Haile V/XIXA (Neogene to of the United States)

Also known as Haile 5A, 19A

Where: Alachua County, Florida (29.7° N, 82.6° W: paleocoordinates 29.9° N, 80.9° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: early Early Hemphillian to early Early Hemphillian (10.3 - 4.9 Ma)

• said to be Hemphillian by MacFadden 1982 and early Hemphillian by Becker 1986

Environment/lithology: fluvial; limestone and phosphatic conglomerate

• "limestone quarry... Sediments are fluvial and include both 'gar-scale' and phosphatic gravels."

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the FLMNH

Primary reference: B. J. MacFadden. 1982. New species of primitive three-toed browsing horse from the Miocene Phosphate Mining District of Central Florida. Florida Scientist 45(2):117-125 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 18539: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995, edited by John Hunter, Patricia Holroyd, Philip Mannion and Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelidae indet.1 Gray 1821 camel
Aepycamelus sp.3 Macdonald 1956 camel
 Artiodactyla - Gelocidae
Gelocidae indet.3 Schlosser 1886 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Dromomerycidae
"Pediomeryx hamiltoni" = Yumaceras hamiltoni3
"Pediomeryx hamiltoni" = Yumaceras hamiltoni3 Webb 1983 ruminant
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Aphelops sp.3 Owen 1845 rhinoceros
Teleoceras cf. proterum Leidy 1885 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Neohipparion trampasense8 Edwards 1982 hipparionine horse
"Hippotherium ingenuum" = Cormohipparion ingenuum8 Leidy 1885 hipparionine horse
"Hippotherium plicatile" = Cormohipparion plicatile8 Leidy 1887 hipparionine horse
Nannippus westoni9 Simpson 1930 hipparionine horse
Pseudhipparion skinneri8 Webb and Hulbert 1986 hipparionine horse
Haile 19A
Protohippus gidleyi7 Hulbert 1988 horse
Haile 19A; not listed in Hulbert 1988c
Calippus cf. hondurensis8 Olson and McGrew 1941 horse
Haile 19A
Calippus elachistus8 Hulbert 1988 horse
Haile 19A
 Carnivora - Canidae
Borophagus sp.1 Cope 1892 bone-crushing dog
Epicyon haydeni10 Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
Haile 19A
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere
 Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Pliometanastes sp. Hirschfeld and Webb 1968 edentate
Reptilia
 Testudines - Kinosternoidea
cf. Sternotherus sp.6 Gray 1825 musk turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet.5 Gray 1825 softshell turtle
 Testudines - Emydidae
Emydidae indet.5 Rafinesque 1815 turtle
"rugose-shelled taxon"
cf. Pseudemys williamsi5 Rose and Weaver 1966 cooter
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudinidae indet.5 Batsch 1788 turtle
two taxa, one large, one small
 Crocodylia -
"Gavialosuchus americana" = Thecachampsa sericodon3
"Gavialosuchus americana" = Thecachampsa sericodon3 Cope 1867 crocodilian
UF 289204-289206, 053000
 Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Alligator sp.11 Daudin 1809 alligator
osteoderms
Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet.3 Vigors 1825 waterfowl
 Coraciiformes - Momotidae
Momotidae indet.3 Gray 1840 motmot
Haile XIXA
 Suliformes - Anhingidae
Anhinga grandis4 Martin and Mengel 1975 darter
Haile XIXA; includes assoc. partial skeleton
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax sp.3 Brisson 1760 cormorant