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De Soto Shell Pit, De Soto County, Florida, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	27.0417,-81.8211
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	Florida, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	De Soto County, Florida, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
De Soto Shell Pit	Morgan G. S., Hulbert, Jr. R. C. (1995)	Caloosahatchee	said to be early Irvingtonian	not reported	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
De Soto Shell Pit 5	Meachen J. A. (2005)	Caloosahatchee	"latest Blancan"	not reported	4.9 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Buteo lineatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Buteo : *Buteo lineatus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Aix sponsa species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Aix : *Aix sponsa*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Anas crecca species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anas : *Anas crecca*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Ciconia maltha species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Ciconiiformes : Ciconiidae : Ciconia : *Ciconia maltha*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Butorides virescens species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Ardeidae : Butorides : *Butorides virescens*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Capromeryx arizonensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae : Capromeryx : *Capromeryx arizonensis*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Hemiauchenia gracilis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Hemiauchenia : *Hemiauchenia gracilis*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Hemiauchenia macrocephala species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Hemiauchenia : *Hemiauchenia macrocephala*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Odocoileus virginianus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Odocoileus : *Odocoileus virginianus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Canis edwardii species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : *Canis edwardii*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Chasmaporthetes ossifragus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Chasmaporthetes : *Chasmaporthetes ossifragus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Satherium piscinarium species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Satherium : *Lutra piscinaria*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Trigonictis macrodon species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Trigonictis : *Galera macrodon*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Procyon sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : *Procyon*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Dasypus bellus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae : Dasypus : *Dasypus bellus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Holmesina floridanus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Pampatheriidae : Holmesina : *Holmesina floridanus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Sylvilagus webbi		1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Blarina carolinensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricidae : Blarina : *Blarina carolinensis*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Equus leidyi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : *Equus leidyi*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Tapirus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : *Tapirus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Cuvieronius tropicus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Cuvieronius : *Cuvieronius tropicus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Mammut americanum species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Mammutidae : Mammut : *Mammut americanum*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Atopomys texensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Atopomys : *Atopomys texensis*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Ondatra idahoensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Ondatra : *Ondatra idahoensis*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Peromyscus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : *Peromyscus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Reithrodontomys sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : *Reithrodontomys*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Sigmodon curtisi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : *Sigmodon curtisi*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Sigmodon minor species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Sigmodon : *Sigmodon minor*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Orthogeomys propinetis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Orthogeomys : *Geomys propinetis*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Hydrochoeridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Hydrochoeridae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Sciurus carolinensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Sciurus : *Sciurus carolinensis*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Glyptotherium texanum species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Glyptodontidae : Glyptotherium : *Glyptotherium texanum*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Megalonyx leptostomus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Megalonychidae : Megalonyx : *Megalonyx leptostomus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Eremotherium eomigrans species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Megatheriidae : Eremotherium : *Eremotherium eomigrans*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Chelydra serpentina species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelydridae : Chelydra : *Chelydra serpentina*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Macrochelys sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelydridae : *Macrochelys*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene

References

Morgan G. S., White J. A. (1995) Small mammals (Insectivora, Lagomorpha, and Rodentia) from the early Pleistocene (early Irvingtonian) Leisey Shell Pit Local Fauna, Hillsborough County, Florida, Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 37 13

Morgan G. S., Hulbert, Jr. R. C. (1995) Overview of the geology and vertebrate biochronology of the Leisey Shell Pit Local Fauna, Hillsborough County, Florida, Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 37 1

Emslie S. D. (1998) Avian community, climate, and sea-level changes in the Plio-Pleistocene of the Florida Peninsula, Ornithological Monographs 50, 1-113

De Iuliis G., Cartelle C. (1999) A new giant megatheriine ground sloth (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Megatheriidae) from the late Blancan to early Irvingtonian of Florida, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 127, 495-515

Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals

Meachen J. A. (2005) A new species of Hemiauchenia (Artiodactyla, Camelidae) from the late Blancan of Florida, Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 45 4, 435-447

Thomas T. M., Granatosky M. C., et al (2014) Taxonomic assessment of alligator snapping turtles (Chelydridae: Macrochelys), with the description of two new species from the southeastern United States, Zootaxa 3786 2, 141-165

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