Where: Jackson County, Ohio (39.1° N, 82.7° W: paleocoordinates 39.1° N, 82.7° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
• "Their age is indefinite but probably dates back several hundred years"
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: cave; siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: A. Wetmore. 1932. The former occurrence of the Mississippi kite in Ohio. The Wilson Bulletin 44:118 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 195062: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 14.07.2018
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Terrapene sp. Merrem 1820 box turtle | |
Chelydridae indet. Swainson 1839 turtle | |
Aves | |
Quiscalus quiscula Linnaeus 1758 common grackle | |
Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm 1822 American crow
Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven | |
Spatula discors Linnaeus 1766 blue-winged teal
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Aix sponsa Linnaeus 1758 wood duck
Aythya affinis Eyton 1838 lesser scaup
Aythya collaris Donovan 1809 ring-necked duck | |
Ectopistes migratorius Linnaeus 1758 passenger pigeon | |
Dryocopus pileatus Linnaeus 1758 pileated woodpecker | |
Strix varia Barton 1799 barred owl | |
"Ictinia misisippiensis" = Ictinia mississippiensis Wilson 1811 Mississippi kite
Elanoides forficatus Linnaeus 1758 swallow-tailed kite
Buteo lineatus Gmelin 1788 red-shouldered hawk | |
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Reptilia | |
Colinus virginianus Linnaeus 1758 northern bobwhite | |
Bonasa umbellus Linnaeus 1766 ruffed grouse
Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus 1758 wild turkey | |
Mammalia | |
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 Virginia opossum | |
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Schreber 1775 gray fox | |
"Neovison vison" = Neogale vison
"Neovison vison" = Neogale vison Schreber 1777 mink | |
Mephitidae indet. Bonaparte 1845 skunk | |
Procyon lotor Linnaeus 1758 raccoon | |
Ursus americanus Pallas 1780 black bear | |
Puma concolor Linnaeus 1771 puma | |
Cervus canadensis Erxleben 1777 elk
Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer | |
Sylvilagus sp. Gray 1867 cottontail rabbit | |
Erethizon dorsatum Linnaeus 1758 North American porcupine | |
Glaucomys sp. Thomas 1908 flying squirrel
Marmota monax Linnaeus 1758 groundhog
Tamias striatus Linnaeus 1758 eastern chipmunk
Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin 1788 eastern gray squirrel | |
Castor canadensis Kuhl 1820 American beaver | |
Ondatra zibethicus Linnaeus 1766 muskrat
Neotoma sp. Say and Ord 1825 pack rat | |
Bivalvia | |
Unionidae indet. Rafinesque 1820 freshwater mussel |