Hickey Creek (Pliocene of the United States)
Also known as UF LE001
Where: Lee County, Florida (26.7° N, 81.7° W: paleocoordinates 26.8° N, 80.8° W)
When: Tamiami Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; sandy limestone
• shallow, nearshore, bay-like shelf affected by fluctuating sea levels and one or more rivers to the north, northeast, or northwest
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Reposited in the FLMNH
Collection methods: surface (in situ), sieve,
Primary reference: G. S. Morgan and A. E. Pratt. 1983. Recent discoveries of late Tertiary marine mammals in Florida. The Plaster Jacket 43:4-25 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 46369: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.01.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Actinopteri | |
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Sparidae indet. Cuvier 1817 | |
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Balistes sp. Linnaeus 1758 | |
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Diodon sp. Linnaeus 1758 | |
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Sphyraena barracuda Edwards 1771 barracuda | |
| Mammalia | |
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Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin | |
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Balaenoptera sp. Lacépède 1804 rorqual | |
"Balaenoptera floridana" = Balaena cortesii
"Balaenoptera floridana" = Balaena cortesii Fischer 1829 whale | |
| Chondrichthyes | |
"Galeocerdo cuvieri" = Galeocerdo cuvier
"Galeocerdo cuvieri" = Galeocerdo cuvier Peron and LeSueur 1822 tiger shark | |
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Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835 ground shark | |
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Rhizoprionodon sp. Whitley 1929 sharpnose shark
Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes 1839 requiem shark
Negaprion brevirostris Poey 1868 lemon shark | |
"Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis
"Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis Agassiz 1838 white shark | |