Sabertooth Cave: Late Pleistocene, Florida

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela
Holman 1958 1 specimen
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Microhylidae
Microhyla carolinensis (Holbrook 1835)
Holman 1958 1 specimen
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Ranidae
Holman 1958 16 specimens
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Pelobatidae
Scaphiopus holbrooki (Harlan 1835)
Holman 1958 5 specimens
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Mammutidae
Mammut americanum (Kerr 1792)
Mammalia - Megalonychidae
Mammalia - Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
    = Holmesina septentrionalis Leidy 1889
Alroy 2002
Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus palustris (Bachman 1837)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Oryzomys palustris Harlan 1837
Neofiber alleni True 1884
Sigmodon hispidus Say and Ord 1825
Synaptomys australis Simpson 1928
Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae
Thomomys orientalis Simpson 1928
Geomys pinetis Rafinesque 1817
described by Wilkins 1984
Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae
Hydrochoerus holmesi n. sp. Simpson 1928
Alroy 2002
see Mones 1991, Morgan and White 1995
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae
Mephitis mephitis (Schreber 1776)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Smilodon floridanus (Leidy 1889)
Alroy 2002
Felis rufus (Schreber 1777)
    = Lynx rufus Schreber 1777
Alroy 2002
referred to L. r. calcaratus by Werdelin 1985
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
confirmed by Nowak 1979
Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber 1775)
Mammalia - Tayassuidae
Mylohyus sp. Cope 1869
Mammalia - Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann 1780)
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Tapirus veroensis Sellards 1918
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Mammalia - Talpidae
Mammalia - Didelphimorphia
Reptilia - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus 1766)
Wetmore 1931
Reptilia - Falconidae
Wetmore 1931
Reptilia - Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Wetmore 1931
Coragyps urubu (Vieillot 1807)
Wetmore 1931
Reptilia - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Strix varia (Barton 1799)
Wetmore 1931
Wetmore 1931
Reptilia - Strigiformes - Tytonidae
Tyto alba (Scopoli 1769)
Wetmore 1931
Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Nyroca affinis (Eyton 1838)
Wetmore 1931
Reptilia - Odontophoridae
Wetmore 1931
Reptilia - Phasianidae
Wetmore 1931
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Holman 1958
Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Holman 1958
Pseudemys sp. Gray 1856
Holman 1958
Reptilia - Scincidae
Eumeces sp. Wiegmann 1834
Holman 1958 2 specimens
Reptilia - Polychrotidae
Holman 1958 14 specimens
Reptilia - Elapidae
Holman 1958 12 specimens
Reptilia - Crotalidae
Holman 1958 2 specimens
Crotalus adamanteus Palisot de Beauvois 1799
Holman 1958 6 specimens
Reptilia - Colubridae
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus 1758
Holman 1958 3 specimens
Elaphe sp. Wagler 1833
Holman 1958 1 specimen
Holman 1958 2 specimens
Holman 1958 3 specimens
Holman 1958 7 specimens
Heterodon platyrhinos (Latreille 1801)
Holman 1958 1 specimen
Natrix sipedon (Linnaeus 1758)
Holman 1958 4 specimens
Reptilia - Anguidae
Ophisaurus ventralis Linnaeus 1766
Holman 1958 5 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Florida County:Citrus
Coordinates: 28.8° North, 82.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
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
Lithology and environment
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Collection methods and comments
Taxonomic list comments:not the same as Lecanto 2A (see)
Sangamonian or possibly Wisconsinan; age also considered equivocal by Wilkins 1984
Metadata
Also known as:Lecanto Cave
Database number:20638
Authorizer:J. Alroy, J. Head, J. Bloch Enterer:J. Alroy, R. Hulbert, J. Head
Research group:vertebrate
Created:1995-03-26 00:00:00 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:1995-03-26 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
3567. S. D. Webb. 1974. Chronology of Florida Pleistocene mammals. In S. D. Webb (ed.), Pleistocene Mammals of Florida 5-31 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]

Secondary references:

6294 J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari]
45624 J. A. Holman. 1958. The Pleistocene herpetofauna of Saber-tooth Cave, Citrus County, Florida. Copeia 1958(4):276-280 [J. Head/J. Head]
50336 A. Wetmore. 1931. The avifauna of the Pleistocene in Florida. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 85(2):1-41 [J. Bloch/R. Hulbert]