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Mauvilla, Mobile County, Alabama, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	30.7,-88.2
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on political unit
Given Location	Alabama, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Mobile County, Alabama, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Mauvilla	Isphording W. C., Flowers G. C. (1983)		said to be early Hemphillian	not reported	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Pleiolama vera species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Pleiolama : *Pleiolama vera*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Pseudoceratinae subfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Gelocidae : Pseudoceratinae	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Pediomeryx sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Palaeomerycidae : *Pediomeryx*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Synthetoceras davisorum species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Protoceratidae : Synthetoceras : *Synthetoceras davisorum*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Prosthennops serus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Prosthennops : *Prosthennops serus*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Epicyon haydeni species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Epicyon : *Epicyon haydeni*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Pomatodelphis inaequalis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Platanistidae : Pomatodelphis : *Pomatodelphis inaequalis*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Cormohipparion emsliei species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Cormohipparion : *Cormohipparion emsliei*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Nannippus aztecus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Nannippus : *Nannippus aztecus*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Neohipparion eurystyle species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Neohipparion : *Equus eurystylus*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Protohippus gidleyi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Protohippus : *Protohippus gidleyi*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Aphelops mutilus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Aphelops : *Aphelops mutilus*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Teleoceras sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : *Teleoceras*	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Tapiridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Gomphotheriidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene
Castoridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae	10.3 - 4.9 Ma Neogene

References

Isphording W. C., Flowers G. C. (1983) , Tulane St Geo Paleo 17 3

Hulbert, Jr. R. C., Whitmore, Jr. F. C. (1997) Early Hemphillian mammals from the Mauvilla local fauna, Alabama, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17 3, 54A

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

Hulbert R. C., Whitmore F. C. (2006) Late Miocene mammals from the Mauvilla Local Fauna, Alabama, Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 46 1, 1-28

Alroy J. (2007) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil vertebrates and so forth

Webb S. D. (2008) Revision of the extinct Pseudoceratinae (Artiodactyla: Ruminantia: Gelocidae), Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 48 2, 17-58

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