Harleyville: Late/Upper Pleistocene, South Carolina
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
- Suliformes
- Phalacrocoracidae
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Phalacrocorax cf. auritus
(Lesson 1831)
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Chandler and Bentley 2007 | ||||||
Reptilia
- Ciconiiformes
- Ciconiidae
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Ciconia maltha
Miller 1910
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Chandler and Bentley 2007 | ||||||
Reptilia
- Strigiformes
- Strigidae
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Strix varia
(Barton 1799)
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Emberizidae
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cf. Emberizidae indet.
Vigors 1831
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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Anatinae indet.
Vigors 1825
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Scolopacidae
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cf. Scolopacidae indet.
Rafinesque 1815
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Chandler and Bentley 2007 | ||||||
Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Laridae
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Laridae indet.
Vigors 1825
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Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Meleagris gallopavo
Linnaeus 1758
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Tympanuchus sp.
Gloger 1841
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Reptilia
- Odontophoridae
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Colinus sp.
Goldfuss 1820
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Mammalia
- Megalonychidae
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Megalonyx jeffersoni
(Desmarest 1822)
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misspelling Megalonyx jeffersonii | |||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Miracinonyx inexpectatus
(Cope 1895)
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Smilodon fatalis
(Leidy 1868)
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Canis armbrusteri
Gidley 1913
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Tapiridae
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Tapirus veroensis
Sellards 1918
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recombined as Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis | |||||||
Mammalia
- Camelidae
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Hemiauchenia macrocephala
(Cope 1893)
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Odocoileus virginianus
(Zimmermann 1780)
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | South Carolina | County: | Dorchester |
Coordinates: | 33.2° North, 80.4° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 33.2° North, 80.5° West |
Time
Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 0.12600 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | gravel |
Environment: | fissure fill |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Taxonomic list comments:Ardis local fauna |
Metadata
Database number: | 152904 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | S. Alam, M. Uhen |
Modifier: | M. Uhen | ||
Created: | 2013-12-03 00:33:53 | Last modified: | 2020-11-19 14:42:55 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2013-12-03 00:33:53 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
49269. | J. Knight. 2005. Dining in the Pleistocene; who's on the menu?. Geology 33(8):649-652 [M. Uhen/S. Alam] |
Secondary references:
74404 | R. M. Chandler and C. C. Bentley. 2007. Fossil birds of the Ardis Local Fauna, Late Pleistocene, South Carolina. Current Research in the Pleistocene 24:8-9 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |