Cheek Bend Cave is a fossil collection site in Maury, Tennessee, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as cave. Documented finds include Glyptemys insculpta, Tympanuchus cupido, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus, Geomys, Sorex hoyi, Sorex palustris.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval: Late Pleistocene
Age: 0.129–0.0117 Ma
Depositional environment: cave
Recorded occurrences: 39

Locality notes

"in the Duck River bluffs... located ca. 13 km ESE of the city of Columbia" (coordinate based on Cheek Bend)\nmaterial is from "three 1 x 2 m squares" excavated "down to a depth of ca. 4.5 m"

Fossils found here

Glyptemys insculpta

Reptilia · Emydidae

Tympanuchus cupido

Reptilia · Phasianidae

Spermophilus tridecemlineatus

Mammalia · Sciuridae

Geomys

Mammalia · Geomyidae

Sorex hoyi

Mammalia · Soricidae

Sorex palustris

Mammalia · Soricidae

Clethrionomys gapperi

Mammalia · Cricetidae

Microtus xanthognathus

Mammalia · Cricetidae

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Mammalia · Sciuridae

Glaucomys sabrinus

Mammalia · Sciuridae

Falco sparverius

Aves · Falconidae

Bonasa umbellus

Reptilia · Phasianidae

Tympanuchus phasianellus

Reptilia · Phasianidae

Coturnicops noveboracensis

Aves · Rallidae

Gallinago gallinago

Aves · Scolopacidae

Scolopax minor

Aves · Scolopacidae

Ectopistes migratorius

Aves · Columbidae

Strix varia

Aves · Strigidae

Aegolius funereus

Aves · Strigidae

Aegolius acadicus

Aves · Strigidae

Surnia ulula

Aves · Strigidae

Chaetura pelagica

Aves · Apodidae

Colaptes auratus

Aves · Picidae

Melanerpes carolinus

Aves · Picidae

Picoides villosus

Aves · Picidae

Sayornis phoebe

Aves · Tyrannidae

Eremophila alpestris

Aves · Alaudidae

Cyanocitta cristata

Aves · Corvidae

Perisoreus canadensis

Aves · Corvidae

Sitta canadensis

Aves · Sittidae

Turdus migratorius

Aves · Turdidae

Sturnella

Aves · Icteridae

Haemorhous purpureus

Aves · Fringillidae

Pinicola enucleator

Aves · Fringillidae

Spinus pinus

Aves · Fringillidae

Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Aves · Passerellidae

Zonotrichia albicollis

Aves · Passerellidae

Sorex arcticus

Mammalia · Soricidae

Phenacomys intermedius

Mammalia · Cricetidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 82890 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Cheek Bend Cave

Can you collect at Cheek Bend Cave?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at Cheek Bend Cave?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.