PBDB Collection

Eichelberger Cave (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as UF MR004

Where: Marion County, Florida (29.1° N, 82.1° W: paleocoordinates 29.5° N, 82.9° W)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Rancholabrean mammal zone, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; poorly lithified, gray, sandy siliciclastic sediments and lithified, argillaceous siliciclastic

• According to Auffenberg (1963), Locality A was closer to the cave opening during the Pleistocene, an opening now sealed with a mass of limestone boulders and rubble.

• Most fossils from Locality B near current entrance to cave found in grayish sands somewhat cemented together. A few specimens found at Locality A in redish-brown cave earth.

Preservation: original phosphate

Collected by W. Auffenberg et al. in 1952-1955; reposited in the FLMNH

Collection methods: quarrying, sieve,

Primary reference: W. Auffenberg. 1963. The fossil snakes of Florida. Tulane Studies in Zoology 10(3):131-216 [J. Head/J. Head/R. Hulbert]more details

PaleoDB collection 154936: authorized by Jonathan Bloch, entered by Richard Hulbert on 20.03.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
Testudines - Testudinidae	Geochelone sp. Geochelone sp. Fitzinger 1835 turtle Localities A and B
Theropoda - Odontophoridae	Colinus virginianus¹ Colinus virginianus¹ Linnaeus 1758 northern bobwhite Locality A
Aves
Passeriformes - Icteridae	Sturnella magna¹ Sturnella magna¹ Linnaeus 1758 eastern meadowlark Locality B
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Strix varia¹ Strix varia¹ Barton 1799 barred owl Locality B
Piciformes - Picidae	Colaptes auratus¹ Colaptes auratus¹ Linnaeus 1758 northern flicker Locality B
Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae	"Philohela minor" = Scolopax minor¹ "Philohela minor" = Scolopax minor¹ Gmelin 1789 American woodcock Locality B
Reptilia
Squamata - Colubridae	Masticophis flagellum, Coluber constrictor, Pituophis melanoleucas, Elaphe guttata, Heterodon platyrhinos Masticophis flagellum whip snake Locality B Coluber constrictor Linnaeus 1758 black racer Locality A Pituophis melanoleucas gopher snake Locality B Elaphe guttata Linnaeus 1766 corn snake Locality B Heterodon platyrhinos Latreille 1801 eastern hognosed snake Locality B
Squamata - Crotalidae	Crotalus giganteus, Crotalus adamanteus Crotalus giganteus Brattstrom 1954 rattlesnake Locality B Crotalus adamanteus Palisot de Beauvois 1799 eastern diamondback rattlesnake Locality B
Mammalia
Cingulata - Dasypodidae	Dasypus bellus Dasypus bellus Simpson 1929 beautiful armadillo Locality A
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus sp. Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse Localities A and B
Carnivora - Ursidae	Tremarctos floridanus², Ursus americanus² Tremarctos floridanus² Gidley 1928 Florida cave bear Ursus americanus² Pallas 1780 black bear

¹Brodkorb 1956; ²Kurten 1966