The Pleistocene of North America: and its vertebrated animals from the states east of the Mississippi River and from the Canadian provinces east of longitude 95°Hay, Oliver Perry
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The Pleistocene of North America: and its vertebrated animals from the states east of the Mississippi River and from the Canadian provinces east of longitude 95°
Hay, Oliver Perry
Paleontology -- North America; Paleontology -- Pleistocene; Vertebrates, Fossil
│ Usually hard │ │ │ │
│ to distinguish│ │ │ │
│ from Sangamon.│ │ │ │
│ Abundant loess│ │ │ │
│ in Mississippi│ │ │ │
│ Valley. │ │ │ │
│ _Iowan Stage._ │ │ │ │
│Known certainly │None. │Mylodon, Tapirus,│None known; but in│
│ only from Iowa│ │ Equus, │ general those of│
│ and Wisconsin.│ │ Taurotragus, │ the later │
│ Supposed to be│ │ Sangamona, │ stages. │
│ present along │ │ Bison │ │
│ New England │ │ latifrons, B. │ │
│ coast, Gay │ │ antiquus, │ │
│ Head to Maine.│ │ Ænocyon, │ │
│ │ │ Dinobastis, │ │
│ │ │ Smilodon, │ │
│ │ │ Smilodontopsis.│ │
│ _Sangamon │ │ │ │
│ Stage._ │ │ │ │
│Sangamon River, │Alton, Illinois; │None known to │Mylodon, a few │
│ Illinois. Old │ Kimmswick, │ have become │ horses, tapirs, │
│ soils just │ Missouri; cave in │ extinct during │ peccaries, │
│ above the │ Bexar County, │ this stage. │ Sangamona, │
│ Illinoian │ Texas; bluffs at │ │ Taurotragus, │
│ drift. Some │ Natchez, │ │ Symbos, Bison │
│ loess of this │ Mississippi; salt │ │ latifrons, B. │
│ stage. Cave │ mine at Petite │ │ antiquus, │
│ deposits in │ Anse, Louisiana; │ │ Elephas and │
│ Texas and in │ Cavetown and │ │ Mammut. │
│ the Alleghany │ Corriganville, │ │ │
│ Mountains. │ Maryland; Ivanhoe, │ │ │
│ │ Virginia; │ │ │
│ │ Whitesburg │ │ │
│ │ Tennessee; │ │ │
│ │ interglacial beds │ │ │
│ │ at Toronto, │ │ │
│ │ Ontario.
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