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Inglis quarry

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.

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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.

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

    • 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)

    • References

    Inglis quarry Wikipedia
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