Smilodon 1 Site (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as Hamilton Cave

Where: Pendleton County, West Virginia (38.7° N, 79.3° W: paleocoordinates 38.7° N, 79.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)

• said to be Irvingtonian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: A. J. Winkler and F. Grady. 1990. The Middle Pleistocene Rodent Atopomys (Cricetidae: Arvicolinae) from the Eastern and South-Central United States. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 10(4):484-490 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details

PaleoDB collection 20531: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Atopomys texensis Patton 1965 mouse