Iron Bridge (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as ET Locality 60; TMM 40436

Where: Rains County, Texas (32.8° N, 95.9° W: paleocoordinates 32.8° N, 95.9° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• said to be Sangamonian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the TMM

Primary reference: J. D. Pinsof and J. Echols. 1997. A late Pleistocene (Sangamonian) vertebrate fauna from eastern Texas. Texas Journal of Science 49(1):3-22 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 20603: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 02.06.1997

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• lat 32 49' 30" N, long 95 54' 45" W
channel lag deposit sensu Behrensmeyer
NISP 89
said to be Sangamonian based on fauna
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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Mammuthus cf. imperator" = Mammuthus columbi
"Mammuthus cf. imperator" = Mammuthus columbi Falconer 1857 imperial mammoth
 Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Mammut americanum
Mammut americanum Kerr 1792 American mastodon
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Tapirus sp.
Tapirus sp. Brisson 1762 tapir
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Equus scotti" = Equus mexicanus
"Equus scotti" = Equus mexicanus Hibbard 1955 horse
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus sp.
Odocoileus sp. Rafinesque 1832 New World deer
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bison cf. latifrons
Bison cf. latifrons Harlan 1825 bison
does not include 20 non-diagnostic specimens
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Capromeryx sp., Tetrameryx shuleri
Capromeryx sp. Matthew 1902 pronghorn
Tetrameryx shuleri Lull 1921 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelops sp.
Camelops sp. Leidy 1854 camel
 Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
Holmesina septentrionalis
Holmesina septentrionalis Leidy 1889 edentate