Hanover Quarry No. 1 Fissure (Pleistocene of the United States)
Where: Adams County, Pennsylvania (39.8° N, 77.2° W: paleocoordinates 39.8° N, 77.0° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: J. E. Guilday. 1984. In W. C. Mahaney (ed.), Correlation of Quaternary Chronologies [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details
PaleoDB collection 20354: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993
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Taxonomic list
• "Tapirus cf. haysii" of Ray and Sanders 1984 is from "Hanover Quarry, York Co., Pennsylvania" associated (only?) with "mastodon" and "horse" and was recovered in 1977, whereas this fauna was "discovered in the fall of 1981": Guilday et al. 1984
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| Reptilia | |
Thamnophis sp., Nerodia sipedon, Coluber constrictor, Lampropeltis triangulum, Elaphe sp., Elaphe vulpina, Opheodrys vernalis, Heterodon platyrhinos
Thamnophis sp. Fitzinger 1843 garter snake
Nerodia sipedon Linnaeus 1758 northern water snake
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus 1758 black racer
Lampropeltis triangulum Lacépède 1788 milk snake
Elaphe sp. Wagler 1833 colubrid snake
Elaphe vulpina Baird and Girard 1853 fox snake
Opheodrys vernalis colubrid snake
Heterodon platyrhinos Latreille 1801 eastern hognosed snake | |
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Crotalus horridus Linnaeus 1758 timber rattlesnake | |
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| Aves | |
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Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey | |
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Colinus virginianus Linnaeus 1758 northern bobwhite | |
| Mammalia | |
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Sylvilagus sp. Gray 1867 cottontail rabbit | |
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Napaeozapus insignis Miller 1891 woodland jumping mouse
Zapus hudsonius Zimmermann 1780 meadow jumping mouse | |
"Allophaiomys cf. guildayi" = Microtus guildayi1, Pitymys cf. cumberlandensis, Ondatra cf. idahoensis1, ? Lasiopodomys sp.4, Synaptomys cooperi, Peromyscus sp.
Synaptomys cooperi Baird 1858 southern bog lemming
Peromyscus sp. Gloger 1841 deer mouse | |
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Thomomys potomacensis Gidley and Gazin 1933 pocket gopher | |
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Marmota cf. monax Linnaeus 1758 groundhog
Tamias cf. striatus Linnaeus 1758 eastern chipmunk | |
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Erethizon dorsatum Linnaeus 1758 North American porcupine | |
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Platygonus sp. Leconte 1848 peccary | |
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Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer | |
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Equus cf. complicatus Leidy 1858 horse | |
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Smilodon cf. gracilis Cope 1880 saber-toothed cat
Panthera cf. onca Linnaeus 1758 jaguar | |
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Urocyon cinereoargenteus Schreber 1775 gray fox | |
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Mustela sp. Linnaeus 1758 weasel | |
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Mephitis mephitis Schreber 1776 striped skunk | |
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Ursus americanus Pallas 1780 black bear | |
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Sorex sp. Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew | |
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Parascalops breweri Bachman 1842 hairly-tailed vole | |
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Mammut americanum Kerr 1792 American mastodon | |
| Amphibia | |
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Rana cf. pipiens Schreber 1782 Northern leopard frog | |
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Bufo americanus Holbrook 1836 American toad | |