PBDB Collection

Trout Cave No. 2 (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Pendleton County, West Virginia (38.7° N, 79.3° W: paleocoordinates 38.7° N, 79.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: K. S. Pfaff. 1990. Irvingtonian Microtus, Pedomys, and Pitymys (Mammalia, Rodenlia, Cri- cetidae) from Trout Cave No. 2, West Virginia. Annals of Carnegie Museum 59(2):105-134 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 20555: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995, edited by Margaret Shalap

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Parascalopis breweri, Ochotone sp., Cenis latrans Parascalopis breweri Ochotone sp. Cenis latrans
Mammalia
Soricomorpha - Soricidae	Cryptotis pava, Blarina brevicauda, Sorex sp., Sorex cf. fumeus, Sorex cinereus Cryptotis pava small-eared shrew Blarina brevicauda Say 1823 northern short-tailed shrew Sorex sp. Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew Sorex cf. fumeus Miller 1895 smoky shrew Sorex cinereus Kerr 1792 cinereus shrew
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mustela nivalis, "Mustela cf. frenata" = Neogale frenata Mustela nivalis Linnaeus 1766 least weasel "Mustela cf. frenata" = Neogale frenata Lichtenstein 1831 long-tailed weasel
Carnivora - Procyonidae	Procyon lotor Procyon lotor Linnaeus 1758 raccoon
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	Platygonus indet., Mylohyus sp. Platygonus indet. Leconte 1848 peccary Mylohyus sp. Cope 1869 peccary
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	cf. Odocoileus sp. cf. Odocoileus sp. Rafinesque 1832 New World deer
Rodentia - Zapodidae	Zapus hudsonius Zapus hudsonius Zimmermann 1780 meadow jumping mouse
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Ondatra sp., Pitymys cumberlandensis, "Pedomys llanensis" = Microtus llanensis, Microtus paroperarius, Phenacomys sp., "Atopomys salvelinus" = Atopomys texensis, Peromyscus cumberlandensis, Neofiber leonardi, Neotoma sp., "Neotoma magister" = Neotoma floridana, Neotoma spelaea, Synaptomys cooperi Ondatra sp. Link 1795 muskrat Pitymys cumberlandensis van der Meulen 1978 vole "Pedomys llanensis" = Microtus llanensis Hibbard 1944 vole Microtus paroperarius Hibbard 1944 vole Phenacomys sp. Merriam 1889 vole "Atopomys salvelinus" = Atopomys texensis Patton 1965 mouse Peromyscus cumberlandensis Guilday and Handley 1967 deer mouse Neofiber leonardi Hibbard 1943 mouse Neotoma sp. Say and Ord 1825 pack rat "Neotoma magister" = Neotoma floridana Ord 1818 eastern woodrat Neotoma spelaea Gidley and Gazin 1933 pack rat Synaptomys cooperi Baird 1858 southern bog lemming
Rodentia - Sciuridae	Marmota monax, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus, Tamias striatus, Glaucomys cf. volans, Sciurus carolinensus Marmota monax Linnaeus 1758 groundhog Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Mitchell 1821 thirteen-lined ground squirrel Tamias striatus Linnaeus 1758 eastern chipmunk Glaucomys cf. volans Linnaeus 1758 southern flying squirrel Sciurus carolinensus squirrel
Rodentia - Castoridae	Castor sp. Castor sp. Linnaeus 1758 beaver
Rodentia - Geomyidae	Thomomys (Plesiothomomys) sp. Thomomys (Plesiothomomys) sp. Wied-Neuwied 1839 pocket gopher
Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae	Myotis sp., Pipistrellus cf. subflavus, Plecotus sp., Eptesicus fuscus Myotis sp. Kaup 1829 vesper bat Pipistrellus cf. subflavus Cuvier 1832 eastern pipistrelle bat Plecotus sp. Geoffroy 1818 vesper bat Eptesicus fuscus Beauvois 1796 big brown bat