O'Brien Ranch, Bee County Site 6: Pleistocene, Texas
collected by WPA 1940–1941
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Mammutidae
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Mastodon sp.
Cuvier 1817
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| synonym of Mammut | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Elephas sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Cingulata
- Glyptodontidae
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Glyptodon sp.
Owen 1839
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Cervidae indet.
Gray 1821
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Bison sp.
Hamilton-Smith 1827
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Mammalia
- Camelidae
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Camelidae indet.
Gray 1821
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Mammalia
- Tayassuidae
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Tayassuidae indet.
Palmer 1897
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| "peccary" | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Canis sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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| "wolf" | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
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Rodentia indet.
Bowdich 1821
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Reptilia
- Testudinata
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Testudinata indet.
Oppel 1811
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Reptilia
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Aves indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Texas | County: | Bee |
| Coordinates: | 28.5° North, 97.6° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 28.5° North, 97.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
| Collectors: | WPA | Collection dates: | 1940–1941 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | WPA, Work Project No. 12510, Blanco Creek, TMM 31034 | ||
| Database number: | 207447 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2020-01-10 12:22:50 | Last modified: | 2020-01-17 14:51:59 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2020-01-10 12:22:50 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 71463. | Anonymous. 1940. The fifth quarterly report covering the quarter ending June 30, 1940 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 1-25 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 71467 | Anonymous. 1941. The eighth quarterly report covering the quarter ending March 31, 1941 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] | |
| 71468 | Anonymous. 1941. The ninth quarterly report covering the quarter ending June 30, 1941 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 1-41 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 71494 | E. H. Sellards. 1941. Final report covering the period from March 4, 1939 ro September 30, 1941 for the state-wide paleontologic-mineralogic survey in Texas. A Federal Works Agency Work Projects Administration Project iii-85 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |