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Laubach Cave, Williamson County, Texas, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)30.6333,-97.6833
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationTexas, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Williamson County, Texas, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Laubach CaveSlaughter B. H. (1966)cave deposit within the Edwards Limestone\n"the fauna [may belong] to the last major interglacial or interstadial, i.e., 25,000-45,000 B.P. This, of course, is purely conjectural"not reported0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Camelops sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Camelops0.126 - 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
Lynx rufus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Lynx : Lynx rufus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Panthera onca
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : Panthera onca0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Myotis sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Myotis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Sylvilagus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Sylvilagus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Proboscidea
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Neotoma sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cynomys ludovicianus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Cynomys : Cynomys ludovicianus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

References

Slaughter B. H. (1966) Platygonus compressus and associated fauna from the Laubach Cave of Texas, American Midland Naturalist 75 2, 475-494
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