Georgia's Vertebrate Fossils
in the
​Smithsonian
National Museum of Natural History
​Collection

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Still a growing partial list...
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Birds
​Collection Name; Aves Stratigraphic
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Catalog# USNM V 24480
            Scientific name; Anas rubripes
            Common name; American black duck
            Collector; Lipps (& others)
            Collection location; Bartow County
            Geologic age; Quaternary (only record)
            No record on source sediments
Specimen count; 2 pieces; distal humerus, proximal and        distal humerus
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 214769
            Scientific name; Order; Strigiformes
            Common name; Owl
            Collector; Lipps (& others)
            Collection location; Bartow County
            Geologic age; Quaternary (only record)
            No record on source sediments
Specimen; 1, Skull element, anterior mandible
 
Catalog# USNM V 23311
            Scientific name; Meleagris gallopavo
            Common name; Wild Turkey
            Collector; Lipps (& others)
            Identified by; Wetmore
            Collection location; Bartow County
            Geologic age; Quaternary (only record)
            No record on source sediments
Specimens; 3, Appendicular elements, distal left femur, left tarsometatarsus - diaphysis, right proximal coracoid
           
 
Catalog# USNM V 23312
            Scientific name; Canachites canadensis (Current?)
            Common name; Grouse
            Collector; Lipps (& others)
            Identified by; Wetmore
            Citation; Wetmore. 1967. Georgia Acad.Sci.Bull. 25 (n.3): 151.
            Status; holotype
            Collection location; Bartow County
            Geologic age; Quaternary (only record)
            No record on source sediments
Specimens; 4, Appendicular elements, proximal and distal humerus, left calcaneum-N, right distal coracoid, distal right tibiotarsus
 
Catalog# USNM V 23313
            Scientific Name; Ectopistes migratorius
            Common name; passenger pigeon
            Collector; Lipps (& others)
            Identified by; Wetmore
            Location; Bartow County
            Geologic Age; Quaternary (only record)
            No record of source sediments
Specimen; 1, Appendicular element, partial left humerus
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 214770
            Scientific name; Ectopistes migratorius
            Common name; Passenger pigeon
            Collected by; Lipps (& others)
            Collection location; Bartow County
            Geologic age; Quaternary (only record)
            No record on source sediments
Specimen; 1, Appendicular element, left humerus
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Pleistocene Vertebrates
Collection Name; Mammalia Pleistocene Geographic

​Catalog# USNM PAL 215171
            Scientific name; Equus leidyi
            Common name; Horse
            Collector; Neilson
            Collection location; Glynn County
            Geologic age; Quaternary (only record)
            No record on source sediments
Specimen; 1, tooth
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 215174
            Scientific name; Equus leidyi
            Common name; Horse
            Collector; Neilson
            Collection location; Glynn County
            Geologic age; Quaternary (only record)
            No record on source sediments
Specimen; 1, skull element
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 263611
            Scientific name; Chelonia couperi
            Common name; Probable sloth, originally identified as turtle
            Collector; None named
            Collection location; Glynn County
            Geologic Age; Quaternary
Specimen; 2, right clavicle
  
Catalog# USNM PAL 215166
            Scientific name; Castoroides sp
            Common name; Giant beaver
            Collector; Nielsen; Nielsen
            Identified by; Purdy, Robert Winfield
            Collection location; Glynn County
            Geologic Age; Quaternary
Specimen; 1 tooth
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 336513
            Scientific name; Gastrophryne carolinensis
            Common name; Eastern narrow mouthed toad
            Collector; Lipps (& others)
            Collection date; 1969
            Identified by; Holman, J. Alan
            Collection location; Bartow County 
            Geologic age; Pleistocene
            No record on source sediments
Specimen; 1, pelvic girdle, left ilium
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 215172
            Scientific name; Castoroides sp
            Common name; Giant beaver
            Collected by; Nielson
            Identified by; Purdy, Robert Winfield
            Collection Location; Glynn County
            Geologic Age; Quaternary
            No record on source sediments
Specimen; 1, tooth
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 215158
            Scientific name; Equus
            Common name; Horse
            Collected by; Neilsen
            Identified by; Purdy, Robert Winfield
            Collection Location; Glynn County
            Geologic Age; Quaternary
            No record on source sediments
Specimen; 1, astragalus (ankle bone)
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 215159
Scientific name; Equus
            Common name; Horse
            Collected by; Neilsen
            Identified by; Purdy, Robert Winfield
            Collection Location; Glynn County
            Geologic Age; Quaternary
            No record on source sediments
Specimen: 1 deciduous tooth (juvenile)

