PBDB Collection

APAC Shell Pit ( of the United States)

Also known as MacAsphalt Shell Pit; Newburn Pit; Warren Brothers Pit

Where: Sarasota County, Florida (27.4° N, 82.5° W: paleocoordinates 27.4° N, 81.8° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pinecrest Beds Member (Tamiami Formation), Blancan (4.9 - 1.8 Ma)

• most material is from a single 10 - 60 cm thick layer

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: estuary or bay; shelly/skeletal, black, gray sandstone

• "quiet, shallow-water, estuarine assemblage... a river in the near vicinity"

• "dark brown to blackish sandy organic layer" (Morgan and Ridgway 1987) or "abundant Rangia sp. valves interspersed with a matrix of black-to-dark gray sand" (Hulbert 1988)

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. S. Morgan and R. B. Ridgway. 1987. Late Pliocene (late Blancan) vertebrates from the St. Petersburg Times site, Pinellas County, Florida, with a brief review of Florida Blancan faunas. Papers in Florida Paleontology 1:1-22 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 19753: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Mark Uhen, Richard Hulbert and Jonathan Marcot

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• correlated to lower Matuyama chron (R) on basis of reversed sediments, ostracod biostrat, and Sr isotope dating

•said to include 23 land-mammal taxa, but only 19 are reported - insectivores are missing?

