Strait Canyon (Pleistocene of the United States)
Where: Highland County, Virginia (38.3° N, 79.6° W: paleocoordinates 38.3° N, 79.6° 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 104697: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 08.02.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
"Zapus hudsonicus" = Zapus hudsonius, Napaeozapus insignis
"Zapus hudsonicus" = Zapus hudsonius Zimmermann 1780 meadow jumping mouse
Napaeozapus insignis Miller 1891 woodland jumping mouse | |
Neotoma sp., Neotoma floridana, Microtus sp., Microtus cf. pennsylvanicus, Clethrionomys gapperi, Ondatra zibethicus, Phenacomys intermedius, Neofiber leonardi, Peromyscus sp., Peromyscus cf. maniculatus, "Synaptomys borealis" = Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis, Synaptomys cooperi
Neotoma sp. Say and Ord 1825 pack rat
Neotoma floridana Ord 1818 eastern woodrat
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole
Microtus cf. pennsylvanicus Ord 1815 meadow vole
Clethrionomys gapperi Vigors 1830 southern red-backed vole
Ondatra zibethicus Linnaeus 1766 muskrat
Phenacomys intermedius Merriam 1889 western heather vole
Neofiber leonardi Hibbard 1943 mouse
Peromyscus sp. Gloger 1841 deer mouse
Peromyscus cf. maniculatus Wagner 1843 deer mouse
"Synaptomys borealis" = Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis Richardson 1828 northern bog lemming
Synaptomys cooperi Baird 1858 southern bog lemming | |
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Erethizon dorsatum Linnaeus 1758 North American porcupine | |
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Canidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 canid | |
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Equus complicatus Leidy 1858 horse | |
"Tapirus cf. veroensis" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis
"Tapirus cf. veroensis" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis Sellards 1918 tapir | |
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Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
cf. Alces alces Linnaeus 1758 moose
Cervus cf. elaphus Linnaeus 1758 red deer | |
"Symbos cavifrons" = Bootherium bombifrons
"Symbos cavifrons" = Bootherium bombifrons Harlan 1825 antelope | |
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Mylohyus nasutus Leidy 1868 peccary | |
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Scalopus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 eastern mole | |
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Sorex fumeus Miller 1895 smoky shrew
Sorex dispar Batchelder 1896 long-tailed shrew
Sorex cinereus Kerr 1792 cinereus shrew | |
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Mammut americanum Kerr 1792 American mastodon | |
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Pipistrellus subflavus Cuvier 1832 eastern pipistrelle bat | |
| Aves | |
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cf. Buteo jamaicensis Gmelin 1788 red-tailed hawk
Accipiter striatus Vieillot 1897 sharp-shinned hawk | |
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cf. Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey
Bonasa umbellus Linnaeus 1766 ruffed grouse
"cf. Dendragapus canadensis" = Falcipennis canadensis Linnaeus 1758 spruce grouse | |
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Colinus virginianus Linnaeus 1758 northern bobwhite | |
"Philohela minor" = Scolopax minor
"Philohela minor" = Scolopax minor Gmelin 1789 American woodcock | |
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Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
cf. Lophodytes cucullatus Linnaeus 1758 hooded merganser
cf. Bucephala sp. Baird 1858 seaduck | |
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Agelaius phoeniceus Linnaeus 1766 red-winged blackbird | |
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cf. Corvus sp. Linnaeus 1758 crow
Pica pica Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian magpie | |
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Bubo virginianus Gmelin 1788 great horned owl | |
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Ectopistes migratorius Linnaeus 1758 passenger pigeon | |
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Colaptes auratus Linnaeus 1758 northern flicker | |
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Rallus limicola Vieillot 1819 Virginia rail | |
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Podilymbus podiceps Linnaeus 1758 pied-billed grebe | |