Haile XIB: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Florida

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Neortyx peninsularis
Ligon 1966
Mammalia - Didelphimorphia
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792
Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Dasypus bellus (Simpson 1929)
Mammalia - Soricidae
Sorex longirostris Bachman 1837
Blarina brevicauda (Say 1823)
    = Blarina cf. carolinensis Bachman 1837
Jones et al. 1984
"apparently" this species
Cryptotis parva (Say 1823)
Mammalia - Talpidae
Scalopus aquaticus (Linnaeus 1758)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae
Spilogale putorius (Linnaeus 1758)
Mephitis mephitis (Schreber 1776)
Mammalia - Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann 1780)
Mammalia - Camelidae
Hemiauchenia macrocephala (Cope 1893)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Geomys pinetis Rafinesque 1817
described by Wilkins 1984
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Synaptomys australis Simpson 1928
Neotoma floridana (Ord 1818)
Oryzomys palustris Harlan 1837
Peromyscus floridanus (Chapman 1889)
    = Podomys floridanus Chapman 1889
Alroy 2002
Peromyscus gossypinus (Le Conte 1853)
Peromyscus polionotus (Wagner 1843)
Ochrotomys nuttalli (Harlan 1832)
Pitymys pinetorum (Le Conte 1830)
recombined as Microtus pinetorum
Sigmodon hispidus Say and Ord 1825
Reithrodontomys humulis (Audubon and Bachman 1841)
see also Ruez 2000
Neofiber alleni True 1884
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus floridanus (Allen 1890)
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae
Desmodus magnus Gut 1959
synonym of Desmodus stocki
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Lasiurus intermedius Allen 1862
Pipistrellus subflavus (Cuvier 1832)
Reptilia - Theropoda - Scolopacidae
Capella gallinago (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
recombined as Gallinago gallinago
Philohela minor (Gmelin 1789)
Ligon 1966
original and current combination Scolopax minor
Actitis macularia (Linnaeus 1766)
Ligon 1966
recombined as Actitis macularius
Numenius americanus Bechstein 1812
Ligon 1966
Totanus melanoleucus (Gmelin 1789)
Ligon 1966
recombined as Tringa melanoleuca
Limnodromus sp. Wied-Neuwied 1833
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostra americana Gmelin 1789
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Charadriidae
Dorypaltus prophatus Brodkorb 1959
Ligon 1966
Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus 1758
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Accipitridae
Accipiter cooperii (Bonaparte 1828)
Ligon 1966
Buteo platypterus (Vieillot 1823)
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Falconidae
Falco sparverius Linnaeus 1758
Ligon 1966
Falco peregrinus Tunstall 1771
Ligon 1966
Polyborus prelutosus Howard 1938
Ligon 1966
synonym of Caracara cheriway
Reptilia - Theropoda - Cathartidae
Coragyps occidentalis (Miller 1909)
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Podicipedidae
Podilymbus podiceps (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Rallidae
Porzana carolina (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Fulica americana Gmelin 1789
Ligon 1966
Laterallus guti Brodkorb 1952
Ligon 1966
synonym of Laterallus exilis
Porphyrula martinica (Linnaeus 1766)
Ligon 1966
recombined as Porphyrio martinica
Coturnicops noveboracensis (Gmelin 1789)
Ligon 1966
Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Rallus elegans Audubon 1834
Ligon 1966
Rallus limicola Vieillot 1819
Ligon 1966
Porzana auffenbergi Brodkorb 1954
Ligon 1966
synonym of Rallus limicola
Reptilia - Theropoda - Picidae
Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Columbidae
Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Ectopistes migratorius (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Cuculidae
Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Strigidae
Otus asio (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
recombined as Megascops asio
Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan 1763)
Ligon 1966
Speotyto cunicularia (Molina 1782)
Ligon 1966
recombined as Athene cunicularia
Reptilia - Theropoda - Tytonidae
Tyto alba (Scopoli 1769)
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Troglodytidae
Troglodytes aedon Vieillot 1809
Ligon 1966
Cistothorus platensis (Latham 1790)
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Parulidae
Geothlypis trichas (Linnaeus 1766)
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Passerellidae
Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Passerherbulus henslowii (Audubon 1829)
Ligon 1966
recombined as Ammodramus henslowii
Ammodramus savannarum (Gmelin 1789)
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Cardinalidae
Richmondena cardinalis (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
recombined as Cardinalis cardinalis
Reptilia - Theropoda - Icteridae
Cremaster tytthus Brodkorb 1959
Ligon 1966
Sturnella magna (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Molothrus ater (Boddaert 1783)
Ligon 1966
Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Pandanaris floridana Brodkorb 1957
Ligon 1966
synonym of Pandanaris convexa
Reptilia - Theropoda - Corvidae
Corvus ossifragus Wilson 1812
Ligon 1966
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822
Ligon 1966
Aphelocoma coerulescens (Bosc 1795)
Ligon 1966
Protocitta dixi Brodkorb 1957
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Hirundinidae
Tachycineta speleodytes Brodkorb 1957
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Vireonidae
Vireo griseus (Boddaert 1783)
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Mimidae
Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Toxostoma rufum (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Anatidae
Bucephala albeola (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758
Ligon 1966
Anas carolinensis Gmelin 1789
Ligon 1966
recombined as Anas crecca carolinensis
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758
Ligon 1966
Aix sponsa (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Aythya collaris (Donovan 1809)
Ligon 1966
Aythya affinis (Eyton 1838)
Ligon 1966
Branta canadensis (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Anas discors Linnaeus 1766
Ligon 1966
recombined as Spatula discors
Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Ardeidae
Leucophoyx thula (Molina 1782)
Ligon 1966
recombined as Egretta thula
Butorides virescens (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
Botaurus lentiginosus (Rackett 1813)
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Odontophoridae
Colinus suilium Brodkorb 1959
Ligon 1966
Reptilia - Theropoda - Phasianidae
Tympanuchus cupido (Linnaeus 1758)
Ligon 1966
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Florida County:Alachua
Coordinates: 29.8° North, 82.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:29.8° North, 81.9° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Late/Upper Pleistocene 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
*Local age/stage:Sangamonian
Key time interval:Late/Upper Pleistocene
Age range of interval:0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: said to be Sangamonian
Lithology and environment
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Glacial or sequence phase:interglacial
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Collection methods and comments
Collection size:1000 specimens
Taxonomic list comments:said by Ruez 2000 to include "approximately 1000 mammalian specimens," although he gives an incorrect species count of 16
Metadata
Database number:20595
Authorizer:J. Alroy, J. Bloch Enterer:J. Alroy, R. Hulbert
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:vertebrate
Created:1995-03-26 00:00:00 Last modified:2007-09-17 17:46:40
Access level:the public Released:1995-03-26 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

3567. 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]

Secondary references:

6294 J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari]
2046 C. A. Jones, J. R. Choate, and H. H. Genoways. 1984. Phylogeny and Paleobiogeography of Short-tailed Shrews (Genus Blarina). In H. H. Genoways and M. R. Dawson (eds.), Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication 8:56-148 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]
50707 J. D. Ligon. 1966. A Pleistocene avifauna from Haile, Florida. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 10(4):127-158 [J. Bloch/R. Hulbert/R. Hulbert]