Furtherland Farms Cow Well: Holocene, Cayman Islands
collected by Blair Smith, G. S. Morgan, R. & S. Franz, and J. Andresen 1986-1987
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Nesophontidae
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Nesophontes sp.
Anthony 1916
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Capromyidae
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Geocapromys sp.
Chapman 1901
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Capromys sp.
Desmarest 1822
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Rattus rattus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Reptilia
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Crocodylus rhombifer
Cuvier 1807
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| Partial cranial roof (UF 128128), 2 maxillae (UF 128134, 128135), 3 lacrimals (UF 128101, 128136, 128137), squamosal (UF 128138), dentary (UF 128139), 2 splenials (UF 128102, 128129), articular (UF 128140), 12 isolated teeth (UF 128111, 128141), 80 assorted postcranial elements (UF 128102-128110, 128109-128127, 128130-128133, 128142- 128159). Minimum number of individuals represented in sample is 3 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Pelecaniformes
- Threskiornithidae
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Eudocimus sp.
Wagler 1832
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Eudocimus cf. albus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Morgan 1994 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Cuculiformes
- Cuculidae
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Saurothera merlini
d'Orbigny 1839
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Reptilia
- Columbiformes
- Columbidae
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Columba leucocephala
Linnaeus 1758
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Morgan 1994 | |||||||||
| recombined as Patagioenas leucocephala | ||||||||||
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Leptotila jamaicensis
(Linnaeus 1766)
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Morgan 1994 | |||||||||
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Zenaida aurita
(Temminck 1809)
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Morgan 1994 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Corvidae
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Corvus nasicus
Temminck 1826
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Reptilia
- Colubridae
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Alsophis cantherigerus
Bibron 1843
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Morgan 1994 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Iguanidae
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Cyclura nubila
(Gray 1831)
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Reptilia
- Polychrotidae
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Anolis conspersus
Garman 1887
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Geography
| Country: | Cayman Islands | State/province: | Grand Cayman |
| Coordinates: | 19.3° North, 81.1° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 19.3° North, 81.1° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
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
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | black,brown unlithified peat |
| Lithology description: dark brown to black, highly organic, peaty sediments | |
| Environment: | estuary/bay |
| Geology comments: Quiet estuarine or brackish depositional environment such as a mangrove swamp or coastal lagoon | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | Blair Smith, G. S. Morgan, R. & S. Franz, and J. Andresen | Collection dates: | 1986-1987 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 144134 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion, M. Uhen | Enterer: | P. Mannion, M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2013-05-01 03:02:53 | Last modified: | 2020-06-03 15:50:48 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-05-01 03:02:53 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 46614. | G. S. Morgan, R. Franz, and R. I. Crombie. 1993. The Cuban Crocodile, Crocodylus rhombifer, from Late Quaternary Fossil Deposits on Grand Cayman. Caribbean Journal of Science 29(3-4):153-164 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |
Secondary references:
| 72610 | G. S. Morgan. 1994. Late Quaternary fossil vertebrates from the Cayman Islands. In M.A. Brunt, J.E. Davies (eds.), The Cayman Islands: Natural History and Biogeography 465-508 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |