Kingston Saltpeter Cave (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Bartow County, Georgia (34.2° N, 84.9° W: paleocoordinates 34.2° N, 84.9° W)

• coordinate stated in text

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

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Primary reference: R. A. Martin and J. M. Sneed. 1989. Late Pleistocene records of caribou and elk from Georgia and Alabama. Georgia Journal of Science 47:117-122 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 84190: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 24.09.2008, edited by Richard Hulbert and Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Aves
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falco sparverius2 Linnaeus 1758 American kestrel
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Accipitridae indet.2 Viellot 1816 hawk
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Bonasa umbellus2 Linnaeus 1766 ruffed grouse
Meleagris gallopavo2 Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey
Tympanuchus cupido2 Linnaeus 1758 greater prairie chicken
 Galliformes - Odontophoridae
Colinus virginianus2 Linnaeus 1758 northern bobwhite
 Galliformes - Galloidae
Tetraonidae indet.2 Linnaeus 1758 grouse
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
"cf. Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata2, Scolopax minor2, Bartramia longicauda2
"cf. Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata2 Gmelin 1789 willet
Scolopax minor2 Gmelin 1789 American woodcock
Bartramia longicauda2 Bechstein 1812 upland sandpiper
 Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Coragyps atratus2 Bechstein 1793 black vulture
 Passeriformes -
Passeriformes indet.2 Linnaeus 1758 perching bird
 Passeriformes - Passerellidae
Passerellidae indet.1 Cabanis 1851 new world sparrow
Pipilo erythrophthalmus2 Linnaeus 1758 eastern towhee
Spizella passerina2 Bechstein 1798 chipping sparrow
or could be Ammodramus sandwichensis
 Passeriformes - Tyrannidae
Sayornis phoebe2 Latham 1790 eastern phoebe
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Pica pica2 Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian magpie
Corvus corax2 Linnaeus 1758 common raven
Corvus brachyrhynchos2 Brehm 1822 American crow
Cyanocitta cristata2 Linnaeus 1758 blue jay
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Aythya collaris2 Donovan 1809 ring-necked duck
Aix sponsa2 Linnaeus 1758 wood duck
Anas crecca2 Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
Anas acuta2 Linnaeus 1758 northern pintail
Anas cf. platyrhynchos2 Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Bucephala albeola2 Linnaeus 1758 bufflehead
Lophodytes cucullatus2 Linnaeus 1758 hooded merganser
"Anas strepera" = Mareca strepera2 Linnaeus 1758 gadwall
"Anas discors" = Spatula discors2 Linnaeus 1766 blue-winged teal
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podilymbus podiceps2 Linnaeus 1758 pied-billed grebe
 Piciformes - Picidae
Picoides villosus2 Linnaeus 1766 hairy woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus2 Linnaeus 1758 pileated woodpecker
Melanerpes sp.2 Swainson 1832 woodpecker
Colaptes auratus2 Linnaeus 1758 northern flicker
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Ectopistes migratorius2 Linnaeus 1758 passenger pigeon
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Asio sp.2, "Otus asio" = Megascops asio2
Asio sp.2 Brisson 1760 true owl
"Otus asio" = Megascops asio2 Linnaeus 1758 eastern screech-owl
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Rallidae indet.2 Vigors 1825 rail
Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758 red deer