Edinburgh Fissure (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Shenandoah County, Virginia (38.9° N, 78.5° W: paleocoordinates 38.9° N, 78.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

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

Environment/lithology: fissure fill; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 104664: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.02.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus americanus
Lepus americanus Erxleben 1777 snowshoe hare
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Microtus zanthognathus, Microtus sp., Ondatra sp., Peromyscus sp.
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole
Ondatra sp. Link 1795 muskrat
Peromyscus sp. Gloger 1841 deer mouse
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciuridae indet.
Sciuridae indet. Gray 1821 squirrel
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castor canadensis
Castor canadensis Kuhl 1820 American beaver
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp., Canis latrans
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
Canis latrans Say 1823 coyote
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus americanus
Ursus americanus Pallas 1780 black bear
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Tapirus sp.
Tapirus sp. Brisson 1762 tapir
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
? Cervalces sp.
? Cervalces sp. Scott 1885 stag moose
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Mylohyus sp.
Mylohyus sp. Cope 1869 peccary
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Parascalops breweri
Parascalops breweri Bachman 1842 hairly-tailed vole
 Chiroptera -
Chiroptera indet.
Chiroptera indet. Blumenbach 1779 bat