Punta Gorda (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Charlotte County, Florida (26.9° N, 82.0° W: paleocoordinates 26.9° N, 81.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Bermont Formation, Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: S. D. Webb. 1974. Chronology of Florida Pleistocene mammals. In S. D. Webb (ed.), Pleistocene Mammals of Florida 5-31 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 20482: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

• Irvingtonian
Mammalia
 Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
Holmesina floridanus4 Robertson 1976 edentate
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Cuvieronius tropicus5 Cope 1884 gomphothere
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Mammuthus hayi1 Barbour 1915 mammoth
 Carnivora - Felidae
Lynx rufus1 Schreber 1777 bobcat
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
Ontocetus emmonsi3 Leidy 1859 walrus
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus leidyi2 Hay 1913 horse
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae