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词条 Thomas Farm Site
释义

  1. Reptilia

  2. Birds

     Columbidae 

  3. Mammals

     Rhinocerotidae  Amphicyonidae  Ursidae  Mustelidae  Canidae  Chiroptera  Artiodactyla  Soricidae  Rodentia 

  4. Amphibians

  5. References

The Thomas Farm site is an Early Miocene, Hemingfordian assemblage of vertebrate fossils located in Gilchrist County, northern Florida.

The Thomas Farm site is one of the richest terrestrial deposits of Miocene vertebrates in the 18 Ma range found in eastern North America according to the Florida Museum of Natural History. The site was discovered in 1931 by Florida Geological Survey (FGS) staff member Clarence Simpson.[1] Specimens include: amphibians, reptiles, birds, small rodents, bats, rhinoceroses, three species of three-toed horses, several artiodactyls (including camels, peccary, deer-like species and other extinct forms), as well as dogs, bears, and bear-dogs.

Specimens

Reptilia

  • Pseudemys
  • Testudo (T. tedwhitei)
  • Phalacrocorax (P. subvolans)
  • Promilio (P. epileus)
  • Promilio (P. brodkorbi)
  • Proictinia (P. floridana)
  • Alligator (A. olseni)
  • Paraoxybelis (P. floridanus)
  • Pseudocemophora (P. antiqua)
  • Anilioides (A. minuatus)
  • Pseudoepicrates (P. stanolseni)
  • Ogmophis (O. pauperrimus
  • Calamagras (C. floridanus)
  • Daphoenus (D. caroniavorus)

Birds

Columbidae

  • Arenicolumba prattae

Mammals

Rhinocerotidae

  • Diceratherium (D. barbouri)
  • Floridaceras
Equidae
  • Parahippus (P. leonensis)

Amphicyonidae

  • Daphoenus (D. caroniavorus
  • Anchitherium (A. clarencei)
  • Amphicyon (A. longiramus)
  • Cynelos (C. caroniavorus)

Ursidae

  • Aelurodon (A. johnhenryi)
  • Phoberocyon (johnhenryi)

Mustelidae

  • Mephitaxus (M. ancipidens)
  • Miomustela
  • Zodiolestes (Z. freundi)
  • Oligobunis (O. floridanus)

Canidae

  • Osbornodon iamonensis
  • Euoplocyon (E. spissidens)
  • Metatomarctus (M. canavus)
  • Aelurocyon (A. spissidens
  • Phlaocyon

Chiroptera

  • Chiroptera sp.
  • Primonatalus (P. prattae)
  • Karstala (K. silva)
  • Miomyotis (M. floridanus)
  • Svaptenos (S. whitei)

Artiodactyla

  • Floridachoerus (F. olseni)
  • Machaeromeryx (M. gilchristensis)
  • Parablastomeryx (P. floridanus)
  • Merycoidodon
  • Syndyoceras (S. australis)
  • Floridatragulus (F. dolichanthereus)
  • Oxydactylus (O. floridanus)
  • Nothokemas (N. floridanus)

Soricidae

  • Limnoecus

Rodentia

  • Cricetidae
  • Proheteromys (P. magnus)
  • Proheteromys P. floridanus)
  • Miospermophilus
  • Nototamias (N. hulberti)
  • Petauristodon (P. pattersoni)
  • Mesogaulus
  • Mylagaulidae

Amphibians

  • Proacris (P. mintoni)
  • Proacris mintoni

References

1. ^Florida Museum of Natural History: Thomas Farm site
  • Paleobiology Database: Thomas Farm collection
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