PBDB Collection

McGehee Farm (Neogene of the United States)

Where: Alachua County, Florida (29.7° N, 82.6° W: paleocoordinates 29.8° N, 80.9° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Alachua Formation, Hemphillian (10.3 - 4.9 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: S. E. Hirschfeld and S. D. Webb. 1968. Plio-Pleistocene Megalonychid Sloths of North America. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 12(5) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 18560: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by John Hunter, Mark Uhen, Richard Hulbert, Jonathan Marcot, Philip Mannion and Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
Suliformes - Anhingidae	Anhinga grandis⁴ Anhinga grandis⁴ Martin and Mengel 1975 darter
Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax wetmorei⁵ Phalacrocorax wetmorei⁵ Brodkorb 1955 cormorant
Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae	Nycticorax fidens n. sp.³ Nycticorax fidens n. sp.³ Brodkorb 1963 night heron
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	Ereunetes rayi n. sp.⁵ Ereunetes rayi n. sp.⁵ Brodkorb 1963 sandpiper
Charadriiformes - Jacanidae	Jacana farrandi n. sp.¹³ Jacana farrandi n. sp.¹³ Olson 1976 shorebird
Reptilia
Crocodylia - Alligatoridae	Alligator sp.²³ Alligator sp.²³ Daudin 1809 alligator UF 289211, 028912
Crocodylia -	"Gavialosuchus americana" = Thecachampsa sericodon²³ "Gavialosuchus americana" = Thecachampsa sericodon²³ Cope 1867 crocodilian UF 041602, 041632, 289279
Testudines - Emydidae	"Chrysemys williamsi n. sp." = Pseudemys williamsi¹⁶, "Chrysemys carri n. sp." = Pseudemys carri¹⁶ "Chrysemys williamsi n. sp." = Pseudemys williamsi¹⁶ Rose and Weaver 1966 cooter see Rose and Weaver 1966 "Chrysemys carri n. sp." = Pseudemys carri¹⁶ Rose and Weaver 1966 cooter includes "C. carri" type of Rose and Weaver 1966
Testudines - Testudinidae	"Geochelone alleni n. sp." = Hesperotestudo turgida² "Geochelone alleni n. sp." = Hesperotestudo turgida² Cope 1892 turtle
Testudines - Chelydridae	"Macroclemys auffenbergi n. sp." = Macrochelys auffenbergi⁶ "Macroclemys auffenbergi n. sp." = Macrochelys auffenbergi⁶ Dobie 1968 Auffenberg's snapping turtle
Mammalia
- Mylodontidae	Thinobadistes segnis²⁰ Thinobadistes segnis²⁰ Hay 1919 edentate
Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae	Pliometanastes protistus n. sp. Pliometanastes protistus n. sp. Hirschfeld and Webb 1968 edentate
Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae	Vespertilionidae indet.¹¹ Vespertilionidae indet.¹¹ Gray 1821 vesper bat a bat
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Amebelodon sp.¹² Amebelodon sp.¹² Barbour 1927 gomphothere may include "Gomphotherium sp." of Tobien 1972 and probably does include "Serridentinus floridanus"
Sirenia - Dugongidae	Metaxytherium cf. floridanum⁷ Metaxytherium cf. floridanum⁷ Hay 1922 dugong
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Sthenictis sp.¹¹ Sthenictis sp.¹¹ Peterson 1910 mustelid carnivore
Carnivora - Canidae	Epicyon saevus¹⁸, Epicyon haydeni¹⁹, Borophagus sp.¹⁹, Eucyon davisi¹⁷ Epicyon saevus¹⁸ Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog Epicyon haydeni¹⁹ Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog Borophagus sp.¹⁹ Cope 1892 bone-crushing dog Eucyon davisi¹⁷ Merriam 1911 canine "McGehee Place Quarry"
Carnivora - Felidae	Felidae indet. Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat
Perissodactyla - Equidae	"Hippotherium plicatile" = Cormohipparion plicatile¹, "Hippotherium ingenuum" = Cormohipparion ingenuum¹⁰, Neohipparion trampasense⁹, Pseudhipparion skinneri²², Nannippus westoni¹⁰, Protohippus gidleyi¹⁰, Calippus elachistus¹⁰, Calippus cf. hondurensis¹⁰ "Hippotherium plicatile" = Cormohipparion plicatile¹ Leidy 1887 hipparionine horse "Hippotherium ingenuum" = Cormohipparion ingenuum¹⁰ Leidy 1885 hipparionine horse Neohipparion trampasense⁹ Edwards 1982 hipparionine horse Pseudhipparion skinneri²² Webb and Hulbert 1986 hipparionine horse Nannippus westoni¹⁰ Simpson 1930 hipparionine horse Protohippus gidleyi¹⁰ Hulbert 1988 horse "Dinohippus or Pliohippus"; "pliohippine" of MacFadden 1982, and specimen inexplicably referred to "Pliohippus" by MacFadden and Cerling 1996 Calippus elachistus¹⁰ Hulbert 1988 horse Calippus cf. hondurensis¹⁰ Olson and McGrew 1941 horse
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Teleoceras proterum, Aphelops mutilus¹⁵ Teleoceras proterum Leidy 1885 rhinoceros Aphelops mutilus¹⁵ Matthew 1924 rhinoceros
Perissodactyla - Tapiridae	Tapirus webbi n. sp.⁸ Tapirus webbi n. sp.⁸ Hulbert 2005 tapir
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	Tayassuinae indet.¹ Tayassuinae indet.¹ Palmer 1897 peccary
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Camelidae indet.¹, Hemiauchenia sp.¹ Camelidae indet.¹ Gray 1821 camel Hemiauchenia sp.¹ Gervais and Ameghino 1880 camel
Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae	Synthetoceras cf. tricornatus¹⁴ Synthetoceras cf. tricornatus¹⁴ Stirton 1932 protoceratid
Artiodactyla - Gelocidae	Floridameryx floridanus²¹ Floridameryx floridanus²¹ Webb 2008 ruminant
Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae	Antilocapridae indet. Antilocapridae indet. Gray 1866 pronghorn
Theriamorpha - Talpidae	Talpidae indet. Talpidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 mole
Placentalia -	Lagomorpha indet. Lagomorpha indet. Brandt 1885 placental
Rodentia - Mylagaulidae	Mylagaulus kinseyi Mylagaulus kinseyi Webb 1966 rodent

¹Alroy 2002; ²Auffenberg 1966; ³Becker 1985; ⁴Becker 1987; ⁵Brodkorb 1963; ⁶Dobie 1968; ⁷Domning 1988; ⁸Hulbert 2005; ⁹Hulbert 1987; ¹⁰Hulbert 1988; ¹¹MacFadden 1982; ¹²MacFadden and Cerling 1996; ¹³Olson 1976; ¹⁴Patton 1969; ¹⁵Prothero 2005; ¹⁶Rose and Weaver 1966; ¹⁷Tedford et al. 2009; ¹⁸Wang et al. 1999; ¹⁹Webb 1969; ²⁰Webb 1989; ²¹Webb 2008; ²²Webb and Hulbert 1986; ²³Whiting et al. 2016