A Pleistocene deposit of the free-tailed bat in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
Jegla TC and Hall JS. 1962. A Pleistocene deposit of the free-tailed bat in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Journal of Mammalogy. 43(4):477-481
Remains of the free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis, was recovered from a guano pile in Mammoth Cave, KY. The cave was occupied by these bats during the Sangamon interglacial stage. This document looks at bat remains from Chief City, lists the bone remains analyzed, and makes comparisons between these fossil remains with measurements taken from Tadarida brasiliensis cynocephala and T.b. mexicana.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Jegla, Thomas; Hall, John
- Units
- MACA
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Bones, Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis), Chief City Mammoth Cave Mammoth Cave National Park KY, Fossils, Mammoth Cave Mammoth Cave National Park KY, Paleontology, Taxonomy