Although the bog lemmings are not indigenous to Florida at the present time, remains are known there from the Pleistocene, indicating the range of these normally cold-adapted rodents extended further south during glaciation events.[2] The Florida bog lemming was described from a lower jaw collected from Pleistocene deposits in 1928.[3] Its taxonomic status as a full species has been questioned however, with some researchers considering it a prehistoric race of the southern bog lemming.[4][5]
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The Florida bog lemming was slightly larger than the living southern bog lemming.[4] It went extinct around 12,000 BP, as a result of glacial retreat and the return of very warm temperatures.
^Brodkorb, Pierce (1959). "The Pleistocene avifauna of Arredondo, Florida". Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences. 4 (9): 269–291.
^Olsen, Stanley J. (November 1958). "The Bog Lemming from the Pleistocene of Florida". Journal of Mammalogy. 39 (4): 537–540. doi:10.2307/1376792. JSTOR 1376792.
^ abRepenning, Charles A.; Grady, Frederick (1988). "The microtine rodents of the Cheetah Room fauna, Hamilton Cave, West Virginia, and the spontaneous origin of Synaptomys". Bulletin 1853. doi:10.3133/b1853.
^Martin, Robert A.; Duobinis-Gray, Leon; Crockett, Christopher P. (2003). "A new species of early Pleistocene Synaptomys (Mammalia, Rodentia) from Florida and its relevance to southern bog lemming origins". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 23 (4): 917–936. doi:10.1671/2291-16. S2CID 86823093.
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synaptomys, australis, florida, lemming, extinct, species, lemming, that, occurred, florida, during, late, pleistocene, temporal, range, pleistocenescientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, mammaliaorder, rodentiafamily. Synaptomys australis the Florida bog lemming is an extinct species of bog lemming that occurred in Florida during the Late Pleistocene Synaptomys australisTemporal range PleistoceneScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder RodentiaFamily CricetidaeSubfamily ArvicolinaeGenus SynaptomysSpecies S australisBinomial name Synaptomys australis Simpsons 1928 1 Taxonomy editAlthough the bog lemmings are not indigenous to Florida at the present time remains are known there from the Pleistocene indicating the range of these normally cold adapted rodents extended further south during glaciation events 2 The Florida bog lemming was described from a lower jaw collected from Pleistocene deposits in 1928 3 Its taxonomic status as a full species has been questioned however with some researchers considering it a prehistoric race of the southern bog lemming 4 5 Description editThe Florida bog lemming was slightly larger than the living southern bog lemming 4 It went extinct around 12 000 BP as a result of glacial retreat and the return of very warm temperatures References edit Synaptomys australis Fossilworks Brodkorb Pierce 1959 The Pleistocene avifauna of Arredondo Florida Bulletin of the Florida State Museum Biological Sciences 4 9 269 291 Olsen Stanley J November 1958 The Bog Lemming from the Pleistocene of Florida Journal of Mammalogy 39 4 537 540 doi 10 2307 1376792 JSTOR 1376792 a b Repenning Charles A Grady Frederick 1988 The microtine rodents of the Cheetah Room fauna Hamilton Cave West Virginia and the spontaneous origin of Synaptomys Bulletin 1853 doi 10 3133 b1853 Martin Robert A Duobinis Gray Leon Crockett Christopher P 2003 A new species of early Pleistocene Synaptomys Mammalia Rodentia from Florida and its relevance to southern bog lemming origins Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23 4 917 936 doi 10 1671 2291 16 S2CID 86823093 nbsp This article about a prehistoric rodent is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Synaptomys australis amp oldid 1068567852, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