Marine Mammals
Collection Name; Mammalia Marine

Catalog# USNM PAL 362042
            Scientific name; Delphinus cf. sp
            Common name; Dolphin
            Collected by; Nielsen, M. E.
            Identified by; Whitmore, Frank Clifford, Jr., (USGS)
            Collection Location; Georgia (only record)
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1, partial ear bone
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 362043
            Scientific name; Delphinus cf. sp
            Common name; Dolphin
            Collected by; Nielsen, M. E.
            Identified by; Whitmore, Frank Clifford, Jr., (USGS)
            Collection Location; Georgia (only record)
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1, partial ear bone
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 361948
            Scientific name; Delphinus cf. sp
            Common name; Dolphin
            Collected by; Nielsen, M. E.
            Identified by; Whitmore, Frank Clifford, Jr., (USGS)
            Collection Location; Georgia (only record)
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1, periotic ear bone
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 361949
            Scientific name; Delphinus cf. sp
            Common name; Dolphin
            Collected by; Nielsen, M. E.
            Identified by; Whitmore, Frank Clifford, Jr., (USGS)
            Collection Location; Georgia (only record)
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1, periotic skull element
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 361950
            Scientific name; Delphinus cf. sp
            Common name; Dolphin
            Collected by; Nielsen, M. E.
            Identified by; Whitmore, Frank Clifford, Jr., (USGS)
            Collection Location; Georgia (only record)
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1, periotic skull element
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 361951
            Scientific name; Delphinus cf. sp
            Common name; Dolphin
            Collected by; Nielsen, M. E.
            Identified by; Whitmore, Frank Clifford, Jr., (USGS)
            Collection Location; Georgia (only record)
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1, periotic skull element
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 361952
            Scientific name; Delphinus cf. sp
            Common name; Dolphin
            Collected by; Nielsen, M. E.
            Identified by; Whitmore, Frank Clifford, Jr., (USGS)
            Collection Location; Georgia (only record)
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1, periotic skull element  
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 361953
            Scientific name; Delphinus cf. sp
            Common name; Dolphin
            Collected by; Nielsen, M. E.
            Identified by; Whitmore, Frank Clifford, Jr., (USGS)
            Collection Location; Georgia (only record)
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1, periotic skull element
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 361954
            Scientific name; Delphinus cf. sp
            Common name; Dolphin
            Collected by; Nielsen, M. E.
            Identified by; Whitmore, Frank Clifford, Jr., (USGS)
            Collection Location; Georgia (only record)
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1, periotic skull element
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 361955
            Scientific name; Delphinus cf. sp
            Common name; Dolphin
            Collected by; Nielsen, M. E.
            Identified by; Whitmore, Frank Clifford, Jr., (USGS)
            Collection Location; Georgia (only record)
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1, periotic skull element
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 361956
            Scientific name; Delphinus cf. sp
            Common name; Dolphin
            Collected by; Nielsen, M. E.
            Identified by; Whitmore, Frank Clifford, Jr., (USGS)
            Collection Location; Georgia (only record)
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1, periotic skull element
 
