Melrose Caverns: Late Pleistocene, Virginia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Squamata indet.
[entered as Squmatra indet.]
Tamiasciurius hudsonicus
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ictaluridae
Ictaluridae indet. Gill 1861
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Catostomidae
Catostomidae indet.
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
Amphibia - Temnospondyli
Caudata indet. (Scopoli 1777)
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Daudin 1803)
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Hylidae
Hylidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Lepus americanus Erxleben 1777
Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (Mitchell 1821)
Tamias striatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Glaucomys volans (Linnaeus 1758)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Geomys sp. Rafinesque 1817
Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae
Zapus hudsonius (Zimmermann 1780)
Napaeozapus insignis (Miller 1891)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Peromyscus sp. Gloger 1841
Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus 1766)
Phenacomys intermedius Merriam 1889
Microtus pinetorum (Le Conte 1830)
Microtus ? pinetorum (Le Conte 1830)
Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord 1815)
Microtus chrotorrhinus (Miller 1894)
Microtus ochrogaster (Wagner 1842)
Clethrionomys gapperi (Vigors 1830)
Synaptomys borealis (Richardson 1828)
Neotoma magister Baird 1858
Synaptomys cooperi Baird 1858
Mammalia - Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann 1780)
Mammalia - Tayassuidae
Mylohyus fossilis (Leidy 1860)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae
? Spilogale putorius (Linnaeus 1758)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae
Procyon lotor (Linnaeus 1758)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet. Fischer 1817
Lutra canadensis (Schreber 1776)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Felidae indet. Gray 1821
Mammalia - Soricidae
Sorex (Microsorex) hoyi Baird 1858
Sorex cinereus Kerr 1792
Blarina brevicauda (Say 1823)
Mammalia - Talpidae
Parascalops breweri (Bachman 1842)
Condylura crystata
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Pipistrellus subflavus (Cuvier 1832)
Corynorhinus sp. Allen 1865
Myotis sp. Kaup 1829
Eptesicus fuscus (Beauvois 1796)
Reptilia - Colubridae
Colubridae indet. Oppel 1811
Reptilia - Theropoda - Anatidae
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Virginia County:Rockingham
Coordinates: 38.5° North, 78.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:38.5° North, 78.9° West
Time
Period: Quaternary Epoch: Pleistocene
Stage: Late Pleistocene 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 6
Key time interval: Late Pleistocene
Age range of interval: 0.129 - 0.0117 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: "Because of the absence of the extinct microtines that distinguish Irvingtonian sites, the Melrose bone site is suspected to date as early Wisconsinan."
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:cave
Geology comments: "The location of the site and its faunal assemblage lead us to conclude it represents the den of at least one carnivore. The combination of fish, tree frogs, and small rodents presents an interesting assemblage, especially if the site represents a single carnivore. The sucker, catfish, hellbender, muskrat, and river otter imply a sizeable flowing stream in contrast to the dry streambed that presently exists near the site."
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:124089
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Shalap
Modifier:M. Uhen
Created:2012-02-06 17:15:05 Last modified:2014-12-04 10:12:38
Access level:the public Released:2012-02-06 17:15:05
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
39880. D. A. Hubbard and F. Grady. 2001. Melrose Caverns: A Late Pleistocene Vertebrate Locality in Virginia, U.S.A. 13th International Congress of Speleology 301-304 [M. Uhen/M. Shalap/M. Uhen]