2 miles west of Melbourne: Rancholabrean, Florida
collected by J. W. Gidley 1928
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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Castoroides sp.
Foster 1838
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Martin 1969 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| incisor fragment | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Colubridae
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Coluber cf. constrictor
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| (Coluber cf. constrictor constrictor) USNM 13777, vertebra | ||||||||||
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Drymarchon cf. corais
(Boie 1827)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| (Drymarchon cf. corais couperi) USNM 13671, 15 thoracic vertebrae; USNM 13775, 30 thoracic vertebrae (several individuals) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Crotalidae
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Crotalus adamanteus
Palisot de Beauvois 1799
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| USNM 11220, two thoracic vertebrae; 11856, 12 thoracic vertebrae; 13677, 3 thoracic vertebrae; 13678, 19 thoracic vertebrae | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Emydidae
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Terrapene singletoni n. sp.
Gilmore 1927
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Gilmore 1927 | |||||||||
| USNM 11181, almost complete carapace | ||||||||||
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Terrapene canaliculata
Hay 1907
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Gilmore 1927 | |||||||||
| synonym of Terrapene putnami | ||||||||||
| USNM 11428 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Testudinidae
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Testudo sellardsi
Hay 1916
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Loomis 1927 | |||||||||
| synonym of Hesperotestudo crassiscutata | ||||||||||
| Amherst College, complete shell | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Florida | County: | Brevard |
| Coordinates: | 28.1° North, 80.6° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 28.1° North, 80.6° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Rancholabrean | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.21000 - 0.01400 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
| Collectors: | J. W. Gidley | Collection dates: | 1928 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Golf Course locality; Golf Links locality | ||
| Database number: | 180339 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Barrett, M. Carrano, E. Vlachos | Enterer: | T. Cleary, E. Vlachos, M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2016-07-13 09:04:20 | Last modified: | 2020-02-25 16:33:55 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2016-07-13 09:04:20 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 14699. | C. W. Gilmore. 1938. Fossil snakes of North America. Geological Society of America Special Paper (9)1-96 [J. Head/J. Head] |
Secondary references:
| 67563 | C. W. Gilmore. 1927. On fossil turtles from the Pleistocene of Florida. Proceedings of the U. S. National Museum 71(15):1-17 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] | |
| 67564 | F. B. Loomis. 1927. A giant tortoise from Florida. American Journal of Science 77:435-439 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] | |
| 71777 | R. A. Martin. 1969. Taxonomy of the giant Pleistocene beaver Castoroides from Florida. Journal of Paleontology 43(4):1033-1041 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |