Fyllan Cave (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as TMM 40682

Where: Travis County, Texas (30.3° N, 97.7° W: paleocoordinates 30.3° N, 97.5° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)

• said to be Kansan

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the TMM

Primary reference: J. A. White. 1991. A new Sylvilagus (Mammalia: Lagomorpha) from the Blancan (Pliocene) and Irvingtonian (Pleistocene) of Florida. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 11(2):243-246 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 20337: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994, edited by Jason Head

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Taxonomic list

• fissure filling in the Edwards Fm.
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Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus cf. hibbardi
Sylvilagus cf. hibbardi White 1984 cottontail rabbit
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Allophaiomys pliocaenicus1, Ondatra cf. idahoensis1, "Pedomys llanensis" = Microtus llanensis5, Synaptomys sp.3, Atopomys texensis4, Sigmodon cf. curtisi4
Allophaiomys pliocaenicus1 Kormos 1932 vole
Ondatra cf. idahoensis1 Wilson 1933 muskrat
"Pedomys llanensis" = Microtus llanensis5 Hibbard 1944 vole
Synaptomys sp.3 Baird 1858 mouse
not clear from text whether this includes A. pliocaenicus
Atopomys texensis4 Patton 1965 mouse
lower and middle units; type, see Patton 1965
Sigmodon cf. curtisi4 Gidley 1922 cotton rat
"tentative" this species
Reptilia
 Squamata - Scincidae
Eumeces fasciatus2, Eumeces obsoletus2
Eumeces fasciatus2 Linnaeus 1758 five-lined skink
Eumeces obsoletus2 Baird and Girard 1852 Great plains skink
 Squamata - Colubridae
Thamnophis sp.2, Storeria sp.2, Tantilla sp.2, Colubrinae sp.2, Elaphe guttata2, Lampropeltis getulus2, Lampropeltis triangulum2, Nerodia fasciata2, Tropidoclonion lineatum2
Thamnophis sp.2 Fitzinger 1843 garter snake
Storeria sp.2 Baird and Girard 1853 brown snake
Tantilla sp.2 Baird and Girard 1853 colubrid snake
Colubrinae sp.2 Oppel 1811 colubrid snake
"Coluber or Masticophis"
Elaphe guttata2 Linnaeus 1766 corn snake
Lampropeltis getulus2 Linnaeus 1766 kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum2 Lacépède 1788 milk snake
Nerodia fasciata2 Linnaeus 1766 banded water snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum2 colubrid snake
 Squamata - Crotalidae
Crotalus horridus2, Crotalus atrox2
Crotalus horridus2 Linnaeus 1758 timber rattlesnake
Crotalus atrox2 Baird and Girard 1853 rattlesnake
 Squamata - Elapidae
Micrurus fulvius2
Micrurus fulvius2 coral snake
 Squamata - Iguanidae
Sceloporus (cf. Sceloporus) olivaceus2, Sceloporus (cf. Sceloporus) undulatus2, Crotaphytus (cf. Crotaphytus) reticulatus2
Sceloporus (cf. Sceloporus) olivaceus2 Smith 1934 Texas spiny lizard
Sceloporus (cf. Sceloporus) undulatus2 Bosc 1802 eastern fence lizard
 Squamata - Anguidae
Ophisaurus sp.2
Ophisaurus sp.2 Daudin 1803 glass lizard
 Testudines - Emydidae
Terrapene carolina2
Terrapene carolina2 Linnaeus 1758 common box turtle
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Geochelone sp.2
Geochelone sp.2 Fitzinger 1835 turtle
 Testudines - Kinosternoidea
Kinosternon flavescens2
Kinosternon flavescens2 Agassiz 1857 Yellow mud turtle
Amphibia
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo sp.2
Bufo sp.2 Laurenti 1768 toad
 Caudata - Urodela
Ambystoma tigrinum2, Notophthalmus sp.2
Ambystoma tigrinum2 Green 1825 tiger salamander
Notophthalmus sp.2 Rafinesque 1820 newt
1Alroy 2002; 2Holman and Winkler 1987; 3Repenning 1992; 4Winkler and Grady 1990; 5Zakrzewski 1975