McFaddin Beach (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Texas (29.7° N, 94.1° W: paleocoordinates 29.7° N, 94.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Beaumont Formation, Rancholabrean (0.3 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: peritidal; unlithified mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. J. Bell, W. Godwin, K. M. Jenkins and P. J. Lewis. 2021. First fossil manatees in Texas, USA: Trichechus manatus bakerorum from Pleistocene beach deposits along the Gulf of Mexico. Palaeontologia Electronica 23(3):a47 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 225289: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 02.05.2022

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae
Didelphis marsupialis
Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758 common opossum
 Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae
Eremotherium sp.
Eremotherium sp. Spillmann 1948 edentate
 Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Megalonyx jeffersonii
Megalonyx jeffersonii Desmarest 1822 Jefferson's ground sloth
 Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
"Chlamytherium septentrionale" = Holmesina septentrionalis
"Chlamytherium septentrionale" = Holmesina septentrionalis Leidy 1889 edentate
 Sirenia -
cf. Sirenia indet.
cf. Sirenia indet. Illiger 1811 sirenian
 Sirenia - Trichechidae
Trichechus manatus bakerorum
Trichechus manatus bakerorum Domning 2005 manatee
 Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Mammut americanum
Mammut americanum Kerr 1792 American mastodon
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Mammuthus columbi
Mammuthus columbi Falconer 1857 Columbian mammoth
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus sp.
Sylvilagus sp. Gray 1867 cottontail rabbit
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Cynomys ludovicianus
Cynomys ludovicianus Ord 1815 black-tailed prairie dog
 Rodentia - Caviidae
Neochoerus pickneyi
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
"Tapirus copei" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii, "Tapirus excelsus" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis
"Tapirus copei" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii Leidy 1860 tapir
"Tapirus excelsus" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis Sellards 1918 tapir
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp.
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
"Bison bison" = Bos bison
"Bison bison" = Bos bison Linnaeus 1758 American bison
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus
Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
"Tanupolama mirifica" = Palaeolama mirifica
"Tanupolama mirifica" = Palaeolama mirifica Simpson 1929 stout-legged llama
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Platygonus sp., Mylohyus sp.
Platygonus sp. Leconte 1848 peccary
Mylohyus sp. Cope 1869 peccary
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Tremarctos floridanus
Tremarctos floridanus Gidley 1928 Florida cave bear
 Carnivora - Procyonidae
Procyon lotor
Procyon lotor Linnaeus 1758 raccoon
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Lontra canadensis
Lontra canadensis Schreber 1776 North American river otter
 Carnivora - Felidae
"Felis onca" = Panthera onca, Smilodon sp.
"Felis onca" = Panthera onca Linnaeus 1758 jaguar
Smilodon sp. Lund 1841 saber-toothed cat
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis latrans
Canis latrans Say 1823 coyote