Forsberg Shell Pit (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Charlotte County, Florida (26.9° N, 82.0° W: paleocoordinates 26.9° N, 81.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: G. S. Morgan and R. C. Hulbert, Jr. 1995. Overview of the geology and vertebrate biochronology of the Leisey Shell Pit Local Fauna, Hillsborough County, Florida. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 37(1) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details

PaleoDB collection 20334: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.10.1995, edited by Richard Hulbert

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Taxonomic list

• list is complete (for once)
Aves
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia concinna Wetmore 1940 loon
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax cf. auritus Lesson 1831 double-crested cormorant
 Ciconiiformes - Ciconiidae
Ciconia maltha Miller 1910 asphalt stork
 Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Eudocimus leiseyi Emslie 1995 ibis
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podilymbus podiceps Linnaeus 1758 pied-billed grebe
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Fulica americana Gmelin 1789 American coot
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Aythya sp. Boie 1822 pochard
Mammalia
 Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
Holmesina floridanus Robertson 1976 edentate
 Cingulata - Pachyarmatheriidae
Pachyarmatherium leiseyi Downing and White 1995 edentate
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
 Carnivora - Felidae
Smilodon gracilis Cope 1880 saber-toothed cat
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis edwardii Gazin 1942 canine