Lecanto 2A (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Citrus County, Florida (28.8° N, 82.2° W: paleocoordinates 28.8° N, 82.0° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Rancholabrean (0.3 - 0.0 Ma)

• said to be Rancholabrean

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: G. S. Morgan. 1991. Neotropical Chiroptera from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Florida. In T. A. Griffiths, D. Klingener, (eds.), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 206:176-213 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 20398: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 21.09.1998, edited by Richard Hulbert and Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

• not the same as Sabertooth Cave (see)
said to be Rancholabrean by Morgan 1991, and argument of Morgan and Seymour 1997 suggests it is early Rancholabrean
Aves
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Rallus limicola1 Vieillot 1819 Virginia rail
Rallus elegans1 Audubon 1834 king rail
or could be Rallus longirostris
Laterallus cf. exilis1 Temminck 1831 gray-breasted crake
Porzana carolina1 Linnaeus 1758 sora
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
"Otus asio" = Megascops asio1 Linnaeus 1758 eastern screech-owl
Aegolius acadicus1 Gmelin 1788 northern saw-whet owl
Strix varia1 Barton 1799 barred owl
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
"Columba fasciata" = Patagioenas fasciata1, Zenaida macroura1
"Columba fasciata" = Patagioenas fasciata1 Say 1822 band-tailed pigeon
Zenaida macroura1 Linnaeus 1758 mourning dove
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podilymbus podiceps1 Linnaeus 1758 pied-billed grebe
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anas crecca1 Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
 Passeriformes - Passerellidae
Melospiza georgiana1 Latham 1790 swamp sparrow
Junco hyemalis1 Linnaeus 1758 dark-eyed junco
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Pica pica1 Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian magpie
 Passeriformes - Icteridae
Quiscalus mexicanus1 Gmelin 1788 great-tailed grackle
 Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Cathartes aura1 Linnaeus 1758 turkey vulture
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ixobrychus exilis1 Gmelin 1789 least bittern
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco sparverius1 Linnaeus 1758 American kestrel
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Meleagris gallopavo1 Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey
 Galliformes - Odontophoridae
Colinus virginianus1 Linnaeus 1758 northern bobwhite
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Calidris cf. pusilla1 Linnaeus 1766 semipalmated sandpiper
 Charadriiformes - Jacanidae
Jacana spinosa1 Linnaeus 1758 Northern jacana
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Accipiter cooperii1 Bonaparte 1828 Cooper's hawk
Buteo sp.1 de Lacepède 1799 hawk
Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Gopherus polyphemus2 Daudin 1802 Florida gopher tortoise
The sample includes one NUCH (UF 128231), two HYO and three peripherals (UF 128241-128245), a maxilla (UF 128235), and a series of cervical vertebrae, leg bones, and girdle pieces (UF 128294, 128230, 128238- 128244).
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Tremarctos floridanus Gidley 1928 Florida cave bear
 Carnivora - Canidae
"Canis dirus" = Aenocyon dirus
"Canis dirus" = Aenocyon dirus Leidy 1858 dire wolf
 Carnivora - Felidae
Miracinonyx inexpectatus3 Cope 1895 American cheetah
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
"Tapirus veroensis" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis
"Tapirus veroensis" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis Sellards 1918 tapir
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Palaeolama mirifica Simpson 1929 stout-legged llama
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Soricidae indet. Fischer 1814 shrew
"shrews"
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Oryzomys palustris Harlan 1837 marsh rice rat
Sigmodon hispidus3 Say and Ord 1825 hispid cotton rat
Reithrodontomys humulis4 Audubon and Bachman 1841 eastern harvest mouse