NeogeneCorylopsisseeds from eastern Tennessee

Abstract

A new fossil species of Corylopsis (Hamamelidaceae), C. grisea Quirk & Hermsen sp. nov, based on seeds from the early Pliocene Gray Fossil Site (GFS), eastern Tennessee, U.S.A., is described. The assignment of the seeds to Hamamelidaceae, subfamily Hamamelidoideae, is based on the overall size of the This is the author manuscript accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as

The first canid from the Gray Fossil Site in Tennessee: new perspective on the distribution and ecology of Borophagus

“…Studies suggest that the site was formed when an ancient sinkhole collapsed, became a small lake, and then filled with sediment over several thousand years (Wallace and Wang, 2004; Shunk et al, 2006, 2009). This unique paleontological site records a diverse array of taxa, including a wide variety of flora, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and small and large mammals (Parmalee et al, 2002; Wallace and Wang, 2004; DeSantis and Wallace, 2008; Boardman and Schubert, 2011; Zobaa et al, 2011; Mead et al, 2012; Ochoa et al, 2012, 2016; Worobiec et al, 2013; Bourque and Schubert, 2015; Jasinski and Moscato, 2017; Jasinski, 2018; Short et al, 2019; Siegert and Hermsen, 2020; Quirk and Hermsen, 2021). Flora and fauna at the site have been interpreted to indicate a relatively closed forested ecosystem (Ochoa et al, 2016; Samuels et al, 2018; Quirk and Hermsen, 2021).…”

“…This unique paleontological site records a diverse array of taxa, including a wide variety of flora, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and small and large mammals (Parmalee et al, 2002; Wallace and Wang, 2004; DeSantis and Wallace, 2008; Boardman and Schubert, 2011; Zobaa et al, 2011; Mead et al, 2012; Ochoa et al, 2012, 2016; Worobiec et al, 2013; Bourque and Schubert, 2015; Jasinski and Moscato, 2017; Jasinski, 2018; Short et al, 2019; Siegert and Hermsen, 2020; Quirk and Hermsen, 2021). Flora and fauna at the site have been interpreted to indicate a relatively closed forested ecosystem (Ochoa et al, 2016; Samuels et al, 2018; Quirk and Hermsen, 2021). To date, the only carnivorans described from the site are an ailurid, Pristinailurus bristoli Wallace and Wang, 2004, a meline badger, Arctomeles dimolodontus Wallace and Wang, 2004, and the earliest record of a wolverine, Gulo sudorus Samuels, Bredehoeft, and Wallace, 2018.…”