Austin Sand Pit (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Dorchester County, South Carolina (33.1° N, 80.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Waccamaw Formation, Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• Age after Boessenecker et al 2018.

Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. J. Boessenecker, R. W. Boessenecker, and J. Geisler. 2017. Youngest record of extinct walrus Ontocetus ommonsi (Carnivora: Odobenidae): Plio-Pleistocene Austin Sand Pit, South Carolina, USA. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Program and Abstracts 2017:83 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 188304: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 28.08.2017

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Giglymostoma sp., cf. Rhynchobatos sp.
Reptilia
 Testudines - Emydidae
Emydidae indet.
Emydidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 turtle
 Testudines - Chelydridae
Macrochelys sp.
Macrochelys sp. Gray 1856 alligator snapping turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet.
Trionychidae indet. Gray 1825 softshell turtle
Aves
 Aves -
Aves indet.
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Alligator sp.
Alligator sp. Daudin 1809 alligator
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Caviidae
Neochoerus sp., Neochoerus pinkneyi
Neochoerus sp. Hay 1926 caviomorph
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castoroides sp.
Castoroides sp. Foster 1838 giant beaver
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp.
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Tapirus sp.
Tapirus sp. Brisson 1762 tapir
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelidae indet.
Camelidae indet. Gray 1821 camel
 Cetacea - Cetotheriidae
Herpetocetus sp.
Herpetocetus sp. Van Beneden 1872 whale
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera borealina, Megaptera sp., Balaenoptera sp.
Balaenoptera borealina Van Beneden 1880 rorqual
Balaenoptera "borealina"
Megaptera sp. Gray 1846 humpback whale
Balaenoptera sp. Lacépède 1804 rorqual
 Cetacea - Eschrichtiidae
Eschrichtius cf. robustus
Eschrichtius cf. robustus Lilljeborg 1861 gray whale
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
Balaenula sp., Balaena cf. mysticetus
Balaenula sp. Van Beneden 1872 right whale
Balaena cf. mysticetus Linnaeus 1758 bowhead whale
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
cf. Astadelphis sp.
cf. Astadelphis sp. Bianucci 1996 dolphin
 Cetacea - Kogiidae
Kogiidae indet.
Kogiidae indet. Miller 1923 pygmy sperm whale
 Cetacea - Physeteridae
cf. Physeterula sp.
cf. Physeterula sp. Van Beneden 1877 sperm whale
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
Ontocetus emmonsi
Ontocetus emmonsi Leidy 1859 walrus
 Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae
Eremotherium sp.
Eremotherium sp. Spillmann 1948 edentate
 Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
cf. Holmesina sp.
cf. Holmesina sp. Simpson 1930 edentate
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
cf. Cuvieronius sp.
cf. Cuvieronius sp. Osborn 1923 gomphothere
Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae
Acipenser oxyrhinchus
 Lutjaniformes - Sciaenidae
cf. Sciaenops sp., Pogonias sp.
cf. Sciaenops sp. Gill 1863 ray-finned fish
Pogonias sp. Lacépède 1802 ray-finned fish
 Tetraodontiformes - Tetraodontidae
Sphoeroides hyperostosus
Sphoeroides hyperostosus Tyler et al. 1992 ray-finned fish
 Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae
Chilomycterus schoepfi
Chilomycterus schoepfi Walbaum 1792 ray-finned fish
 Tetraodontiformes - Monacanthidae
Aluterus sp.
Aluterus sp. Cloquet 1816 Leatherjacket
 Acanthopterygii - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena sp.
Sphyraena sp. Artedi 1793 barracuda
 Istiophoriformes - Istiophoridae
Istiophorus albicans
Istiophorus albicans ray-finned fish
 Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae
Prionotus sp.
Prionotus sp. Lacépède 1802 sea robin
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
"Dasyatis centroura" = Bathytoshia centroura
"Dasyatis centroura" = Bathytoshia centroura Mitchill 1814 roughtail stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp.
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
 Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis serra
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Negaprion eurybathrodon, "Galeocerdo cuvieri" = Galeocerdo cuvier, Carcharhinus leucas, Rhizoprionodon sp.
Negaprion eurybathrodon Blake 1862 lemon shark
"Galeocerdo cuvieri" = Galeocerdo cuvier Peron and LeSueur 1822 tiger shark
Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes 1839 bull shark
Rhizoprionodon sp. Whitley 1929 sharpnose shark
 Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Alopias vulpinus
Alopias vulpinus Bonnaterre 1788 common thresher
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Parotodus benedeni
Parotodus benedeni Le Hon 1871 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Carcharodon carcharias, Carcharodon hastalis
Carcharodon carcharias Linnaeus 1758 great white shark
Carcharodon hastalis Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias taurus
Carcharias taurus Rafinesque 1810 sand tiger shark
 Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
Notorhynchus sp.
Notorhynchus sp. Ayres 1855 sevengill shark
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina sp.
Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806 angel shark
 Orectolobiformes - Rhincodontidae
Rhincodon typus
Rhincodon typus Smith 1828 whale shark