West Palm Beach Site: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Florida
collected by H. H. Converse et al. 1969-1970
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Actinopteri
- Lepisosteiformes
- Lepisosteidae
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Lepisosteus sp.
Agassiz 1843
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Amiiformes
- Amiidae
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Amia calva
Linnaeus 1766
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Siluriformes
- Ictaluridae
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Ictalurus sp.
Rafinesque 1820
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Urodela
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Amphiuma means
Garden 1821
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Siren lacertina
Linnaeus 1766
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Trionychidae
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Trionyx ferox
Schneider 1783
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
| recombined as Platypeltis ferox | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Testudinidae
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Geochelone crassiscutata
(Leidy 1889)
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
| recombined as Hesperotestudo crassiscutata | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Emydidae
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Chrysemys scripta
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
| subspecies petrolei | ||||||||||
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Chrysemys nelsoni
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Chrysemys floridana
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Terrapene carolina
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
| both "subspecies" T. carolina bauri and T. carolina putnami present | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anguidae
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Ophisaurus sp.
Daudin 1803
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Colubridae
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Farancia abacura
(Holbrook 1836)
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Lampropeltis getulus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Opheodrys sp.
Fitzinger 1843
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Natrix cyclopion
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Natrix sipedon
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
| recombined as Nerodia sipedon | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Crotalidae
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Crotalus adamanteus
Palisot de Beauvois 1799
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Agkistrodon piscivorous
Lacépède
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Accipitriformes
- Accipitridae
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Spizaetus cf. grinnelli
(Miller 1911)
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Reptilia
- Cathartiformes
- Cathartidae
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Gymnogyps sp.
Lesson 1842
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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Anas sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Reptilia
- Gruiformes
- Gruidae
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Grus americana
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Reptilia
- Podicipediformes
- Podicipedidae
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Podilymbus podiceps
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Reptilia
- Ciconiiformes
- Ciconiidae
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Ciconia maltha
Miller 1910
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Mycteria americana
Linnaeus 1758
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Reptilia
- Pelecaniformes
- Ardeidae
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Ardea herodias
Linnaeus 1758
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Reptilia
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Alligator mississippiensis
(Daudin 1801)
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Mammuthus imperator
(Leidy 1858)
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
| synonym of Mammuthus columbi | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Mammutidae
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Mammut americanum
(Kerr 1792)
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cingulata
- Pampatheriidae
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Chlamytherium septentrionalis
(Leidy 1889)
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
| recombined as Holmesina septentrionalis | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Mylodontidae
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Paramylodon harlani
(Owen 1840)
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Procyonidae
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Procyon lotor
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Morgan 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Canis dirus
Leidy 1858
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Morgan 2002 | |||||||||
| recombined as Aenocyon dirus | ||||||||||
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Canis lupus
Linnaeus 1758
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Tayassuidae
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Mylohyus sp.
Cope 1869
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Camelidae
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Palaeolama mirifica
(Simpson 1929)
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Morgan 2002 | |||||||||
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Tanupolama sp.
Stock 1928
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
| synonym of Hemiauchenia | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Bison antiquus
Leidy 1852
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Odocoileus virginianus
(Zimmermann 1780)
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Tapiridae
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Tapirus veroensis
Sellards 1918
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
| recombined as Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Sylvilagus sp.
Gray 1867
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Sigmodon hispidus
Say and Ord 1825
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Synaptomys australis
Simpson 1928
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Caviidae
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Neochoerus pinckneyi
(Hay 1926)
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Morgan 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Didelphimorphia
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Didelphis virginiana
Kerr 1792
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Converse 1973 | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Florida | County: | Palm Beach |
| Coordinates: | 26.7° North, 80.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 26.7° North, 80.2° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mammal zone: | Rancholabrean |
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago | ||
| Age estimate: | 21,150 ± 400 YBP (14C) |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Environment: | "channel" | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
| Glacial or sequence phase: | glacial |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original phosphate |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying | ||
| Collection size: | 350 specimens | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | FLMNH | ||
| Collectors: | H. H. Converse et al. | Collection dates: | 1969-1970 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | UF PB002; P.C. Smith Shell Rock Company Pit | ||
| Database number: | 154921 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Bloch, P. Mannion | Enterer: | R. Hulbert, G. Varnham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2014-03-19 15:01:37 | Last modified: | 2014-03-19 15:01:37 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-03-19 15:01:37 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 50429. | J. J. Becker. 1985. A late Pleistocene (Wisconsinan) avifauna from West Palm Beach, Florida. Bulletin of the British Ornithologist's Club 105(1):37-40 [J. Bloch/R. Hulbert] |
Secondary references:
| 50430 | H. H. Converse Jr. 1973. A Pleistocene vertebrate fauna from Palm Beach County, Florida. The Plaster Jacket (23)1-12 [J. Bloch/R. Hulbert] | |
| 73089 | G. S. Morgan. 2002. Late Rancholabrean mammals from south- ernmost Florida, and the Neotropical influence in Florida Pleistocene faunas. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 93:15-38 [P. Mannion/G. Varnham] |