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Tule, Texas, USA

Formation	Tule
Member(s)	lower
Age:	1.80 - 0.30 Ma Pleistocene
Interval	Irvingtonian
Number of Collections	3
Number of Occurrences	55

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Deadman's Creek	Swisher County, Texas, USA	Tule
Martin Ranch	Briscoe County, Texas, USA	Tule - lower

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Tule - lower	1.80 - 0.30 Ma Pleistocene		9

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Hayoceros falkenbachi species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae : Hayoceros : *Hayoceros falkenbachi*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Soergelia mayfieldi species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Soergelia : *Soergelia mayfieldi*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Camelops sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : *Camelops*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Auchenia hesterna species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Camelops : *Auchenia hesterna*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Hemiauchenia macrocephala species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Hemiauchenia : *Hemiauchenia macrocephala*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Platygonus vetus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Platygonus : *Platygonus vetus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Canis armbrusteri species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : *Canis armbrusteri*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Canis latrans species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : *Canis latrans*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Canis texanus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Xenocyon : *Canis texanus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Arctodus simus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Arctodus : *Arctodus simus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
? no name ?	100		1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Blarina brevicauda species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricidae : Blarina : *Blarina brevicauda*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricidae : *Sorex*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex cinereus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex : *Sorex cinereus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex cudahyensis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex : *Sorex cudahyensis*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Neosorex lacustris species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex : *Neosorex lacustris*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Sorex megapalustris species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex : *Sorex megapalustris*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Microsorex pratensis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex : *Microsorex pratensis*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Equus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : *Equus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Equus (Dolichohippus) simplicidens species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : *Equus (Dolichohippus) simplicidens*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Equus calobatus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : *Equus calobatus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Equus complicatus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : *Equus complicatus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Equus conversidens species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : *Equus conversidens*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Equus excelsus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : *Equus excelsus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Equus scotti species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : *Equus scotti*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Mammuthus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : *Mammuthus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Mammuthus columbi species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus : *Mammuthus columbi*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Archidiskodon hayi species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Mammuthus : *Archidiskodon hayi*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Elephas primigenius species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Elephas : *Elephas primigenius*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Morrillia barbouri species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Morrillia : *Morrillia barbouri*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Microtus llanensis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : *Microtus llanensis*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Microtus meadensis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : *Microtus meadensis*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Microtus paroperarius species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : *Microtus paroperarius*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
? no name ?	100		1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Fiber annectens species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Ondatra : *Fiber annectens*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Peromyscus cragini species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Peromyscus : *Peromyscus cragini*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Cudahyomys moorei species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Reithrodontomys : *Cudahyomys moorei*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Geomys tobinensis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Geomys : *Geomys tobinensis*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Thomomys talpoides species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Thomomys : *Thomomys talpoides*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Dipodomys sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Heteromyidae : *Dipodomys*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Cynomys ludovicianus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Cynomys : *Cynomys ludovicianus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Spermophilus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : *Spermophilus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Ictidomys : *Ictidomys tridecemlineatus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Glyptotherium texanum species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Glyptodontidae : Glyptotherium : *Glyptotherium texanum*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Mylodontidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Mylodontidae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Paramylodon harlani species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Mylodontidae : Paramylodon : *Paramylodon harlani*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Testudinidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Testudo hexagonata species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Testudo : *Testudo hexagonata*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene

References

Cope E. D. A preliminary report on the vertebrate paleontology of the Llano Estacado, Fourth Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Texas 1892, 11-136

Hibbard C. W., Dalquest W. W. (1966) , Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 21 1

Schultz G. E. (1986) , U Tex Austin Bureau of Economic Geology Guidebook 22

Madden C. T. (1986) Stegomastodon associated with Mammuthus in Arizona during the Quaternary, Quaternary Research 26 2, 266-271

Schultz G. E. (1990) Stop 8: Biostratigraphy and volcanic ash deposits of the Tule Formation, Briscoe County, Texas, Tertiary and Quaternary stratigraphy and vertebrate paleontology of parts of northwestern Texas and eastern New Mexico; Guidebook - Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, 60-64

Dalquest W. W., Schultz G. E. (1992) , Ice Age mammals of northwestern Texas, 1-309

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

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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