus 1758 eastern mole
Theriamorpha - Soricidae	Blarina cf. carolinensis² Blarina cf. carolinensis² Bachman 1837 southern short-tailed shrew
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Lepus sp., Sylvilagus palustris, Sylvilagus floridanus Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare see also Morgan and White 1995 Sylvilagus palustris Bachman 1837 marsh rabbit see also Morgan and White 1995 Sylvilagus floridanus Allen 1890 eastern cottontail see also Morgan and White 1995
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Peromyscus sp., Sigmodon libitinus, Ondatra annectens, "Pedomys sp." = Microtus Peromyscus sp. Gloger 1841 deer mouse see also Morgan and White 1995: large Sigmodon libitinus Martin 1979 cotton rat see also Morgan and White 1995 Ondatra annectens Brown 1908 muskrat see also Morgan and White 1995 "Pedomys sp." = Microtus Schrank 1798 vole see also Morgan and White 1995: same as Haile 16A species
Rodentia - Geomyidae	Geomys pinetis Geomys pinetis Rafinesque 1817 southeastern pocket gopher see also Morgan and White 1995

¹De Iuliis and Cartelle 1999; ²Morgan and White 1995