essay

The Late Pleistocene vertebrate fauna in Ohio: coinhabitants with Ohio's Paleoindians

first discovery of america: archaeological evidence of the early inhabitants of the ohio area • Columbus, Ohio • Published In 1994 • Pages: 23-41

By: McDonald, H. Gregory (Hugh Gregory).

Abstract
The author, who excavated at the Sheriden Pit at Indian Trail Caverns in Wyandot County, Ohio, describes species that could have been affected by the first humans to enter the area. The majority of dates for the faunal remains fall between 13,000 and 9500 BP. The earliest is for [i]Cervalces scotti[/i] (elk-moose) at 16700 ± 250 BP. The only date later than 8420 ± 400 BP for [i]Mammut americanum[/i] (American mastodon) is one of 4290 ± 150 BP for [i]Platygonus compressus[/i] (flat-headed peccary).
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Fauna
Chronologies and culture sequences
tradition
Early Paleo-Indian
HRAF PubDate
2017
Region
New World
Sub Region
New World
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Paleontologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2016
Field Date
no date given
Coverage Date
16,700±250–4290±150 BP
Coverage Place
Ohio, United States
Notes
H. Gregory McDonald
Includes bibliographical references (p. 36-39)
LCSH
Paleo-Indians