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New Trout Cave, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)38.6028,-79.3689
Co-ordinates Derivationstated in text
Given LocationWest Virginia, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
New Trout CaveGrady F. (1984)"The upper 90 cm... contain a fairly typical late Pleistocene fauna" but there is at least some material at multiple points "from 120-21 cm"; there is a date of "29,400 +/- 1,700 B.P." apparently around the 60 cm level and "it seems likely that the lower levels... are early to middle Rancholabrean in age"not reported0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Bootherium bombifrons
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bootherium : Bootherium bombifrons0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Odocoileus virginianus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Odocoileus : Odocoileus virginianus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Rangifer tarandus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Rangifer : Rangifer tarandus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Platygonus compressus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Platygonus : Platygonus compressus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Canis dirus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : Canis dirus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Canis latrans
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : Canis latrans0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Vulpes sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Vulpes0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Brachyprotoma obtusata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Brachyprotoma : Brachyprotoma obtusata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mustela sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Mustela0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mustela nivalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Mustela : Mustela nivalis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mustela zibellina americana
subspecies
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Martes : Mustela zibellina americana0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Neovison vison
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Neovison : Neovison vison0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pekania pennanti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Pekania : Pekania pennanti0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Taxidea taxus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Taxidea : Taxidea taxus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Procyon lotor
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Procyon : Procyon lotor0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ursus americanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus : Ursus americanus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Desmodus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Phyllostomidae : Desmodus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Desmodus stocki
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Phyllostomidae : Desmodus : Desmodus stocki0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Eptesicus fuscus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Eptesicus : Eptesicus fuscus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lasiurus borealis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Lasiurus : Lasiurus borealis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Myotis sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Myotis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Myotis grisescens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Myotis : Myotis grisescens0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Myotis leibii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Myotis : Myotis leibii0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pipistrellus subflavus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Pipistrellus : Pipistrellus subflavus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Plecotus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Plecotus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lepus americanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Lepus : Lepus americanus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ochotona sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Ochotonidae : Ochotona0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Condylura cristata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lipotyphla : Talpidae : Condylura : Condylura cristata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Sorex arcticus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex : Sorex arcticus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Sorex cinereus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex : Sorex cinereus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Sorex dispar
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex : Sorex dispar0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Sorex fumeus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex : Sorex fumeus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Sorex hoyi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricidae : Sorex : Sorex hoyi0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Sorex palustris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex : Sorex palustris0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Castor canadensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Castor : Castor canadensis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Dicrostonyx hudsonius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Dicrostonyx : Dicrostonyx hudsonius0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus chrotorrhinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : Microtus chrotorrhinus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus ochrogaster
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : Microtus ochrogaster0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus pennsylvanicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : Microtus pennsylvanicus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus pinetorum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : Microtus pinetorum0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus xanthognathus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus : Microtus xanthognathus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Myodes sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Myodes0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Neofiber alleni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neofiber : Neofiber alleni0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Neotoma floridana
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : Neotoma floridana0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Peromyscus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Peromyscus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Phenacomys intermedius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Phenacomys : Phenacomys intermedius0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Mictomys : Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Synaptomys cooperi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Synaptomys : Synaptomys cooperi0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Erethizon dorsatum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Erethizontidae : Erethizon : Erethizon dorsatum0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Geomys sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Geomys0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Geomys bursarius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Geomys : Geomys bursarius0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Eutamias minimus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Eutamias : Eutamias minimus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Glaucomys sabrinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Glaucomys : Glaucomys sabrinus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Glaucomys volans
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Glaucomys : Glaucomys volans0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Marmota monax
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Marmota : Marmota monax0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Sciurus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Sciurus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Ictidomys : Ictidomys tridecemlineatus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Tamiasciurus : Tamiasciurus hudsonicus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Napaeozapus insignis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Zapodidae : Napaeozapus : Napaeozapus insignis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Zapus hudsonius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Dipodidae : Zapus : Zapus hudsonius0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Megalonyx sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Megalonychidae : Megalonyx0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

References

Garton E. R., Grady F. V. (1980) The late Pleistocene fauna of New Trout Cave, Pendleton County, West Virginia, Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy of Science 52 1, 14
Grady F. (1984) A Pleistocene occurrence of Geomys (Rodentia: Geomyidae) in West Virginia, Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication 8, 161-163
Grady F. (1991) Fossil Chiroptera From Two West Virginia Caves, The National Speleological Society Bulletin 53 2, 122
Grady F., Garton E. R. (2000) Paleontology and historic field trip of the John Guilday Cave Preserve (Trout Rock), Bulletin - West Virginia Speleological Survey 14, 241-244
Grady F., Hubbard D. A. (2001) The extinct Muskox Bootherium bombifrons from caves in West Virginia and Virginia, Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 63 3, 117
Grady F., Arroyo-Cabrales J., et al (2002) The northernmost occurrence of the Pleistocene vampire bat Desmodus stocki Jones (Chiroptera, Phyllostomatidae, Desmodontinae) in eastern North America, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 93, 73-75
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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