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词条 Inglis quarry
释义

  1. Species uncovered

     Mammals  Bats  Carnivores  Canidae  Bears  Feliformia  Hyena  Mustelids  Even-toed ungulates  Odd-toed ungulates  Proboscidea  Xenarthra  Rabbit  Rodents  Moles and Shrews 

  2. See also

  3. References

The Inglis quarry or Inglis quarry sites 1A and 1C are assemblages of vertebrate fossils dating from the Pleistocene ~1.8 Mya—300,000 years ago, located in the phosphate quarries near the town of Inglis, Citrus County, northern Florida.

Inglis sites FCi-1, FCi-2, Inglis Formation, Florida Geological Survey C-11, Inglis Member, Moodys Branch Formation, and Dunellon Phosphate Company pit no. 5 are composed of a variety of bivalves, echinoderms, gastropods, crustaceans (mud shrimp), crinoids dating from the Eocene to Early Oligocene of ~48—33.9 Mya.

Species uncovered

Mammals

Bats

  • Antrozous (Palid Bat)
  • Eptesicus (House Bat)
  • Myotis (Mouse-eared Bat)
  • Desmodus, D. archaeodaptes (Common Vampire Bat)
  • Lasiurus intermedius (Northern Yellow Bat)
  • Phyllostomidae (Leaf-nosed Bat)
  • Pipistrellus subflavus (Eastern Pipistrelle)
  • Plecotus (Lump-nosed Bat)

Carnivores

  • Procyon (raccoon)
Canidae
  • †Borophagus (ancient dog)
  • Canidae
  • †Canis edwardii (wolf)
  • Urocyon (fox)
Bears
  • †Arctodus pristinus (Short-faced bear)
Feliformia
  • Felinae indet.
  • †Homotherium (Saber-toothed cat)
  • Lynx
  • †Miracinonyx inexpectatus
  • †Smilodon gracilis (Saber-toothed cat)
Hyena
  • †Chasmaporthetes ossifragus
Mustelids
  • Lontra canadensis (Otter)
  • Spilogale putorius (Eastern Spotted Skunk)
  • †Trigonictis macrodon

====Herbivores====

Even-toed ungulates
  • Bovidae indet
  • †Capromeryx arizonensis (Pronghorn-like)
  • †Hemiauchenia, H. macrocephala (Llama)
  • †Mylohyus floridanus (Peccary)
  • †Odocoileus virginianus (Deer)
  • †Palaeolama (Llama)
  • †Platygonus bicalcaratus, P. vetus (Peccary)
Odd-toed ungulates
  • †Equus leidyi (Horse)
  • †Tapirus, T. haysii (Tapir)

Proboscidea

  • †Mammut americanum (American Mammoth)

Xenarthra

  • †Eremotherium eomigrans (Giant ground sloth)
  • †Megalonyx leptostomus (Giant ground sloth)
  • †Paramylodon harlani (Giant ground sloth)
  • †Dasypus bellus (Armadillo)
  • †Holmesina floridanus (Armadillo-like)
  • †Glyptotherium arizonae (Armadillo-like)

Rabbit

  • Lepus
  • Pronotolagus
  • Sylvilagus (Cottontail Rabbit), S. webbi

Rodents

  • Baiomys (New World Pygmy Mouse)
  • Erethizon, E. kleini (Porcupine)
  • Geomys pinetis (Pocket gopher)
  • Glaucomys (Flying Squirrel)
  • Neochoerus aesopi (N. American Capabara)
  • Neotoma
  • Ondatra idahoensis (Muskrat)
  • Orthogeomys propinetis (Gopher)
  • Peromyscus, P. sarmocophinus (Deer Mouse)
  • Reithrodontomys H. wetmorei (harvest mouse)
  • Sciurus carolinensis (Eastern Grey Squirrel)
  • Sigmodon, S. curtisi (Rat)

Moles and Shrews

  • Blarina (American Short-Tailed Shrew)
  • Blarina carolinensis (Southern Short-Tailed Shrew)
  • Cryptotis parva (North American Least Shrew)
  • Scalopus aquaticus (Eastern Mole)
  • Sorex longirostris (Southeastern Shrew)

See also

Other Citrus County sites:

  • Crystal River Power Plant site
  • Saber-tooth Cave
  • Withlacoochee River Site

References

  • Paleobiology database collections: Inglis IA
  • Paleobiology database: Inglis 1C collections
  • Florida Center for Library Information
  • Pleistocene mammals of North America By Björn Kurtén, Elaine Anderson, p. 164, Columbia University Press

2 : Paleontological sites of Florida|Geography of Citrus County, Florida

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