Gadsden County, Florida paleontological sites

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

 * Batrachosauroides B. dissimulans (amphibian) MGFD
 * Colubrinae (snake) MGFD
 * Natricinae (snake) MGFD
 * Scincidae (skink) MGFD
 * Cnemidophorus (racerunner lizard).MGFD.
 * Heloderma (Gila monster type poisonous lizard) LCS
 * Leiocephalus (lizard) MGFD

Carnivores

 * Amphicyon pontoni (bear-dog) MIS
 * Borophaginae (proto-dog) MIS
 * Procyon (raccoon) MIS

Herbivores

 * Acritohippus isonesus (horse) LCS
 * Anchitherium clarencei MIS
 * Aphelops (rhinoceros) LCS, MIS, MGFD
 * Archaeohippus blackbergi
 * Blastomeryx (musk deer) MIS
 * Bouromeryx americanus (deer-like) LCS
 * Harrymys magnus (kangaroo rat) MIS
 * Lantanotherium (gymnure) MGFD
 * Copemys (hamster-like rodents) MGFD
 * Metaxytherium crataegense (sea cow) LCS, MGFD
 * Merychippus gunteri (horse) LCS, MGFD, QUI
 * Merychippus primus (horse) LCS, MGFD
 * Mylagaulus (horned rodent) MIS, MGFD
 * Nanosiren (sea cow) MIS
 * Merycoidodontidae (oreodont) MIS
 * Perognathus minutus (mouse) MGFD
 * Proheteromys floridanus (kangaroo rat) MIS, MGFD
 * Prosynthetoceras texanus (deer-like) MIS
 * Prosthennops xiphodonticus (deer-like). LCS
 * Rakomeryx (deer-like) LCS