Catalog# USNM V 5486
            Scientific name; Anoplonassa forcipata
            Common name; beaked whale
            Collector; True
            Date collected; 1907
            Identified by; Kellogg
            Collection location; Georgia (only record)
            Geologic age; (No information given)
            No record on source sediments
Specimen; 1 mandible (See section 19 of this website)
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 362495
            Scientific name; Balaena sp indet.
            Common name; Baleen whale; Right whale
            Collectors: Nielsen (& others)
            Identified by; Whitmore, Frank Clifford, Jr., (USGS-R)
            Date collected; (no information given)
            Collection location; Georgia (only record)
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
            No record on source sediments
Specimen; 1 ear bone (See section 19 of this website)
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 360587
            Scientific name; Balaenoptera borealis
            Common name; Baleen whale; Sei whale
            Collectors name; Nielsen
            Identified by; Whitmore
            Collection location; Glynn County    
            No record on source sediments
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1 Skull element, right periotic
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 360588
            Scientific name; Balaenoptera borealis
            Common name; Baleen whale; Sei whale
            Collectors name; Nielsen
            Identified by; Whitmore
            Collection location; Glynn County    
            No record on source sediments
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1 Skull element, right periotic     
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 360589
            Scientific name; Balaenoptera borealis
            Common name; Baleen whale, Sei Whale
            Collectors name; Nielsen
            Identified by; Whitmore
            Collection location; Glynn County    
            No record on source sediments
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1, Skull element, right periotic
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 360590
            Scientific name; Balaenoptera borealis
            Common name; Baleen whale, Sei whale
            Collectors name; Nielsen
            Identified by; Whitmore
            Collection location; Glynn County
            No record of source sediments
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1, Skull element, right periotic
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 360802
            Scientific name; Balaenoptera sp indet
            Common name; Rorqual, Baleen whale, species unidentified
            Collectors name; Nielsen
            Identified by; Whitmore
            Collection location; Georgia (No further info)
            No record of source sediments
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimens; 9 Skull elements, right tympanic bulla-(6), left tympanic bulla-(3)
 
Catalog# USNM V 13690
            Scientific name; Basilosaurus cetoides        
            Common name; Archaic whale
            Collectors name; Smith, L. P.
            Identified by; Kellogg, Remington
            Date collected; Aug; 1932
            Collection Location: Houston County
            Geologic Age; Late Eocene; Priabonian (Jackson Group)
            Formation: Tivola Limestone (formerly; Ocala limestone)
Specimen; 1: Skull elements, premaxilla, maxilla, T-R-I1, partial lower jaw, T-(4)-X, Axial elements, Appendicular element, proximal phalange
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 364138
            Scientific name; Delphinapterus sp
            Common name; Beluga
            Collector; Nielsen, M. E.
            Identified by; Whitmore, Frank Clifford, Jr., (USGS-R)
            Collection location; Georgia (No further info)
            No date of collection recorded
            No source formation recorded
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1, Skull element, periotic
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 360029
            Scientific name; Delphinodon cf. sp
            Common name; Dolphin
            No record of collector’s name
            Identified by; Barnes, Lawrence G., (LACM), 
            Geologic age; Miocene
            No record of source sediments
Specimen; 1, skull
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 452467
            Scientific name; Physeteridae (Only to level of Family)
            Common name; Sperm whale
            Collector; Neilson, M.E.
            Location; Georgia (only record)
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
Specimen; 1, partial tooth
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Collection Name; Reptilia

Catalog# USNM V 4887
            Scientific name; Crotalus sp
            Common name; Pit viper; species unknown
            Collector; Couper, R. H.
            Collection location; Georgia (No further info)
            Geologic Age; Pleistocene
            No record of source sediments
Specimen; 53, vertebra

Catalog# USNM PAL 336522
            Scientific name; Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) crassiscutata
            Common name; Giant Land Tortoise
            Collector name; Lipps (& others)
            Identified by; Holman, J. Alan, (MSU)
            Collection location; Bartow County
            Geologic age; Quaternary
            No information on source sediments
Specimen; 5, dermal bone elements, carapace +partial plastron
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 336523
           Scientific name; Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) crassiscutata
           Common name; Giant Land Tortoise
           Collector name; Lipps (& others)
           Identified by; Holman, J. Alan, (MSU)
           Collection location; Bartow County
           Geologic age; Quaternary
           No information on source sediments
Specimen; 1, Skull element, left maxilla
 
Catalog: USNM PAL 244469
            Scientific name; Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) crassiscutata
            Common name; Giant Land Tortoise
            Collector name; Lipps (& others)
            Identified by; Holman, J. Alan, (MSU)
            Collection location; Bartow County
            Geologic age; Quaternary
            No information on source sediments
Specimen; 1, dermal bone element

