Norris Dam Cave No. 2: Holocene, Tennessee
collected - 1978
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Aves
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Aves indet.
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Neotoma floridana
(Ord 1818)
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Peromyscus sp.
Gloger 1841
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Glaucomys sp.
Thomas 1908
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Marmota monax
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Cuvier 1795
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Tennessee | County: | Anderson |
| Coordinates: | 36.1° North, 84.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 36.1° North, 84.2° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Lithology description: "These deposits were shallow, less than 30 cm in depth." | |
| Environment: | cave |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | Collection dates: | 11-14 August 1978 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 124322 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Shalap |
| Modifier: | M. Shalap | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2012-02-11 15:33:56 | Last modified: | 2012-02-10 22:39:26 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2012-02-11 15:33:56 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 39993. | J. E. Guilday. 1978. Pleistocene Paleontological Sites in Appalachian Caves. Research Reports - National Geographic Society 19:239-242 [M. Uhen/M. Shalap/M. Shalap] |