Sabertooth Cave (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as Lecanto Cave

Where: Citrus County, Florida (28.8° N, 82.2° W: paleocoordinates 28.8° N, 82.0° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: S. D. Webb. 1974. Chronology of Florida Pleistocene mammals. In S. D. Webb (ed.), Pleistocene Mammals of Florida 5-31 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 20638: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995, edited by Jason Head and Richard Hulbert

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• not the same as Lecanto 2A (see)
Sangamonian or possibly Wisconsinan; age also considered equivocal by Wilkins 1984
Amphibia
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana (cf. Rana) pipiens2 Schreber 1782 Northern leopard frog
 Salientia - Microhylidae
"Microhyla carolinensis" = Gastrophryne carolinensis2
"Microhyla carolinensis" = Gastrophryne carolinensis2 Holbrook 1835 Eastern narrowmouth toad
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
"Scaphiopus holbrooki" = Scaphiopus (Scaphiopus) holbrooki2
"Scaphiopus holbrooki" = Scaphiopus (Scaphiopus) holbrooki2 Harlan 1835 Eastern spadefoot toad
 Caudata - Urodela
Plethodon glutinosus2 Green 1818 northern slimy salamander
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Caviidae
Neochoerus aesopi1 Leidy 1853 caviomorph
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
Geomys pinetis Rafinesque 1817 southeastern pocket gopher
described by Wilkins 1984
Thomomys orientalis Simpson 1928 pocket gopher
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Sigmodon hispidus Say and Ord 1825 hispid cotton rat
Neofiber alleni True 1884 round-tailed muskrat
Oryzomys palustris Harlan 1837 marsh rice rat
Synaptomys australis Simpson 1928 mouse
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus palustris Bachman 1837 marsh rabbit
Sylvilagus floridanus Allen 1890 eastern cottontail
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Scalopus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 eastern mole
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
"Tapirus veroensis" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis
"Tapirus veroensis" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis Sellards 1918 tapir
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus leidyi Hay 1913 horse
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Mylohyus sp. Cope 1869 peccary
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
 Carnivora - Felidae
Smilodon fatalis1 Leidy 1868 saber-toothed cat
Lynx rufus1 Schreber 1777 bobcat
 Carnivora - Mephitidae
Mephitis mephitis Schreber 1776 striped skunk
 Carnivora - Canidae
"Canis dirus" = Aenocyon dirus Leidy 1858 dire wolf
confirmed by Nowak 1979
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Schreber 1775 gray fox
 Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
Holmesina septentrionalis1 Leidy 1889 edentate
 Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Dasypus bellus Simpson 1929 beautiful armadillo
 Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Megalonyx wheatleyi Cope 1871 edentate
 Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Mammut americanum Kerr 1792 American mastodon
 Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 Virginia opossum
Reptilia
 Testudines - Emydidae
Terrapene carolina2 Linnaeus 1758 common box turtle
Pseudemys sp.2 Gray 1856 cooter
 Testudines - Testudinidae
"Gopherus (cf. Gopherus) polyphemus" = Gopherus polyphemus2
"Gopherus (cf. Gopherus) polyphemus" = Gopherus polyphemus2 Daudin 1802 Florida gopher tortoise
 Squamata - Elapidae
Micrurus fulvius2 coral snake
 Squamata - Crotalidae
Crotalus adamanteus2 Palisot de Beauvois 1799 eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Agkistrodon piscivorous2 Lacépède cottonmouth
 Squamata - Colubridae
Carphophis amoenus2 Say worm snake
Elaphe sp.2 Wagler 1833 colubrid snake
Coluber constrictor2 Linnaeus 1758 black racer
"Natrix sipedon" = Nerodia sipedon2 Linnaeus 1758 northern water snake
Rhadinaea flavilata2 colubrid snake
Heterodon platyrhinos2 Latreille 1801 eastern hognosed snake
 Squamata - Scincidae
Eumeces sp.2 Wiegmann 1834 skink
 Squamata - Polychrotidae
Anolis carolinensis2 Voight 1832 green anole
 Squamata - Anguidae
Ophisaurus ventralis2 Linnaeus 1766 eastern glass lizard
Aves
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco sparverius3 Linnaeus 1758 American kestrel
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Haliaeetus leucocephalus3 Linnaeus 1766 bald eagle
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
"Otus asio" = Megascops asio3, Strix varia3
"Otus asio" = Megascops asio3 Linnaeus 1758 eastern screech-owl
Strix varia3 Barton 1799 barred owl
 Strigiformes - Tytonidae
Tyto alba3 Scopoli 1769 barn owl
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
"Nyroca affinis" = Aythya affinis3
"Nyroca affinis" = Aythya affinis3 Eyton 1838 lesser scaup
 Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
"Coragyps urubu" = Coragyps atratus3, Cathartes aura3
"Coragyps urubu" = Coragyps atratus3 Bechstein 1793 black vulture
Cathartes aura3 Linnaeus 1758 turkey vulture
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Meleagris gallopavo3 Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey
 Galliformes - Odontophoridae
Colinus virginianus3 Linnaeus 1758 northern bobwhite