PBDB Collection

Courtland Canal (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Jewell County, Kansas (39.8° N, 98.1° W: paleocoordinates 39.8° N, 97.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: R. Eshelman and M. Hager. 1984. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication 8 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 20293: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	? Minytrema sp., Notropes sp. ? Minytrema sp. Notropes sp. multiple forms
Amphibia
Salientia - Ranidae	Rana catesbiana, Rana pipiens Rana catesbiana frog Rana pipiens Schreber 1782 Northern leopard frog
Salientia - Bufonidae	Bufo hemiophrys Bufo hemiophrys toad
Aves
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Anserinae indet., Anas sp., cf. Anas crecca Anserinae indet. Vigors 1825 goose Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck size of A. discors cf. Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
Passeriformes - Turdidae	"cf. Turdinae indet." = Turdidae "cf. Turdinae indet." = Turdidae Rafinesque 1815 thrush
Galliformes - Phasianidae	cf. Tympanuchus sp. cf. Tympanuchus sp. Gloger 1841 pheasant
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	Scolopacidae indet. Scolopacidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snipe size of Capella gallinago
Reptilia
Squamata - Colubridae	Coluber constrictor, Nerodia sipedon, Thamnophis proximus, Thamnophis radix, Thamnophis sirtalis, Heterodon nasicus Coluber constrictor Linnaeus 1758 black racer Nerodia sipedon Linnaeus 1758 northern water snake Thamnophis proximus garter snake Thamnophis radix garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis Linnaeus garter snake Heterodon nasicus Baird and Girard 1852 western hognose snake
Squamata - Crotalidae	Agkistrodon contortix Agkistrodon contortix cottonmouth
Testudines - Emydidae	Chrysemys scripta, Chrysemys picta Chrysemys scripta painted turtle Chrysemys picta Schneider 1783 painted turtle
Mammalia
- Mylodontidae	? Paramylodon harlani ? Paramylodon harlani Owen 1840 Harlan's ground sloth
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Gomphotheriidae indet. Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Lontra canadensis Lontra canadensis Schreber 1776 North American river otter
Carnivora - Canidae	Canis cf. latrans Canis cf. latrans Say 1823 coyote
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus sp. Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	Platygonus cf. vetus Platygonus cf. vetus Leidy 1882 peccary
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Camelidae indet. Camelidae indet. Gray 1821 camel
Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae	Antilocapridae indet. Antilocapridae indet. Gray 1866 pronghorn
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Soergelia cf. mayfieldi Soergelia cf. mayfieldi Troxell 1915 antelope
Theriamorpha - Soricidae	Sorex sp., Blarina sp. Sorex sp. Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew Blarina sp. Gray 1838 American short-tailed shrew
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Mictomys cf. meltoni, cf. Allophaiomys sp., Ondatra annectens Mictomys cf. meltoni Paulson 1961 bog lemming cf. Allophaiomys sp. Kormos 1932 vole Ondatra annectens Brown 1908 muskrat
Rodentia - Sciuridae	"Spermophilus cf. richardsonii" = Urocitellus richardsonii "Spermophilus cf. richardsonii" = Urocitellus richardsonii Sabine 1822 Holarctic ground squirrel
Rodentia - Castoridae	Castoroides cf. ohioensis Castoroides cf. ohioensis Foster 1838 giant beaver
Rodentia - Geomyidae	Geomys sp. Geomys sp. Rafinesque 1817 pocket gopher
Actinopteri
Centrarchiformes - Centrarchidae	Lepomis cf. humilis Lepomis cf. humilis sunfish
Siluriformes - Ictaluridae	Ictalurus melas Ictalurus melas catfish
Gastropoda
Stylommatophora - Zonitidae	Hawaiia minuscula, Zonitoides arboreus Hawaiia minuscula true glass snail Zonitoides arboreus true glass snail
Stylommatophora - Agriolimacidae	Deroceras aenigma Deroceras aenigma Leonard 1950 slug
Stylommatophora - Helicodiscidae	Helicodiscus parallelus Helicodiscus parallelus slug
Stylommatophora - Gastrocoptidae	Gastrocopta armifera Gastrocopta armifera slug
Stylommatophora - Valloniidae	Vallonia gracilicosta, Vallonia pulchella Vallonia gracilicosta slug Vallonia pulchella slug
Heterostropha - Physidae	Physa sp. Physa sp. Draparnaud 1801 snail
Heterostropha - Planorbidae	Gyraulus parvus, Helisoma anceps, Helisoma trivolvis, Ferrissia rivularis Gyraulus parvus snail Helisoma anceps snail Helisoma trivolvis snail Ferrissia rivularis snail
Heterostropha - Valvatidae	Valvata tricarinata Valvata tricarinata snail
Pulmonata - Discidae	Discus cronkhitei Discus cronkhitei disk snail
Bivalvia
Cardiida - Sphaeriidae	Pisidium compressum, Sphaerium simile Pisidium compressum pea clam Sphaerium simile fingernail clam