Bushey Cavern: Pleistocene, Maryland
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Smilodontopis mooreheadi
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Erethizontidae
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Erethizon dorsatum
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Marmota monax
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Sciurus carolinensis
Gmelin 1788
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Sciurus hudsonicus
Erxleben 1777
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recombined as Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | ||||||||||
Sciurus tenuidens
Hay 1920
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synonym of Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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Castor canadensis
Kuhl 1820
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Neotoma magister
Baird 1858
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synonym of Neotoma floridana | ||||||||||
Microtus pennsylvanicus
(Ord 1815)
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Ondatra zibethica
(Linnaeus 1766)
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recombined as Ondatra zibethicus | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Sylvilagus floridanus
(Allen 1890)
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus giganteus
Gidley 1901
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Equus complicatus
Leidy 1858
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Mammalia
- Tayassuidae
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Mylohyus exortivus
Gidley 1920
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synonym of Mylohyus fossilis | ||||||||||
Mylohyus obtusidens
Hay 1920
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nomen dubium belonging to Mylohyus | ||||||||||
Mylohyus nasutus
(Leidy 1868)
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Platygonus tetragonus
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Platygonus vetus
Leidy 1882
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Platygonus cumberlandensis
Gidley 1920
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synonym of Platygonus vetus | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Odocoileus virginianus
(Zimmermann 1780)
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Sangamona fugitiva
Hay 1920
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nomen vanum belonging to Cervidae | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Felis couguar
Kerr 1792
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synonym of Puma concolor | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ursidae
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Ursus americanus
Pallas 1780
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Elephas columbi
Falconer 1857
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recombined as Mammuthus columbi | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Crotalidae
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Crotalus horridus
Linnaeus 1758
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= Crotalus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Gilmore 1938 | |||||||||
USNM 9157, two thoracic vertebrae | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Maryland | County: | Washington |
Coordinates: | 39.6° North, 77.6° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 39.7° North, 77.4° West |
Time
Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
Key time interval: | Pleistocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 2.58800 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils |
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 126660 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Uhen, P. Barrett | Enterer: | M. Shalap, T. Cleary |
Modifier: | M. Uhen | ||
Created: | 2012-04-10 23:18:44 | Last modified: | 2014-12-04 10:15:02 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2012-04-10 23:18:44 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
41113. | O. P. Hay. 1920. Descriptions of some Pleistocene vertebrates found in the United States. Proceedings of The United States National Museum 58:83-146 [M. Uhen/M. Shalap/J. Marcot] |
Secondary references:
14699 | C. W. Gilmore. 1938. Fossil snakes of North America. Geological Society of America Special Paper (9)1-96 [J. Head/J. Head] |