Kettle Hill Cave: Holocene, Ohio
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Columbiformes
- Columbidae
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Ectopistes migratorius
(Linnaeus 1758)
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29 specimens | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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Cygnus buccinator
Richardson 1832
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Passeriformes
- Corvidae
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Corvus brachyrhynchos
Brehm 1822
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Tympanuchus cupido
(Linnaeus 1758)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bonasa umbellus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Meleagris gallopavo
Linnaeus 1758
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Odontophoridae
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Colinus virginianus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Emydidae
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Terrapene sp.
Merrem 1820
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73 specimens | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Chelydridae
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Chelydridae indet.
Swainson 1839
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| "snapping turtle" | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Didelphimorphia
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Didelphis virginiana
Kerr 1792
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Cervus canadensis
Erxleben 1777
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Odocoileus virginianus
(Zimmermann 1780)
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166 specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Lynx sp.
Kerr 1792
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| "wild cat" | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Urocyon cinereoargenteus
(Schreber 1775)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Canis sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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17 specimens | |||||||||
| "dog" | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ursidae
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Ursus americanus
Pallas 1780
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Procyonidae
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Procyon lotor
(Linnaeus 1758)
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Neovison vison
(Schreber 1777)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Neogale vison | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mephitidae
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Mephitidae indet.
Bonaparte 1845
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| "skunk" | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Soricidae
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Blarina brevicauda
(Say 1823)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Ondatra zibethicus
(Linnaeus 1766)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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Castor canadensis
Kuhl 1820
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Tamias striatus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Marmota monax
(Linnaeus 1758)
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Sciurus niger
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Sciurus carolinensis
Gmelin 1788
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23 specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Sylvilagus sp.
Gray 1867
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Ohio | County: | Fairfield |
| Coordinates: | 39.7° North, 82.6° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 39.7° North, 82.6° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | unlithified "siliciclastic" |
| Environment: | cave |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,anthropogenic |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | archaeological analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:Excludes species interpreted as modern | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 195066 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2018-07-14 14:55:11 | Last modified: | 2018-07-14 15:12:00 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-07-14 14:55:11 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 66327. | R. M. Goslin. 1955. Animal remains from Ohio rock shelters. The Ohio Journal of Science 55:358-362 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |