Also known as Cumberland Bone Cave
Where: Allegany County, Maryland (39.6° N, 78.7° W: paleocoordinates 39.6° N, 78.5° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)
• Withnell et al. 2020: combined US-ESR dates, paleomagnetics, and data from the Ondatra chronocline provide independent evidence that the fauna from Cumberland Bone Cave is between 660– 830 ka with a most likely age of 756 +87/-98 ka (Fig. 4).
Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: J. W. Gidley. 1913. Preliminary report on a recently discovered Pleistocene cave deposit near Cumberland, Maryland. Proceedings of The United States National Museum 46:93-102 [M. Uhen/M. Shalap/M. Shalap]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 20302: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Mark Uhen and Margaret Shalap
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Aves | |
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Otus guildayi n. sp.2
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Reptilia | |
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Carphophis amoenus13, Thamnophis sp.13, "Natrix sipedon" = Nerodia sipedon13, Heterodon cf. platyrhinos13, Diadophis punctatus13, Opheodrys vernalis13, Coluber constrictor13, Lampropeltis triangulum13, Elaphe vulpina13
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Mammalia | |
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"Corynorhinus alleganiensis n. sp." = Plecotus alleganiensis7, "Plecotus alleganiensis" = Plecotus alleganiensis8, Pipistrellus sp.11, Eptesicus cf. fuscus1, Vespertilio grandis, Vespertilio sp., Myotis sp.12, Myotis cf. grisescens12
Vespertilio grandis vesper bat
Vespertilio sp. Linnaeus 1758 vesper bat | |
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Ochotona cf. princeps Richardson 1828 American pika | |
Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare
Lepus ? americanus Erxleben 1777 snowshoe hare | |
"Sciurus hudsonicus" = Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, "Tamiasciurus hudsonicus" = Tamiasciurus hudsonicus8, "Sciurus tenuidens" = Tamiasciurus hudsonicus7, Marmota monax9, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus9, "Citellus cf. tridecemlineatus" = Spermophilus7, Tamias striatus9, Sciuropterus cf. alpinus, Glaucomys sp.7, Glaucomys volans9, Petauristodon sp.
"Sciurus hudsonicus" = Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Erxleben 1777 American red squirrel
Sciuropterus cf. alpinus squirrel
Petauristodon sp. Engesser 1979 squirrel | |
Neotoma sp., "Parahodomys spelaeus n. gen. n. sp." = Neotoma spelaea7, "Neotoma spelaea" = Neotoma spelaea8, "Neotoma magister" = Neotoma floridana8, Neofiber sp.9, "Synaptomys (Myctomys) cf. borealis" = Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis, "Mictomys borealis" = Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis3, Synaptomys sp., Synaptomys cooperi8, Atopomys texensis1, Peromyscus cumberlandensis9, Peromyscus cf. leucopus11, Microtus sp., Pitymys cumberlandensis16, Microtus cf. chrotorrhinus, "Allophaiomys guildayi" = Microtus guildayi16, "Microtus cf. involutus" = Microtus guildayi7, Phenacomys sp.9, Lasiopodomys deceitensis19, "Clethrionomys sp." = Myodes11, Clethrionomys cf. gapperi9, Ondatra annectens9
Neotoma sp. Say and Ord 1825 pack rat
"Synaptomys (Myctomys) cf. borealis" = Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis Richardson 1828 northern bog lemming
Synaptomys sp. Baird 1858 rodent
Synaptomys cooperi8 Baird 1858 southern bog lemming confirmed by Repenning 1992; not clear what "S. borealis" and "Dicrostonyx hudsonius" of Guilday are
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole
Microtus cf. chrotorrhinus Miller 1894 rock vole
Clethrionomys cf. gapperi9 Vigors 1830 southern red-backed vole omitted by Repenning 1992 but repeated by Guilday 1979
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"Thomomys potomacensis" = Thomomys potomacensis9, "Plesiothomomys potomacensis n. gen. n. sp." = Thomomys potomacensis7
"Plesiothomomys potomacensis n. gen. n. sp." = Thomomys potomacensis7 Gidley and Gazin 1933 pocket gopher | |
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Erethizon sp. Cuvier 1822 North American porcupine | |
"Tapirus cf. haysii" = Tapirus (Helicotapirus) haysii Leidy 1860 tapir | |
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Tayassuidae indet., Platygonus sp., "Platygonus vetus" = Platygonus vetus17, "Platygonus intermedius n. sp." = Platygonus vetus6, "Platygonus cumberlandensis n. sp." = Platygonus vetus6, Mylohyus sp., "Mylohyus fossilis" = Mylohyus fossilis1, "Mylohyus exortivus n. sp." = Mylohyus fossilis6, "Mylohyus pennsylvanicus" = Mylohyus fossilis17
Tayassuidae indet. Palmer 1897 peccary
Platygonus sp. Leconte 1848 peccary
Mylohyus sp. Cope 1869 peccary | |
Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig | |
"Arctodus pristinus" = Arctodus pristinus9, "Arctodus haplodon" = Arctodus pristinus17, Tremarctos floridanus9, "Ursus (Euarctos) cf. americanus" = Ursus americanus, "Ursus americanus" = Ursus americanus5, "Ursus americanus" = Ursus americanus1, "Euarctos vitabilis" = Ursus americanus7
"Ursus (Euarctos) cf. americanus" = Ursus americanus Pallas 1780 black bear | |
"Spilogale putorius" = Spilogale putorius9, "Spilogale marylandensis" = Spilogale putorius17, "Spilogale marylandensis n. sp." = Spilogale putorius7, Mephitis mephitis9, Brachyprotoma obtusata1
"Spilogale putorius" = Spilogale putorius9 Linnaeus 1758 eastern spotted skunk includes type of "S. marylandensis" of Gidley and Gazin 1933
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"Mustela cf. vison" = Neogale vison8, Taxidea taxus9, "Taxidea marylandica" = Taxidea taxus marylandica17, "Taxidea marylandica n. sp." = Taxidea taxus marylandica7, "Gulo gulo" = Gulo gulo1, "Gulo gidleyi" = Gulo gulo17, "Martes diluviana" = Pekania diluviana8, "Martes parapennanti n. sp." = Pekania diluviana7, Lontra canadensis8
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"Felis cf. inexpectata" = Miracinonyx inexpectatus7, "Miracinonyx inexpectatus" = Miracinonyx inexpectatus1, "Panthera augusta" = Panthera onca9, "Panthera atrox" = Panthera leo atrox9, "Felis aff. atrox" = Panthera leo atrox7, "Smilodon californicus" = Smilodon fatalis9
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Vulpes sp., Canis sp., Canis armbrusteri n. sp.8, Canis armbrusteri n. sp., "Canis cf. priscolatrans" = Canis rufus7, Canis latrans18
Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
Canis armbrusteri n. sp. Gidley 1913 canine | |
Blarina carolinensis14 Bachman 1837 southern short-tailed shrew contra Graham and Semken 1976, "B. kirtlandi" is not present
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Amphibia | |
"Ambystoma maculatum" = Amblystoma maculatum13, Ambystoma tigrinum13, Ambystoma opacum13, Gyrinophilus cf. porphyriticus13, Plethodon gultinosus13, Cryptobranchus guildayi n. sp.13, Notophthalmus cf. viridescens13
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