Hanover Quarry No. 1 Fissure (Pleistocene of the United States)
Where: Adams County, Pennsylvania (39.8° N, 77.2° W: paleocoordinates 39.8° N, 77.0° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: J. E. Guilday. 1984. In W. C. Mahaney (ed.), Correlation of Quaternary Chronologies [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details
PaleoDB collection 20354: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993
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Taxonomic list
• "Tapirus cf. haysii" of Ray and Sanders 1984 is from "Hanover Quarry, York Co., Pennsylvania" associated (only?) with "mastodon" and "horse" and was recovered in 1977, whereas this fauna was "discovered in the fall of 1981": Guilday et al. 1984
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Rana cf. pipiens Schreber 1782 Northern leopard frog | |
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Bufo americanus Holbrook 1836 American toad | |
| Reptilia | |
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Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey | |
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Colinus virginianus Linnaeus 1758 northern bobwhite | |
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Crotalus horridus Linnaeus 1758 timber rattlesnake | |
Thamnophis sp., Heterodon platyrhinos, Nerodia sipedon, Lampropeltis triangulum, Opheodrys vernalis, Elaphe sp., Elaphe vulpina, Coluber constrictor
Thamnophis sp. Fitzinger 1843 garter snake
Heterodon platyrhinos Latreille 1801 eastern hognosed snake
Nerodia sipedon Linnaeus 1758 northern water snake
Lampropeltis triangulum Lacépède 1788 milk snake
Opheodrys vernalis colubrid snake
Elaphe sp. Wagler 1833 colubrid snake
Elaphe vulpina Baird and Girard 1853 fox snake
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus 1758 black racer | |
| Mammalia | |
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Tamias cf. striatus Linnaeus 1758 eastern chipmunk
Marmota cf. monax Linnaeus 1758 groundhog | |
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Erethizon dorsatum Linnaeus 1758 North American porcupine | |
Peromyscus sp., "Allophaiomys cf. guildayi" = Microtus guildayi1, Pitymys cf. cumberlandensis, ? Lasiopodomys sp.4, Ondatra cf. idahoensis1, Synaptomys cooperi
Peromyscus sp. Gloger 1841 deer mouse
Synaptomys cooperi Baird 1858 southern bog lemming | |
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Thomomys potomacensis Gidley and Gazin 1933 pocket gopher | |
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Zapus hudsonius Zimmermann 1780 meadow jumping mouse
Napaeozapus insignis Miller 1891 woodland jumping mouse | |
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Sylvilagus sp. Gray 1867 cottontail rabbit | |
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Urocyon cinereoargenteus Schreber 1775 gray fox | |
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Ursus americanus Pallas 1780 black bear | |
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Mustela sp. Linnaeus 1758 weasel | |
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Mephitis mephitis Schreber 1776 striped skunk | |
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Panthera cf. onca Linnaeus 1758 jaguar
Smilodon cf. gracilis Cope 1880 saber-toothed cat | |
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Equus cf. complicatus Leidy 1858 horse | |
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Platygonus sp. Leconte 1848 peccary | |
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Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer | |
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Sorex sp. Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew | |
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Parascalops breweri Bachman 1842 hairly-tailed vole | |
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Mammut americanum Kerr 1792 American mastodon | |