Inglis quarry explained

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 citrinus (fox)

Bears

• †Arctodus pristinus (Lesser short-faced bear)

Feliformia

• Felinae indet.
• †Xenosmilus hodsonae^[1]
  • Lynx †Miracinonyx inexpectatus (American cheetah)
• †Smilodon gracilis (Saber-toothed cat)

Hyena

• †Chasmaporthetes ossifragus

Mustelids

• Lontra canadensis (North American river otter)
• Spilogale (Eastern spotted skunk)
• †Trigonictis macrodon

Herbivores

Even-toed ungulates

• Bovidae indet
• †Capromeryx (Pronghorn-like)
• †Hemiauchenia macrocephala (Llama)
• †Mylohyus floridanus(Peccary)
• Odocoileus (White-tailed deer)
• †Platygonus bicalcaratus, P. vetus (Peccary)

Odd-toed ungulates

• †Equus leidyi (Horse)
• †Tapirus lundeliusi (Tapir)

Proboscidea

• †Mammut americanum (American mastodon)

Xenarthra

• †Eremotherium eomigrans (ground sloth)
• †Megalonyx leptostomus (ground sloth)
• †Paramylodon harlani (Harlan's ground sloth)
• †Dasypus bellus (Armadillo)
• †Holmesina floridanus (Armadillo-like)
• †Glyptotherium texanum (Glyptodont)

Rabbits

• Sylvilagus (Cottontail rabbit)

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)

Birds

Cariamiformes

• †Titanis walleri' (Terror bird)

See also

Other Citrus County sites:

• Crystal River Nuclear Plant

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

Notes and References

1. A New early Pleistocene tapir (Mammalia : perissodactyla) from Florida, with a review of Blancan tapirs from the state . Richard C . Herbert Jr . 49 . 3 . 67-126 . 2010-09-30 . Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History.