Sabertooth Cave: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Florida
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Urodela
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Plethodon glutinosus
Green 1818
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Holman 1958 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Microhylidae
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Microhyla carolinensis
(Holbrook 1835)
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Holman 1958 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Gastrophryne carolinensis | ||||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Ranidae
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Rana (cf. Rana) pipiens
Schreber 1782
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Holman 1958 | 16 specimens | ||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Pelobatidae
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Scaphiopus holbrooki
(Harlan 1835)
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Holman 1958 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Scaphiopus (Scaphiopus) holbrooki | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Testudinidae
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Gopherus (cf. Gopherus) polyphemus
(Daudin 1802)
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Holman 1958 | |||||||||
| recombined as Gopherus polyphemus | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Emydidae
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Pseudemys sp.
Gray 1856
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Holman 1958 | |||||||||
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Terrapene carolina
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Holman 1958 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Scincidae
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Eumeces sp.
Wiegmann 1834
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Holman 1958 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anguidae
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Ophisaurus ventralis
Linnaeus 1766
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Holman 1958 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
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Reptilia
- Colubridae
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Heterodon platyrhinos
(Latreille 1801)
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Holman 1958 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Elaphe sp.
Wagler 1833
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Holman 1958 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Coluber constrictor
Linnaeus 1758
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Holman 1958 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Masticophis flagellum
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Holman 1958 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Rhadinaea flavilata
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Holman 1958 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Natrix sipedon
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Holman 1958 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Nerodia sipedon | ||||||||||
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Carphophis amoenus
Say
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Holman 1958 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
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Reptilia
- Crotalidae
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Crotalus adamanteus
Palisot de Beauvois 1799
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Holman 1958 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
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Agkistrodon piscivorous
Lacépède
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Holman 1958 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Reptilia
- Elapidae
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Micrurus fulvius
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Holman 1958 | 12 specimens | ||||||||
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Reptilia
- Polychrotidae
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Anolis carolinensis
Voight 1832
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Holman 1958 | 14 specimens | ||||||||
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Reptilia
- Falconidae
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Falco sparverius
Linnaeus 1758
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Wetmore 1931 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Meleagris gallopavo
Linnaeus 1758
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Wetmore 1931 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Odontophoridae
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Colinus virginianus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Wetmore 1931 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Accipitriformes
- Accipitridae
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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Wetmore 1931 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Cathartiformes
- Cathartidae
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Coragyps urubu
(Vieillot 1807)
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Wetmore 1931 | |||||||||
| synonym of Coragyps atratus | ||||||||||
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Cathartes aura
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Wetmore 1931 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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Nyroca affinis
(Eyton 1838)
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Wetmore 1931 | |||||||||
| recombined as Aythya affinis | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Strigiformes
- Tytonidae
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Tyto alba
(Scopoli 1769)
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Wetmore 1931 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Strigiformes
- Strigidae
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Strix varia
(Barton 1799)
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Wetmore 1931 | |||||||||
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Otus asio
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Wetmore 1931 | |||||||||
| recombined as Megascops asio | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Mammutidae
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Mammut americanum
(Kerr 1792)
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Mammalia
- Cingulata
- Dasypodidae
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Dasypus bellus
(Simpson 1929)
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Mammalia
- Cingulata
- Pampatheriidae
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Chlamytherium septentrionalis
(Leidy 1889)
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= Holmesina septentrionalis
Leidy 1889
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Megalonychidae
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Megalonyx wheatleyi
Cope 1871
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Mammalia
- Talpidae
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Scalopus aquaticus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Felis rufus
(Schreber 1777)
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= Lynx rufus
Schreber 1777
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
| referred to L. r. calcaratus by Werdelin 1985 | ||||||||||
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Smilodon floridanus
(Leidy 1889)
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= Smilodon fatalis
Leidy 1868
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mephitidae
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Mephitis mephitis
(Schreber 1776)
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Canis dirus
Leidy 1858
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| recombined as Aenocyon dirus | ||||||||||
| confirmed by Nowak 1979 | ||||||||||
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Urocyon cinereoargenteus
(Schreber 1775)
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Mammalia
- Tayassuidae
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Mylohyus sp.
Cope 1869
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Odocoileus virginianus
(Zimmermann 1780)
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Tapiridae
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Tapirus veroensis
Sellards 1918
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| recombined as Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus leidyi
Hay 1913
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| nomen vanum belonging to Equus | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Sylvilagus palustris
(Bachman 1837)
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Sylvilagus floridanus
(Allen 1890)
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Oryzomys palustris
Harlan 1837
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Sigmodon hispidus
Say and Ord 1825
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Neofiber alleni
True 1884
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Synaptomys australis
Simpson 1928
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Geomyidae
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Geomys pinetis
Rafinesque 1817
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| described by Wilkins 1984 | ||||||||||
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Thomomys orientalis
Simpson 1928
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Caviidae
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Hydrochoerus holmesi n. sp.
Simpson 1928
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= Neochoerus aesopi
Leidy 1853
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Didelphimorphia
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Didelphis virginiana
Kerr 1792
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| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Florida | County: | Citrus |
| Coordinates: | 28.8° North, 82.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 28.8° North, 82.0° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit |
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 |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
Collection methods and comments
| Taxonomic list comments:not the same as Lecanto 2A (see) Sangamonian or possibly Wisconsinan; age also considered equivocal by Wilkins 1984 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Lecanto Cave | ||
| Database number: | 20638 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, J. Head, J. Bloch | Enterer: | J. Alroy, J. Head, R. Hulbert | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 1995-03-26 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2002-06-03 03:27:44 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1995-03-26 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 3567. | S. D. Webb. 1974. Chronology of Florida Pleistocene mammals. In S. D. Webb (ed.), Pleistocene Mammals of Florida 5-31 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy] |
Secondary references:
| 6294 | J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari] | |
| 45624 | J. A. Holman. 1958. The Pleistocene herpetofauna of Saber-tooth Cave, Citrus County, Florida. Copeia 1958(4):276-280 [J. Head/J. Head] | |
| 50336 | A. Wetmore. 1931. The avifauna of the Pleistocene in Florida. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 85(2):1-41 [J. Bloch/R. Hulbert] |