Wightman Site: Holocene, Florida
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Testudinidae
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Gopherus polyphemus
(Daudin 1802)
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Franz and Quitmyer 2005 | ||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Phocidae
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Monachus tropicalis
(Gray 1850)
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1 specimen | ||||||
| recombined as Neomonachus tropicalis | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Florida | County: | Lee |
| Coordinates: | 26.4° North, 82.1° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 26.4° North, 82.1° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: 1900-2300 y.a. |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original phosphate |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Sanibel Island | ||
| Database number: | 100344 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen, E. Vlachos | Enterer: | M. Uhen, E. Vlachos | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2010-12-08 05:56:10 | Last modified: | 2010-12-07 12:56:10 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-12-08 05:56:10 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 34444. | P. J. Adam and G. G. Garcia. 2003. New information on the natural history, distribution, and skull size of the extinct (?) West Indian monk seal, Monachus tropicalis. Marine Mammal Science 19(2):297-317 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 66358 | R. Franz and I. R. Quitmyer. 2005. A fossil and zooarchaeological history of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) in the Southeastern United States. Bull. Fla. Mus. Nat. History 45(4):179-199 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |