Ladd's Quarry: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Georgia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia
- Cingulata
- Dasypodidae
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Dasypus bellus
(Simpson 1929)
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Ray 1965 | 27 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Megalonychidae
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Megalonyx indet.
Harlan 1825
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Ray 1967 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Sylvilagus transitionalis
(Bangs 1895)
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Ray 1967 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Zapodidae
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Zapus hudsonius
(Zimmermann 1780)
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Ray 1967 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
originally entered as "Zapus hudsonicus" | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Neotoma floridana
(Ord 1818)
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Ray 1967 | 136 specimens | ||||||||
Sigmodon hispidus
Say and Ord 1825
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Ray 1967 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Pitymys pinetorum
(Le Conte 1830)
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Ray 1967 | 197 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Microtus pinetorum | ||||||||||
Ondatra zibethicus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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Ray 1967 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Neofiber alleni
True 1884
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Ray 1967 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Peromyscus sp. n. sp.
Gloger 1841
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Ray 1967 | 17 specimens | ||||||||
Peromyscus cf. maniculatus
(Wagner 1843)
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Ray 1967 | 26 specimens | ||||||||
Peromyscus cf. leucopus
(Rafinesque 1818)
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Ray 1967 | 24 specimens | ||||||||
Oryzomys palustris
Harlan 1837
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Ray 1967 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
originally entered as "Oryzomys paulustris" | ||||||||||
Synaptomys cooperi
Baird 1858
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Ray 1967 | 27 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Marmota monax
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Ray 1967 | 45 specimens | ||||||||
Tamias aristus n. gen., n. sp.
Ray 1965
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Ray 1965 | 70 specimens | ||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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Castor canadensis
Kuhl 1820
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Ray 1967 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Canis cf. lupus
Linnaeus 1758
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Ray 1967 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
(Schreber 1775)
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Ray 1967 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Lutra canadensis
(Schreber 1776)
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Ray 1967 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Lontra canadensis | ||||||||||
Martes pennanti
(Erxleben 1777)
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Ray 1967 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Pekania pennanti | ||||||||||
Mustela cf. frenata
Lichtenstein 1831
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Ray 1967 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Neogale frenata | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Procyonidae
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Procyon lotor
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Ray 1967 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mephitidae
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Conepatus leuconotus
(Lichtenstein 1832)
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Ray 1967 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
originally entered as "Conepatus leucontus" | ||||||||||
Spilogale putorius
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Ray 1967 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Mephitis mephitis
(Schreber 1776)
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Ray 1967 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ursidae
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Ursus americanus
Pallas 1780
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Ray 1967 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
(6 measurements) | ||||||||||
Tremarctos floridanus
(Gidley 1928)
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Ray 1967 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Felis cf. inexpectata
(Cope 1895)
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Ray 1967 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Miracinonyx inexpectatus | ||||||||||
Felis sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Ray 1967 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Felis rufus
(Schreber 1777)
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Ray 1967 | 10 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Lynx rufus | ||||||||||
Panthera onca
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Ray 1967 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
Felis concolor
Linnaeus 1771
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Kurtén 1976 | |||||||||
recombined as Puma concolor | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Ray 1965 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Tapiridae
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Tapirus veroensis
Sellards 1918
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Holman 1985 | |||||||||
= Tapirus cf. veroensis
Sellards 1918
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Ray 1965 | |||||||||
recombined as Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Odocoileus virginianus
(Zimmermann 1780)
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Ray 1967 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Tayassuidae
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Mylohyus nasutus
(Leidy 1868)
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Ray 1965 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Talpidae
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Scalopus aquaticus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Ray 1967 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Soricidae
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Blarina brevicauda
(Say 1823)
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Ray 1967 | 41 specimens | ||||||||
Sorex fumeus
Miller 1895
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Ray 1967 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Sorex cinereus
Kerr 1792
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Ray 1967 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
originally entered as "Sorex cinerius" | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae
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Eptesicus cf. grandis
(Brown 1908)
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Ray 1967 | 44 specimens | ||||||||
synonym of Eptesicus fuscus | ||||||||||
Pipistrellus cf. subflavus
(Cuvier 1832)
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Ray 1967 | 33 specimens | ||||||||
Myotis cf. lucifugus
(Le Conte 1831)
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Ray 1967 | 20 specimens | ||||||||
Myotis cf. grisescens
Howell 1909
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Ray 1967 | 118 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Didelphimorphia
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Didelphis marsupialis
Linnaeus 1758
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Ray 1967 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Emydidae
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Terrapene carolina
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Holman 1967 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Pseudemys cf. concinna
(Le Conte 1830)
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Holman 1967 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Clemmys insculpta
(Le Conte 1830)
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Holman 1967 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Glyptemys insculpta | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Crotalidae
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Crotalus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Gilmore 1938 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
USNM 4887, 54 thoracic vertebrae | ||||||||||
Crotalus horridus
Linnaeus 1758
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Holman 1967 | 36 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Colubridae
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Thamnophis sirtalis
Linnaeus
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Holman 1967 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
Diadophis punctatus
Linnaeus
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Holman 1967 | 10 specimens | ||||||||
Carphophis amoenus
Say
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Holman 1967 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Heterodon platyrhinos
(Latreille 1801)
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Holman 1967 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Natrix sipedon
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Holman 1967 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Nerodia sipedon | ||||||||||
? Coluber sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Holman 1967 | 8 specimens | ||||||||
Lampropeltis getulus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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Holman 1967 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Lampropeltis triangulum
Lacépède 1788
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Holman 1967 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Elaphe indet.
