Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Geosciences
Date of Award
5-2016
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Steven C. Wallace
Committee Members
Blaine Schubert, James I. Mead
Abstract
Analysis of the Gray Fossil Site peccary material indicates the presence of up to three species. Comparisons with the tayassuid material known from the Tyner Farm and Bone Valley Formation of Florida allows the identification of Mylohyus elmorei and at the GFS. Within the GFS material, Prosthennops cf. P. serus and cf. Catagonus sp. are also tentatively recognized but further verification is required. The known range for Prosthennops is expanded into the Appalachian region. Presence of M. elmorei at the Gray Fossil Site provides the first known occurrence of this species outside of the Palmetto fauna of Florida, indicating that the species once exhibited a larger range within the southeastern United States than previously known. Overall, the presence of M. elmorei.indicates another parallel to the Palmetto Fauna of the Bone Valley Formation whereas Prosthennops cf. P. serus may indicate a connection to the Hemphillian of the western United States.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Doughty, Evan M., "Peccaries (Artiodactyla: Tayassuidae) from the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene Gray Fossil Site: Regional Implications with a Review of Tayassuinae" (2016). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3053. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3053
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.