Catalog# USNM PAL 358419
            Scientific name; Genus sp
            Family; Elapidae (terrestrial & marine poisonous snake)    
            Common name; Sea Snake
            Collector; Grady, F. V.
            Identified by; Grady, Frederick Von Hoff, (PAL),                                     Collection date; 8 Nov 1999
            Geologic age; Eocene
            No information on source sediments
Specimens; 6 vertebrae
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 529438
            Scientific name; Genus sp
            Common name; Turtle
            Collector; Grady F.V.
            Collection Location; Wilkinson County
            Collection date; 08/Nov/1999
            Geologic Age; Late Eocene, Jacksonian
            Source Sediments; Dry Branch Formation
Specimens; 9, dermal bones 
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 529439
            Scientific name; Genus sp
            Common name; Turtle
            Collector; Gotte, S. & Jacobs, J. F.
            Collection Location; Wilkinson County
            Collection date; 06/Nov/2002
            Geologic Age; Late Eocene
            Source Sediments; Huber Formation
Specimens; 2, dermal bones 
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 529456
            Scientific name; Genus sp
            Common name; Turtle
            Collector; Grady F.V.
            Collection Location; Wilkinson County
            Collection date; 08/Nov/1999
            Geologic Age; Late Eocene, Jacksonian
            Source Sediments; Dry Branch Formation
Specimens; 5, dermal bones 
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 358029
            Scientific name; Genus indet. sp sp. undet.
            Common name; Turtle
            Collector; Nelson; Nelson, C.
            Collection location; Georgia (No further info)
            Geologic age; Tertiary (No further info)
            No record of source formation
Specimen; 1, partial plastron
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 418475
            Scientific name; Genus indet. sp indet.
            Common name; Mosasaur, marine reptile
            Collector; Stephenson, L. W.
            Collection location; Georgia (No further info)
            Geologic age; Late Cretaceous
            No record of source formation
Specimen; 1, partial vertebra
 
Catalog# USNM V 11823
            Scientific name; Genus indet. sp indet.
            Common name; Crocodile
            Collector: Tomkins, I. R
            Collection location; GA (No further info)
            Geologic age; Miocene
            No record of source formation
Specimen; 1, skull element
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 336528
            Scientific name; Diadophis punctatus
            Common name: Ringneck snake
            Collector; Lipps (& others)
            Identified by; Holman, J. Alan, (MSU)
            Collection location; Bartow county
            Geologic age; Quaternary
            No record on source sediments
Specimens; 17, vertebra
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 336529A
            Scientific name; Diadophis punctatus
            Common name: Ringneck snake
            Collector; Lipps (& others)
            Identified by; Holman, J. Alan, (MSU)
            Collection location; Bartow county
            Geologic age; Quaternary
            No record on source sediments
Specimens; 2, vertebra
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 438134
            Scientific name; Genus indet. sp indet
            Common name; Crocodile
            Collector; Stephenson, L. W.
            Date collected; 1909
            No record on County
            Geologic age; Cretaceous, Upper/Late Maastrichtian
            Source sediments; Ripley Formation
Specimen; 1 tooth

​Catalog# USNM PAL 358888
            Scientific name (as filed); Alligator? sp
            Common name; Crocodile
            Collector; S.W. McCallie (Former State Geologist)
            Date Collected; 14/Apr/1904
            Collection location; Jefferson County
            Geologic age; Tertiary (only record)
            No record on sediments
Specimen; Tooth
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 336533
            Scientific name; Crotalus horridus
            Common name; Timber Rattlesnake
            Collector; Lipps (& others)
            Identified by; Holman, J. Alan, (MSU)
            Date Collected; (no information)
            Collection location; Bartow County
            Geologic age; Quaternary
            No information on source sediments
Specimen; 1, vertebra

Collection Name; Fish Taxonomic

Catalog# USNM PAL 327037
            Scientific name; Astraspis sp
            Common name; jawless fish
            Collector: (no information)
            Date Collected; (no information)
            Collection location; Bartow County
            Geologic age; Ordovician
            No record on source sediments
Specimen; 6 Dermal bones (See section 3 of this website)
 
Catalog# USNM PAL 341786
            Scientific name; Chilomycterus sp
            Common name; Burrfish (spiny puffer)
            Collector; Neilson
            Date collected; 04/Dec/1969
            Collection Location; Georgia (no further info)
            No record on source sediments
Specimen; skull element (no details posted)
   
Catalog# USNM PAL 297086
            Scientific name; Carcharhinus egertoni
            Common name; Requiem Shark; Bignose Shark
            Collector; Nielsen
            Collection date; Dec 1969
            Collection location; Georgia (no further info)
            Geologic age; Miocene
            No record on source sediments
Specimen; 1 tooth