Gadsden County, Florida paleontological sites explained

The Gadsden County paleontological sites are assemblages of Early Miocene invertebrates and vertebrates occurring in Gadsden County, Florida, United States.

Age

Era

Neogene
Period

Early Miocene
Faunal stage

Hemingfordian ~20.6—16.3 Mya, calculates to a period of approximately
Geologic formation

Torreya Formation

Sites

Gadsden County paleontological sites are represented by the following:
La Camelia Site. Time period: 17.7 Mya. (AEO)
Midway Site. Time period: ~18.9—18.8 Mya.
Milwhite Gunn Farm Site. Time period: ~17.0 Mya. (AEO)
Quincy Site. Time period: ~17.0 Mya. (AEO)
Coordinates: 30.5°N -84.5°W

Genus and species identified

La Camelia site = LCS. Midway site. = MIS. Milwhite Gunn Farfm Site. Marks River site = MGFD. Quincy site = QUI.

Reptiles and amphibians

Mammals

Carnivores

Herbivores

References