Williston IIIA (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Levy County, Florida (29.4° N, 82.6° W: paleocoordinates 29.4° N, 82.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: S. D. Webb. 1974. Chronology of Florida Pleistocene mammals. In S. D. Webb (ed.), Pleistocene Mammals of Florida 5-31 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 20650: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995, edited by Jason Head

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Sangamonian
Amphibia
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana sp.2 Linnaeus 1758 frog
 Salientia - Microhylidae
"Microhyla carolinensis" = Gastrophryne carolinensis2
"Microhyla carolinensis" = Gastrophryne carolinensis2 Holbrook 1835 Eastern narrowmouth toad
 Salientia - Hylidae
Hyla femoralis2 tree frog
Hyla sp.2 Laurenti 1768 tree frog
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
"Scaphiopus holbrooki" = Scaphiopus (Scaphiopus) holbrooki2
"Scaphiopus holbrooki" = Scaphiopus (Scaphiopus) holbrooki2 Harlan 1835 Eastern spadefoot toad
 Caudata - Urodela
Plethodon glutinosus2, "Ambystoma sp." = Amblystoma2
Plethodon glutinosus2 Green 1818 northern slimy salamander
"Ambystoma sp." = Amblystoma2 Tschudi 1838 mole salamander
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin 1788 eastern gray squirrel
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
Geomys pinetis Rafinesque 1817 southeastern pocket gopher
described by Wilkins 1984
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Sigmodon bakeri Martin 1974 cotton rat
Neotoma floridana Ord 1818 eastern woodrat
Peromyscus sp. Gloger 1841 deer mouse
Oryzomys palustris Harlan 1837 marsh rice rat
"Pitymys hibbardi" = Microtus hibbardi Holman 1959 vole
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus palustris Bachman 1837 marsh rabbit
Sylvilagus floridanus Allen 1890 eastern cottontail
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Cryptotis parva Say 1823 North American least shrew
Blarina carolinensis3 Bachman 1837 southern short-tailed shrew
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Scalopus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 eastern mole
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
"Tapirus veroensis" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis
"Tapirus veroensis" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis Sellards 1918 tapir
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Mylohyus sp. Cope 1869 peccary
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
 Carnivora - Felidae
Lynx rufus1 Schreber 1777 bobcat
 Carnivora - Mephitidae
Conepatus leuconotus Lichtenstein 1832 eastern hog-nosed skunk
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Tremarctos floridanus Gidley 1928 Florida cave bear
 Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Dasypus bellus Simpson 1929 beautiful armadillo
Reptilia
 Testudines - Emydidae
Terrapene carolina2 Linnaeus 1758 common box turtle
Pseudemys floridana2 Le Conte 1830 peninsula cooter
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Gopherus polyphemus2 Daudin 1802 Florida gopher tortoise
Testudo sp.2 Linnaeus 1758 turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Apalone ferox2 Schneider 1783 Florida softshell turtle
 Squamata - Elapidae
Micrurus fulvius2 coral snake
 Squamata - Crotalidae
Crotalus adamanteus2 Palisot de Beauvois 1799 eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius2 pigmy rattlesnake
 Squamata - Colubridae
Diadophis punctatus2 Linnaeus ringneck snake
Elaphe sp.2 Wagler 1833 colubrid snake
Coluber constrictor2 Linnaeus 1758 black racer
Pituophis melanoleucus2 Daudin 1803 pine snake
Drymarchon corias2 colubrid snake
Thamnophis sp.2 Fitzinger 1843 garter snake
Thamnophis (cf. Thamnophis) sirtalis2 Linnaeus garter snake
Rhadinaea flavilata2 colubrid snake
Heterodon simus2 Linnaeus 1766 southern hognose snake
Heterodon platyrhinos2 Latreille 1801 eastern hognosed snake
 Squamata - Scincidae
 Squamata - Rhineuridae
Rhineura floridana2 Baird 1858 North American worm lizard
 Squamata - Polychrotidae
Anolis carolinensis2 Voight 1832 green anole
 Squamata - Anguidae
Ophisaurus ventralis2 Linnaeus 1766 eastern glass lizard
 Crocodylia - Alligatoridae