Ingleside Site No. 1, Tedford Caliche Pit (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as UTBEG Loc. No. 30967, WPA, Work Project No. 12592, Inglesides

Where: San Patricio County, Texas (27.9° N, 97.2° W: paleocoordinates 27.9° N, 97.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: pond; unlithified, argillaceous, conglomeratic sandstone

• "freshwater pond"
• "an unconsolidated calcareous sand containing lentals of clay and occasional rounded gravels"

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by WPA in 1939–1940

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ),

• UTBEG collection

Primary reference: Anonymous. 1939. The third quarterly report covering the quarter ending December 31,1939 for the state-wide paleontologic-mineralogic survey in Texas. A Federal Works Agency Work Projects Administration Project. O.P. No. 665-66-3-233. State Serial No. 300-88 1-47 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 85142: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 02.12.2008, edited by Matthew Clapham and Matthew Carrano

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Amphibia
 Salientia -
Anura indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1813 frog
"probably 2 types"
Aves
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podilymbus podiceps3 Linnaeus 1758 pied-billed grebe
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet.3 Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Branta canadensis3 Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose
Anas sp.3 Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvus brachyrhynchos3 Brehm 1822 American crow
 Ciconiiformes - Ciconiidae
Ciconia maltha3 Miller 1910 asphalt stork
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Meleagris gallopavo3 Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey
 Galliformes - Odontophoridae
Colinus virginianus3 Linnaeus 1758 northern bobwhite
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
? Limnodromus sp.3 Wied-Neuwied 1833 dowitcher
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Alligator mississippiensis4 Daudin 1801 American alligator
 Squamata - Colubridae
Colubridae indet. Oppel 1811 colubrid snake
"2 or more"
 Squamata - Amphisbaenidae
? Amphisbaena sp. Linnaeus 1758 worm lizard
 Testudines - Emydidae
"Cistudo sp." = Terrapene4
"Cistudo sp." = Terrapene4 Merrem 1820 box turtle
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp.4 Linnaeus 1758 turtle
"2 or 3 types"
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx sp.4 Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle
Mammalia
 Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
Holmesina septentrionalis4 Leidy 1889 edentate
 Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
"Boreostracon sp." = Glyptotherium4, Glyptodon sp.2
"Boreostracon sp." = Glyptotherium4 Osborn 1903 glyptodon
Glyptodon sp.2 Owen 1839 glyptodon
 Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Dasypus sp.4 Linnaeus 1758 armadillo
  - Mylodontidae
"Mylodon harlani" = Paramylodon harlani4
"Mylodon harlani" = Paramylodon harlani4 Owen 1840 Harlan's ground sloth
 Megatherioidea - Nothrotheriidae
Nothrotherium sp.4 Lydekker 1889 edentate
 Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Megalonyx sp.4 Harlan 1825 edentate
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas columbi" = Mammuthus columbi1
"Elephas columbi" = Mammuthus columbi1 Falconer 1857 Columbian mammoth
 Proboscidea - Mammutidae
"Mastodon americanus" = Mammut americanum1
"Mastodon americanus" = Mammut americanum1 Kerr 1792 American mastodon
 Placentalia -
Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran
"indeterminable small carnivore"
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus sp.4 Linnaeus 1758 bear
 Carnivora - Canidae
Aenocyon sp.4, "Canis cf. ayersi" = Aenocyon dirus
Aenocyon sp.4 Merriam 1918 canine
"Canis cf. ayersi" = Aenocyon dirus Leidy 1858 dire wolf
 Carnivora - Felidae
"Smilodon californicus" = Smilodon fatalis4, Panthera onca, "Felis atrox" = Panthera leo atrox4
"Smilodon californicus" = Smilodon fatalis4 Leidy 1868 saber-toothed cat
Panthera onca Linnaeus 1758 jaguar
"Felis atrox" = Panthera leo atrox4 Leidy 1853 lion
"large"
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus complicatus4 Leidy 1858 horse
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
"Tapirus veroensis" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis4
"Tapirus veroensis" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis4 Sellards 1918 tapir
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Platygonus sp.4 Leconte 1848 peccary
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
"Tanupolama sp." = Hemiauchenia, Camelops sp.
"Tanupolama sp." = Hemiauchenia Gervais and Ameghino 1880 camel
Camelops sp. Leidy 1854 camel
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervus sp.4 Linnaeus 1758 deer
Odocoileus virginianus4 Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Antilocapridae indet.4 Gray 1866 pronghorn
Capromeryx minor4 Taylor 1911 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bison antiquus4 Leidy 1852 bison
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus sp.4 Linnaeus 1758 hare
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Reithrodontomys sp.4 Giglioli 1874 harvest mouse
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Cynomys ludovicianus4 Ord 1815 black-tailed prairie dog
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
Geomys sp.4 Rafinesque 1817 pocket gopher
Actinopteri
 Siluriformes - Siluridae
Ameiurus sp.4 Rafinesque 1820 catfish
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar