Gilliland (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Knox and Baylor County, Texas (33.8° N, 99.5° W: paleocoordinates 33.8° N, 99.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Seymour Formation, Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: C. W. Hibbard and W. W. Dalquest. 1966. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 21(1) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 20342: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Richard Hulbert and Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• general faunal unit that includes the Burnett Quarry (see); lists are kept separate because the Burnett Quarry was discovered in 1978, thus the two collections are independent
Aves
 Galliformes - Meleagridae
Agriocharis anza3 Howard 1963 turkey
Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
"Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) sp." = Hesperotestudo2
"Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) sp." = Hesperotestudo2 Williams 1950 turtle
Mammalia
 Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
"Glyptotherium arizonae" = Glyptotherium texanum1
"Glyptotherium arizonae" = Glyptotherium texanum1 Osborn 1903 glyptodon
 Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
Holmesina septentrionalis4 Leidy 1889 edentate
  - Mylodontidae
Paramylodon harlani Owen 1840 Harlan's ground sloth
 Megatherioidea - Nothrotheriidae
Nothrotheriops texanus6 Hay 1916 edentate
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Mammuthus hayi1 Barbour 1915 mammoth
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Cuvieronius sp. Osborn 1923 gomphothere
Morrillia barbouri5 Osborn 1921 gomphothere
 Carnivora - Felidae
Miracinonyx studeri4, "Homotherium cf. serum" = Homotherium latidens4
Miracinonyx studeri4 Savage 1960 American cheetah
"Homotherium cf. serum" = Homotherium latidens4 Owen 1846 scimitar toothed cat
"Dinobastis"
 Carnivora - Procyonidae
Procyon sp. Storr 1780 raccoon
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis armbrusteri4 Gidley 1913 canine
Canis edwardii7 Gazin 1942 canine
Canis latrans4 Say 1823 coyote
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus calobatus4 Troxell 1915 horse
Equus giganteus Gidley 1901 horse
"Equus scotti" = Equus mexicanus Hibbard 1955 horse
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
"Tapirus haysii" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii1
"Tapirus haysii" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii1 Leidy 1860 tapir
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelidae indet.1, Camelops sp., "Hemiauchenia seymourensis" = Hemiauchenia macrocephala1
Camelidae indet.1 Gray 1821 camel
Camelops sp. Leidy 1854 camel
"Hemiauchenia seymourensis" = Hemiauchenia macrocephala1 Cope 1893 camel
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Platygonus vetus4 Leidy 1882 peccary
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus4 Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Capromeryx sp. Matthew 1902 pronghorn
Tetrameryx knoxensis4 Hibbard and Dalquest 1960 pronghorn
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Cynomys cf. ludovicianus4 Ord 1815 black-tailed prairie dog
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Ondatra annectens Brown 1908 muskrat
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus cf. floridanus4 Allen 1890 eastern cottontail