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Amphibia
Salientia - Ranidae	Rana sp.³ Rana sp.³ Linnaeus 1758 frog
Caudata - Urodela	Siren sp. Siren sp. Linnaeus 1766 siren
Reptilia
Galliformes - Phasianidae	Meleagris sp.² Meleagris sp.² Linnaeus 1758 turkey
Aves
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	Spizaetus sp.² Spizaetus sp.² Vieillot 1816 hawk-eagle
Phoenicopteriformes - Phoenicopteridae	Phoenicopterus sp.² Phoenicopterus sp.² Linnaeus 1758 flamingo
Cathartiformes - Cathartidae	cf. Gymnogyps sp.² cf. Gymnogyps sp.² Lesson 1842 New World vulture
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Oxyura hulberti n. sp.², Mergus merganser², Bucephala cf. albeola², Helonetta brodkorbi n. gen. n. sp.², Aythya valisineria², Aythya collaris², Anabernicula gracilenta², Anas cf. crecca², Dendrocygna sp.², Anserinae indet.², Branta canadensis², "Anas cf. clypeata" = Spatula clypeata², "Anas cf. cyanoptera" = Spatula cyanoptera², "Anas discors" = Spatula discors², "Anas cf. americana" = Mareca americana² Oxyura hulberti n. sp.² Emslie 1992 waterfowl Mergus merganser² Linnaeus 1758 common merganser or could be M. serrator Bucephala cf. albeola² Linnaeus 1758 bufflehead Helonetta brodkorbi n. gen. n. sp.² Emslie 1992 duck Aythya valisineria² Wilson 1814 canvasback or could be A. americana Aythya collaris² Donovan 1809 ring-necked duck or could be A. affinis Anabernicula gracilenta² Ross 1935 dabbling duck Anas cf. crecca² Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal Dendrocygna sp.² Swinson 1837 whistling duck Anserinae indet.² Vigors 1825 goose Branta canadensis² Linnaeus 1758 Canada goose "Anas cf. clypeata" = Spatula clypeata² Linnaeus 1758 northern shoveler "Anas cf. cyanoptera" = Spatula cyanoptera² Viellot 1816 cinnamon teal "Anas discors" = Spatula discors² Linnaeus 1766 blue-winged teal "Anas cf. americana" = Mareca americana² Gmelin 1789 American wigeon
Passeriformes -	Passeriformes indet.² Passeriformes indet.² Linnaeus 1758 perching bird
Passeriformes - Icteridae	Icteridae indet.², cf. Agelaius phoeniceus² Icteridae indet.² Vigors 1825 perching bird cf. Agelaius phoeniceus² Linnaeus 1766 red-winged blackbird
Gruiformes - Rallidae	"Porphyrula sp." = Porphyrio², Laterallus sp.², Rallus sp.², Rallus limicola², Rallus longirostris², Fulica cf. americana², Gallinula sp.² "Porphyrula sp." = Porphyrio² Brisson 1760 rail Laterallus sp.² Bonaparte 1854 rail Rallus sp.² Linnaeus 1758 rail two sizes represented, informally designated species A and B Rallus limicola² Vieillot 1819 Virginia rail Rallus longirostris² Boddaert 1783 mangrove rail or could be Rallus elegans Fulica cf. americana² Gmelin 1789 American coot Gallinula sp.² Brisson 1760 moorhen
Gruiformes - Gruidae	"Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis² "Grus canadensis" = Antigone canadensis² Linnaeus 1758 Sandhill crane
Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae	Podilymbus podiceps² Podilymbus podiceps² Linnaeus 1758 pied-billed grebe
Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae	Egretta sp.², Botaurus sp.², Botaurus lentiginosus², Ixobrychus exilis², Ardea sp.², Nyctanassa violacea² Egretta sp.² Forster 1817 egret Botaurus sp.² Stephens 1819 heron smaller than B. lentiginosus, about right size for B. hibbardi from Rexroad Botaurus lentiginosus² Rackett 1813 American bittern Ixobrychus exilis² Gmelin 1789 least bittern Ardea sp.² Linnaeus 1758 heron Nyctanassa violacea² Linnaeus 1758 yellow-crowned night heron
Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae	Eudocimus sp.² Eudocimus sp.² Wagler 1832 ibis
Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax sp.² Phalacrocorax sp.² Brisson 1760 cormorant
Ciconiiformes - Ciconiidae	Ciconia maltha² Ciconia maltha² Miller 1910 asphalt stork
Charadriiformes - Recurvirostridae	Himantopus sp.² Himantopus sp.² Brisson 1760 shorebird
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	Scolopacidae indet.², Limnodromus sp.², Scolopax sp.², "Actitis macularia" = Actitis macularius², Gallinago sp.², Tringa sp.² Scolopacidae indet.² Rafinesque 1815 snipe Limnodromus sp.² Wied-Neuwied 1833 dowitcher Scolopax sp.² Linnaeus 1758 snipe "Actitis macularia" = Actitis macularius² Linnaeus 1766 spotted sandpiper Gallinago sp.² Brisson 1760 snipe Tringa sp.² Linnaeus 1758 snipe
Reptilia
Crocodylia - Alligatoridae	Alligator sp. Alligator sp. Daudin 1809 alligator
Squamata - Colubridae	Nerodia sp. Nerodia sp. Baird and Girard 1853 water snake
Testudines - Testudinidae	Geochelone sp.³ Geochelone sp.³ Fitzinger 1835 turtle
Testudines - Emydidae	Pseudemys platymarginata Pseudemys platymarginata cooter
Testudines - Chelydridae	"Macroclemys temmincki" = Macrochelys temminckii³ "Macroclemys temmincki" = Macrochelys temminckii³ Troost 1835 Alligator snapping turtle
Mammalia
Cingulata - Pampatheriidae	Holmesina floridanus Holmesina floridanus Robertson 1976 edentate
Cingulata - Dasypodidae	Dasypus bellus Dasypus bellus Simpson 1929 beautiful armadillo
Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae	Megalonyx leptostomus Megalonyx leptostomus Cope 1893 edentate
- Mylodontidae	Glossotherium chapadmalense Glossotherium chapadmalense Kraglievich 1925 edentate
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Cuvieronius sp.⁸ Cuvieronius sp.⁸ Osborn 1923 gomphothere
Chiroptera - Molossidae	Tadarida sp. Tadarida sp. Rafinesque 1814 free-tailed bat a bat
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Sylvilagus webbi⁹ Sylvilagus webbi⁹ White 1991 cottontail rabbit
Rodentia - Geomyidae	Orthogeomys cf. propinetis¹ Orthogeomys cf. propinetis¹ Wilkins 1984 pocket gopher
Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae	"Neochoerus dichroplax" = Phugatherium dichroplax "Neochoerus dichroplax" = Phugatherium dichroplax Ahearn and Lance 1980 caviomorph
Rodentia - Cricetidae	"Sigmodon medius" = Sigmodon minor "Sigmodon medius" = Sigmodon minor Gidley 1922 cotton rat
Carnivora - Felidae	Lynx sp.⁶ Lynx sp.⁶ Kerr 1792 lynx
Carnivora - Canidae	Theriodictis ? floridanus⁷ Theriodictis ? floridanus⁷ Tedford et al. 2009 canine
Carnivora - Odobenidae	Ontocetus emmonsi⁵ Ontocetus emmonsi⁵ Leidy 1859 walrus
Carnivora - Procyonidae	Procyon sp. Procyon sp. Storr 1780 raccoon
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Trigonictis macrodon Trigonictis macrodon Cope 1868 mustelid carnivore
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Nannippus peninsulatus, "Hippotherium emsliei" = Cormohipparion emsliei³, Equus sp. Nannippus peninsulatus Cope 1885 hipparionine horse "Hippotherium emsliei" = Cormohipparion emsliei³ Hulbert 1988 hipparionine horse Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	Mylohyus floridanus, Platygonus bicalcaratus Mylohyus floridanus Kinsey 1974 peccary Platygonus bicalcaratus Cope 1893 peccary
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Hemiauchenia macrocephala¹ Hemiauchenia macrocephala¹ Cope 1893 camel
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Odocoileus virginianus⁶ Odocoileus virginianus⁶ Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Bovinae indet.⁴ Bovinae indet.⁴ Gray 1821 antelope
Actinopteri
Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae	Lepisosteus sp.³ Lepisosteus sp.³ Agassiz 1843 gar
Acanthomorphata - Centropomidae	Centropomus sp.³ Centropomus sp.³ Lacépède 1802
Gnathostomata
-	Chondrichthyes indet.³ Chondrichthyes indet.³ Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish

¹Alroy 2002; ²Emslie 1992; ³Hulbert 1988; ⁴Jones et al. 1991; ⁵Kohno and Ray 2008; ⁶Morgan and Hulbert 1995; ⁷Tedford et al. 2009; ⁸Webb and Dudley 1995; ⁹White 1991