Wagler 1833
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Holman 1967 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Iguanidae
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Sceloporus undulatus
(Bosc 1802)
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Holman 1967 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Polychrotidae
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Anolis carolinensis
Voight 1832
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Holman 1967 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Meleagris gallopavo
Linnaeus 1758
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Wetmore 1967 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Canachites canadensis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Wetmore 1967 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Falcipennis canadensis | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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Anas rubripes
(Brewster 1902)
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Wetmore 1967 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Passeriformes
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Passeriformes indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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Wetmore 1967 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Strigiformes
- Strigidae
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Strigidae indet.
Vigors 1825
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Olson 1984 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Reptilia
- Columbiformes
- Columbidae
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Ectopistes migratorius
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Wetmore 1967 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Urodela
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Pseudotriton ruber
Sonnini 1802
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Holman 1967 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Gyrinophilus indet.
Cope 1869
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Holman 1967 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Plethodon cf. glutinosus
Green 1818
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Holman 1967 | 39 specimens | ||||||||
? Desmognathus indet.
Baird 1850
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Holman 1967 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
Ambystoma tigrinum
(Green 1825)
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Holman 1967 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Hylidae
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Hyla crucifer
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Holman 1967 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Bufonidae
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Bufo americanus
Holbrook 1836
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Holman 1967 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Ranidae
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Rana indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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Holman 1967 | 96 specimens | ||||||||
Rana pipiens
Schreber 1782
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Holman 1967 | 11 specimens | ||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Georgia | County: | Bartow |
Coordinates: | 34.2° North, 84.8° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 34.2° North, 84.8° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | unlithified claystone |
Secondary lithology: | lithified "carbonate" |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Environment: | fissure fill |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body,original phosphate |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Associated major elements: | many |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | mechanical |
Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
Taxonomic list comments:The Ladds fauna has been extracted from varous fissure fills in an isolated dolomitic ridge called Ladds Mountain or Quarry Mountain in nw Georgia. The ridge, composed of Ordovician copper ridge dolomite of the Knox Group. |
Metadata
Also known as: | Ladd's Lime Kiln | ||
Database number: | 13066 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Uhen, M. Carrano, P. Barrett, J. Alroy | Enterer: | M. Uhen, J. Alroy, M. Carrano, T. Cleary |
Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2002-01-18 10:22:43 | Last modified: | 2018-07-01 11:02:01 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2002-01-18 10:22:43 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
10272. | L. Lipps and C. E. Ray. 1967. The Pleistocene fossiliferous deposit at Ladds, Bartow County, Georgia. Bulletin of the Georgia Academy of Science 25(3):113-119 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
14699 | C. W. Gilmore. 1938. Fossil snakes of North America. Geological Society of America Special Paper (9)1-96 [J. Head/J. Head] | |
10276 | J. A. Holman. 1967. A Pleistocene herpetofauna from Ladds, Georgia. Bulletin of the Georgia Academy of Science 25(3):154-166 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
4346 | 5% 25980 | J. A. Holman. 1985. Herpetofauna of Ladds Quarry. National Geographic Research 1(3):423-436 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
7906 | 5% 10380 | B. Kurtén. 1976. Fossil puma (Mammalia: Felidae) in North America. Netherlands Journal of Zoology 26(4):502-534 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano] |
49146 | S. L. Olson. 1984. A very large enigmatic owl from the late Pleistocene at Ladds Georgia. Special publication Carnegie Museum of Natural History 8:44-46 [M. Uhen/S. Alam/M. Uhen] | |
9267 | 5% 41760 | C. E. Ray. 1965. A new chipmunk, Tamias aristus, from the Pleistocene of Georgia. Journal of Paleontology 39(5):1016-1022 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/J. Alroy] |
10274 | C. E. Ray. 1967. Pleistocene mammals from Ladds, Bartow County, Georgia. Bulletin of the Georgia Academy of Science 25(3):120-150 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
10275 | A. Wetmore. 1967. Pleistocene Aves from Ladds, Georgia. Bulletin of the Georgia Academy of Science 25(3):151-153 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |