SAM Cave (Pink Solid) (Pleistocene of the United States)
Also known as NMMNH L-43
Where: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico (36.5° N, 107.0° W: paleocoordinates 36.5° N, 106.8° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: K. L. Rogers, C. A. Repenning, F. G. Luiszer and R. D. Benson. 2000. Geologic history, stratigraphy, and paleontology of SAM Cave, north-central New Mexico. New Mexico Geology 22(4):89-117 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details
PaleoDB collection 20506: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• said to be younger than Under Arch and older than the LB collections, but direct stratigraphic superposition is not indicated
NISP cannot be determined because specimens are listed as "many teeth" for all common species
said to be early Pleistocene
NISP cannot be determined because specimens are listed as "many teeth" for all common species
said to be early Pleistocene
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Mustela erminea Linnaeus 1758 stoat | |
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Spilogale putorius Linnaeus 1758 eastern spotted skunk | |
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Canis rufus Audubon and Bachman 1851 red wolf | |
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Sorex sp. Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew | |
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Lepus californicus Gray 1837 black-tailed jackrabbit | |
Allophaiomys sp., Microtus sp., Lemmiscus curtatus, Neotoma sp., Peromyscus cf. crinitus, Mictomys kansasensis
Allophaiomys sp. Kormos 1932 vole
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole
Lemmiscus curtatus Cope 1868 sagebrush vole
Neotoma sp. Say and Ord 1825 pack rat
Peromyscus cf. crinitus Merriam 1891 canyon mouse
Mictomys kansasensis Hibbard 1952 bog lemming | |
Cynomys sp., "Spermophilus variegatus" = Otospermophilus variegatus, "Spermophilus lateralis" = Callospermophilus lateralis, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
Cynomys sp. Rafinesque 1817 prairie dog
"Spermophilus variegatus" = Otospermophilus variegatus Erxleben 1777 rock squirrel
"Spermophilus lateralis" = Callospermophilus lateralis Say 1823 golden-mantled ground squirrel
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Mitchell 1821 thirteen-lined ground squirrel | |
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Thomomys sp. Wied-Neuwied 1839 pocket gopher | |