Back Creek Cave #1 (Pleistocene to of the United States)

Also known as Cook Cave

Where: Bath County, Virginia (38.0° N, 79.8° W: paleocoordinates 38.0° N, 79.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene to Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

• rock shelter

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: bone collector

Primary reference: R. Eshelman and F. Grady. 1986. Quaternary vertebrate localities of Virginia and their avian and mammalian fauna. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, Publication 75:43-70 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 104034: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 05.02.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Leporidae indet.
Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Neotoma floridana, Microtus zanthognathus, Microtus chrotorrhinus, Microtus pennsylvanicus, Microtus pinetorum, Clethrionomys gapperi, Ondatra zibethicus, Phenacomys intermedius, Peromyscus sp., Peromyscus maniculatus, Peromyscus leucopus, "Synaptomys borealis" = Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis, Synaptomys cooperi
Neotoma floridana Ord 1818 eastern woodrat
Microtus chrotorrhinus Miller 1894 rock vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus Ord 1815 meadow vole
Microtus pinetorum Le Conte 1830 woodland vole
Clethrionomys gapperi Vigors 1830 southern red-backed vole
Ondatra zibethicus Linnaeus 1766 muskrat
Phenacomys intermedius Merriam 1889 western heather vole
Peromyscus sp. Gloger 1841 deer mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus Wagner 1843 deer mouse
Peromyscus leucopus Rafinesque 1818 white-footed mouse
"Synaptomys borealis" = Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis Richardson 1828 northern bog lemming
Synaptomys cooperi Baird 1858 southern bog lemming
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, Marmota monax, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus, Tamias striatus, Sciurus sp., Glaucomys sp., Glaucomys cf. volans, Glaucomys cf. sabrinus
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Erxleben 1777 American red squirrel
Marmota monax Linnaeus 1758 groundhog
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Mitchell 1821 thirteen-lined ground squirrel
Tamias striatus Linnaeus 1758 eastern chipmunk
Sciurus sp. Linnaeus 1758 squirrel
Glaucomys sp. Thomas 1908 flying squirrel
Glaucomys cf. volans Linnaeus 1758 southern flying squirrel
Glaucomys cf. sabrinus Shaw 1801 northern flying squirrel
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castor canadensis
Castor canadensis Kuhl 1820 American beaver
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp.
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
"Mustela rixosa" = Mustela nivalis
"Mustela rixosa" = Mustela nivalis Linnaeus 1766 least weasel
 Carnivora - Procyonidae
Procyon lotor
Procyon lotor Linnaeus 1758 raccoon
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus americanus
Ursus americanus Pallas 1780 black bear
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Mylohyus sp.
Mylohyus sp. Cope 1869 peccary
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Scalopus aquaticus
Scalopus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 eastern mole
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Sorex fumeus, Sorex cinereus
Sorex fumeus Miller 1895 smoky shrew
Sorex cinereus Kerr 1792 cinereus shrew
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Eptesicus fuscus, Myotis sp.
Eptesicus fuscus Beauvois 1796 big brown bat
Myotis sp. Kaup 1829 vesper bat
Aves
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Aves indet.
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Accipiter cooperii
Accipiter cooperii Bonaparte 1828 Cooper's hawk
 Galliformes - Galloidae
Pediocetes phasianellus
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
cf. Corvus sp.
cf. Corvus sp. Linnaeus 1758 crow
 Passeriformes - Fringillidae
"cf. Carpodacus purpureus" = Haemorhous purpureus
"cf. Carpodacus purpureus" = Haemorhous purpureus Gmelin 1789 purple finch
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Ectopistes migratorius
Ectopistes migratorius Linnaeus 1758 passenger pigeon