Levi Site Zone V: Holocene, Texas
collected by H. L. Alexander, Jr. 1950, 1960
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Serpentes
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Serpentes indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Odocoileus virginianus
(Zimmermann 1780)
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Lepus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Sylvilagus sp.
Gray 1867
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
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Rodentia indet.
Bowdich 1821
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Texas | County: | Travis |
| Coordinates: | 30.4° North, 98.1° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 30.4° North, 98.1° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: "The zone ranges from 2 to 6 inches in thickness"; includes Archaic projectile points but is apparently time averaged | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | bioturbation unlithified carbonaceous siltstone |
| Lithology description: "a loose, tan fill composed of fine dust, decayed and decaying vegetal material, and goat dung... thoroughly mixed through the action of burrowing animals and trampling by men and animals" | |
| Environment: | cave |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,anthropogenic |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | bulk,selective quarrying,sieve,field collection | ||
| Minimum sieve size: | 6.350 | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | archaeological analysis | ||
| Collectors: | H. L. Alexander, Jr. | Collection dates: | 1950, 1960 |
| Collection method comments: "All work was done by trowel, and fill was transferred by bucket to the screen... All material was passed through 1/4 inch screen, and much of it also was run through fine window screen." | |||
| Taxonomic list comments:identifications are by E. L. Lundelius, Jr.; MNI counts are given, but are of unclear value given probable disassociation of the remains | |||
Metadata
| Also known as: | University of Texas Site No. 41TV49 | ||
| Database number: | 79585 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | J. Alroy |
| Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-03-13 23:08:44 | Last modified: | 2008-03-14 23:06:28 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-03-13 23:08:44 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 26708. | H. L. Alexander, Jr. 1963. The Levi Site: a Paleo-Indian campsite in central Texas. American Antiquity 28(4):510-528 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] |