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Zoo Cave, Taney County, Missouri, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)36.6667,-93.2167
Co-ordinates Derivationstated in text
Given LocationMissouri, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Taney County, Missouri, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Zoo CaveHolman J. A. (1974)"The cave lies in rocks of Ordovician age (Cotter Formation)... the age of the fossils is estimated as 16,000 years before present" based on who knows whatnot reported0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
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
Dasypus bellus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae : Dasypus : Dasypus bellus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bufo woodhousei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Bufonidae : Bufo : Bufo woodhousei0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Rana pipiens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Ranidae : Rana : Rana pipiens0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Colubridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Elaphe vulpina
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Elaphe : Elaphe vulpina0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Nerodia sipedon
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Natricidae : Nerodia : Nerodia sipedon0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Crotalus horridus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Viperidae : Crotalus : Crotalus horridus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Sceloporus undulatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Phrynosomatidae : Sceloporus : Sceloporus undulatus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Teiidae : Cnemidophorus : Cnemidophorus sexlineatus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

References

Holman J. A. (1974) A late Pleistocene herpetofauna from southwestern Missouri, Journal of Herpetology 8 4, 343-346
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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