Edisto Beach: Rancholabrean, South Carolina
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Megalonychidae
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Megalonyx jeffersonii
(Desmarest 1822)
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| originally entered as "Megalonyx jeffersoni" | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cingulata
- Glyptodontidae
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Glyptotherium floridanum
(Simpson 1929)
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Albright et al. 2019 | |||||||||
| synonym of Glyptotherium cylindricum | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cingulata
- Pampatheriidae
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Holmesina septentrionalis
(Leidy 1889)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Smilodon fatalis
(Leidy 1868)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Miracinonyx ? trumani
(Orr 1969)
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Albright et al. 2019 | |||||||||
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Puma concolor
(Linnaeus 1771)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Lynx rufus
(Schreber 1777)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Panthera onca
(Linnaeus 1758)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| subspecies augusta | ||||||||||
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Panthera atrox
(Leidy 1853)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Panthera leo atrox | ||||||||||
| "P. leo atrox" | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ursidae
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Tremarctos floridanus
(Gidley 1928)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Procyonidae
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Procyon lotor
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Albright et al. 2019 | |||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Canis dirus
Leidy 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Aenocyon dirus | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Delphinidae
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Pseudorca crassidens
(Owen 1846)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Tayassuidae
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Mylohyus fossilis
(Leidy 1860)
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Albright et al. 2019 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Cervus elaphus
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Bison antiquus
Leidy 1852
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| subspecies antiquus | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Erethizontidae
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Erethizon dorsatum
(Linnaeus 1758)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Caviidae
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Neochoerus pinckneyi
(Hay 1926)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Reptilia
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Gavialosuchus americanus
(Sellards 1915)
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Auffenberg 1957 | |||||||||
| synonym of Thecachampsa sericodon | ||||||||||
| ChM 35.208.176 (dorsal plate) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | South Carolina | County: | Charleston |
| Coordinates: | 32.5° North, 80.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 32.5° North, 80.3° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| 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
| Stratigraphy comments: undetermined offshore unit |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 79757 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen, P. Mannion | Enterer: | M. Uhen, P. Mannion |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-03-22 13:26:44 | Last modified: | 2019-12-09 18:30:17 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-03-22 13:26:44 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 26822. | A. E. Sanders. 2002. Additions to the Pleistocene Mammal Faunas of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. American Philosophical Society 1-152 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 71195 | L. B. Albright, A. E. Sanders, R. E. Weems, D. J. Cicimurri, and J. L. Knight. 2019. Cenozoic vertebrate biostratigraphy of South Carolina, U.S.A. and additions to the fauna. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 57(2):77-236 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 46627 | W. Auffenberg. 1957. Notes on fossil crocodilians from Southeastern United States. Quarterly Journal of The Florida Academy of Sciences 20:107-113 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |