Strait Canyon: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Virginia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae
Zapus hudsonicus (Zimmermann 1780)
recombined as Zapus hudsonius
Napaeozapus insignis (Miller 1891)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Neotoma sp. Say and Ord 1825
Neotoma floridana (Ord 1818)
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798
Microtus cf. pennsylvanicus (Ord 1815)
Clethrionomys gapperi (Vigors 1830)
Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus 1766)
Phenacomys intermedius Merriam 1889
Neofiber leonardi Hibbard 1943
Peromyscus sp. Gloger 1841
Peromyscus cf. maniculatus (Wagner 1843)
Synaptomys borealis (Richardson 1828)
recombined as Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis
Synaptomys cooperi Baird 1858
Mammalia - Rodentia - Erethizontidae
Erethizon dorsatum (Linnaeus 1758)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Canidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus complicatus Leidy 1858
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Tapirus cf. veroensis Sellards 1918
recombined as Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis
Mammalia - Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann 1780)
cf. Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758)
Cervus cf. elaphus Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Bovidae
Symbos cavifrons (Leidy 1852)
synonym of Bootherium bombifrons
Mammalia - Tayassuidae
Mylohyus nasutus (Leidy 1868)
Mammalia - Talpidae
Scalopus aquaticus (Linnaeus 1758)
Mammalia - Soricidae
Sorex fumeus Miller 1895
Sorex dispar Batchelder 1896
Sorex cinereus Kerr 1792
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Mammut americanum (Kerr 1792)
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Pipistrellus subflavus (Cuvier 1832)
Reptilia - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
cf. Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin 1788)
Accipiter striatus Vieillot 1897
Reptilia - Phasianidae
cf. Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus 1758
Bonasa umbellus (Linnaeus 1766)
cf. Dendragapus canadensis (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Falcipennis canadensis
Reptilia - Odontophoridae
Colinus virginianus (Linnaeus 1758)
Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Philohela minor (Gmelin 1789)
original and current combination Scolopax minor
Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825
cf. Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus 1758)
cf. Bucephala sp. Baird 1858
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Icteridae
Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus 1766)
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Corvidae
cf. Corvus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Pica pica (Linnaeus 1758)
Reptilia - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Bubo virginianus (Gmelin 1788)
Reptilia - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Ectopistes migratorius (Linnaeus 1758)
Reptilia - Piciformes - Picidae
Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus 1758)
Reptilia - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Rallus limicola Vieillot 1819
Reptilia - Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podilymbus podiceps (Linnaeus 1758)
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Virginia County:Highland
Coordinates: 38.3° North, 79.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:38.3° North, 79.6° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Late/Upper Pleistocene 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Late/Upper Pleistocene
Age range of interval:0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago
Age estimate:29870 ± 1800 YBP (14C)
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:fissure fill
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:104697
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2011-02-08 08:00:53 Last modified:2011-02-07 15:00:53
Access level:the public Released:2011-02-08 08:00:53
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
1461. R. Eshelman and F. Grady. 1986. Quaternary vertebrate localities of Virginia and their avian and mammalian fauna. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, Publication 75:43-70 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

35006 R. W. Boessenecker and F. A. Perry. 2011. Mammalian bite marks on juvenile fur seal bones from the Late Neogene Purisima Formation of central California. Palaios 26(2):115-120 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]