Velvet Room (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as CM loc. 1927; Will's Hole

Where: Park County, Colorado (39.3° N, 105.7° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 39.5° N, 105.3° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Irvingtonian (1.4 - 0.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: A. D. Barnosky and D. L. Rasmussen. 1988. Middle Pleistocene arvicoline rodents and environmental change at 2900-meters elevation, Porcupine Cave, South Park, Colorado. Annals of Carnegie Museum 57(12):267-292 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 20559: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 19.05.2000

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Taxonomic list

• does not include Mark's Sink sublocality (see)
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Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus audubonii6, Lepus townsendii6, Brachylagus coloradoensis6
Sylvilagus audubonii6 Baird 1858 desert cottontail
Lepus townsendii6 Bachman 1839 white-tailed jackrabbit
Brachylagus coloradoensis6 Ramos 1999 pygmy rabbit
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Ochotona cf. princeps
Ochotona cf. princeps Richardson 1828 American pika
 Rodentia - Erethizontidae
Erethizon sp.
Erethizon sp. Cuvier 1822 North American porcupine
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciurus sp., Tamiasciurus hudsonicus4, "Spermophilus cf. elegans" = Urocitellus elegans5, Cynomys sp., "Neotamias cf. minimus" = Eutamias minimus4, Marmota cf. flaviventris4
Sciurus sp. Linnaeus 1758 squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus4 Erxleben 1777 American red squirrel
"Spermophilus cf. elegans" = Urocitellus elegans5 Kennicott 1863 Wyoming ground squirrel
Cynomys sp. Rafinesque 1817 prairie dog
"Neotamias cf. minimus" = Eutamias minimus4 Bachman 1839 least chipmunk
Marmota cf. flaviventris4 Audubon and Bachman 1841 yellow-bellied marmot
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Lemmiscus curtatus1, Microtus sp.3, "Terricola meadensis" = Microtus meadensis1, Neotoma sp., Neotoma cinerea
Lemmiscus curtatus1 Cope 1868 sagebrush vole
Microtus sp.3 Schrank 1798 vole
"Terricola meadensis" = Microtus meadensis1 Hibbard 1944 vole
Neotoma sp. Say and Ord 1825 pack rat
small
Neotoma cinerea Ord 1815 bushy-tailed woodrat
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
Thomomys sp.
Thomomys sp. Wied-Neuwied 1839 pocket gopher
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelops sp.
Camelops sp. Leidy 1854 camel
 Carnivora - Canidae
Vulpes velox2, Vulpes cf. vulpes2, Urocyon cinereoargenteus2, Canis latrans
Vulpes velox2 Say 1823 swift fox
Vulpes cf. vulpes2 Linnaeus 1758 red fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus2 Schreber 1775 gray fox
Canis latrans Say 1823 coyote
 Carnivora - Mephitidae
Spilogale putorius2, Brachyprotoma obtusata2
Spilogale putorius2 Linnaeus 1758 eastern spotted skunk
Brachyprotoma obtusata2 Cope 1899 short-faced skunk
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Taxidea taxus2, Martes sp.2, "Martes diluviana" = Pekania diluviana2, "Mustela vison" = Neogale vison2, "Mustela frenata" = Neogale frenata2, Mustela sp.2, Mustela erminea2, Mustela nigripes2
Taxidea taxus2 Schreber 1778 American badger
Martes sp.2 Frisch 1775 marten
"Martes diluviana" = Pekania diluviana2 Cope 1889 mustelid carnivore
"Mustela vison" = Neogale vison2 Schreber 1777 mink
"Mustela frenata" = Neogale frenata2 Lichtenstein 1831 long-tailed weasel
Mustela sp.2 Linnaeus 1758 weasel
Mustela erminea2 Linnaeus 1758 stoat
Mustela nigripes2 Audubon and Bachman 1851 black-footed ferret
 Carnivora - Felidae
Lynx rufus2
Lynx rufus2 Schreber 1777 bobcat
1Alroy 2002; 2Anderson 1996; 3Bell and Barnosky 2000; 4Goodwin 1999; 5Goodwin 2002; 6Ramos 1999