SAM Cave (Bot 4) (Pleistocene of the United States)
Also known as BOT-4; NMMNH L-4394
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 20505: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• first mentioned by Repenning 1992, who gave a preliminary list of the microtines only
NISP 258
said to be younger than Under Arch and older than the LB collections, but direct stratigraphic superposition is not indicated
said to be early Pleistocene
NISP 258
said to be younger than Under Arch and older than the LB collections, but direct stratigraphic superposition is not indicated
said to be early Pleistocene
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Mammalia | |
Thomomys sp. Wied-Neuwied 1839 pocket gopher | |
Cynomys sp., Cynomys ludovicianus, "Spermophilus variegatus" = Otospermophilus variegatus, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus, "Spermophilus lateralis" = Callospermophilus lateralis
Cynomys sp. Rafinesque 1817 prairie dog
Cynomys ludovicianus Ord 1815 black-tailed prairie dog
"Spermophilus variegatus" = Otospermophilus variegatus Erxleben 1777 rock squirrel
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Mitchell 1821 thirteen-lined ground squirrel
"Spermophilus lateralis" = Callospermophilus lateralis Say 1823 golden-mantled ground squirrel | |
Peromyscus sp., Mictomys kansasensis, Neotoma cinerea, Reithrodontomys megalotis, Allophaiomys sp., Microtus cf. californicus, Lemmiscus curtatus
Peromyscus sp. Gloger 1841 deer mouse
Neotoma cinerea Ord 1815 bushy-tailed woodrat
Reithrodontomys megalotis Baird 1858 western harvest mouse
Allophaiomys sp. Kormos 1932 vole includes "Allophaiomys-Lemmiscus" intermediate; see also Repenning 1992
Microtus cf. californicus Peale 1848 California vole
Lemmiscus curtatus Cope 1868 sagebrush vole | |
Sylvilagus sp. Gray 1867 cottontail rabbit | |
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox | |
Taxidea taxus Schreber 1778 American badger |