San Josecito Cave (Pleistocene of Mexico)

Where: Nuevo Leon, Mexico (24.1° N, 99.8° W)

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave

• faunal dating

Collection methods: quarrying, sieve

Primary reference: G.E. Jakway. 1958. Pleistocene Lagomorpha and Rodentia from the San Josecito Cave, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 61(3):313-327 [J. Alroy/K. Sears]more details

PaleoDB collection 71345: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Karen Sears on 12.03.1999, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
"Corynorhinus tetralophodon" = Plecotus tetralophodon
"Corynorhinus tetralophodon" = Plecotus tetralophodon Handley 1955 vesper bat
 Megatherioidea - Nothrotheriidae
Nothrotherium sp.
Nothrotherium sp. Lydekker 1889 edentate
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciurus alleni, Spermophilus spilosoma, Marmota sp.
Sciurus alleni Nelson 1898 squirrel
Spermophilus spilosoma Bennett 1833 spotted ground squirrel
Marmota sp. Frisch 1775 marmot
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
"Heterogeomys sp." = Orthogeomys, Thomomys bottae, Cratogeomys castanops
"Heterogeomys sp." = Orthogeomys Merriam 1895 pocket gopher
Thomomys bottae Eydoux and Gervais 1836 Botta's pocket gopher
Cratogeomys castanops Baird 1852 yellow-faced pocket gopher
 Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Liomys irroratus
Liomys irroratus Gray 1868 Mexican spiny pocket mouse
 Rodentia - Erethizontidae
Erethizon dorsatum
Erethizon dorsatum Linnaeus 1758 North American porcupine
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Synaptomys cooperi, Peromyscus boylii, Sigmodon hispidus, Microtus mexicanus, Neotoma albigula, Reithrodontomys megalotis
Synaptomys cooperi Baird 1858 southern bog lemming
Peromyscus boylii Baird 1855 brush mouse
Sigmodon hispidus Say and Ord 1825 hispid cotton rat
Microtus mexicanus Saussure 1861 Mexican vole
Neotoma albigula Hartley 1894 white-throated woodrat
Reithrodontomys megalotis Baird 1858 western harvest mouse
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus leonensis
Sylvilagus leonensis Cushing 1945 cottontail rabbit
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus sp.
Odocoileus sp. Rafinesque 1832 New World deer
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Stockoceros conklingi
Stockoceros conklingi Stock 1930 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
"Preptoceras sp." = Euceratherium
"Preptoceras sp." = Euceratherium Furlong and Sinclair 1904 shrub-ox
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus conversidens
Equus conversidens Owen 1869 horse
 Carnivora - Procyonidae
"Bassariscus sonoitensis" = Bassariscus astutus1
"Bassariscus sonoitensis" = Bassariscus astutus1 Lichtenstein 1830 ringtail
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Taxidea cf. taxus1, "Mustela reliquus n. sp." = Neogale frenata1
Taxidea cf. taxus1 Schreber 1778 American badger
"Mustela reliquus n. sp." = Neogale frenata1 Lichtenstein 1831 long-tailed weasel
LACM/CIT 192/395 [digit following numeral 5 is illegible],
 Carnivora - Mephitidae
Spilogale putorius1, Mephitis mephitis1, "Conepatus mesoleucus" = Conepatus leuconotus1
Spilogale putorius1 Linnaeus 1758 eastern spotted skunk
Mephitis mephitis1 Schreber 1776 striped skunk
"Conepatus mesoleucus" = Conepatus leuconotus1 Lichtenstein 1832 eastern hog-nosed skunk
 Carnivora - Ursidae
"Euarctos sp." = Ursus, "Tremarctos mexicanus" = Tremarctos floridanus
"Euarctos sp." = Ursus Linnaeus 1758 bear
"Tremarctos mexicanus" = Tremarctos floridanus Gidley 1928 Florida cave bear
 Carnivora - Canidae
"Canis dirus" = Aenocyon dirus, Cuon alpinus2
"Canis dirus" = Aenocyon dirus Leidy 1858 dire wolf
Cuon alpinus2 Pallas 1811 dhole
 Carnivora - Felidae
"Felis atrox" = Panthera leo atrox, Panthera onca, Smilodon sp.
"Felis atrox" = Panthera leo atrox Leidy 1853 lion
Panthera onca Linnaeus 1758 jaguar
Smilodon sp. Lund 1841 saber-toothed cat
1Hall 1960; 2Tedford et al. 2009