Archaeozoological Evidence of the Spotted Skunk in Illinois

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East of the Mississippi River, the spotted skunk (Spilogale) is known to occur in Georgia, South Carolina, all of the Gulf Coast states, and northward in the Appalachians to south-central Pennsylvania. No spotted skunks have been collected north of the Ohio River, but on the basis of hearsay Howell (Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 23:23-24, 1910) reported them in southern Illinois from Golconda and in southern Indiana from New Harmony, and Hahn (33d Ann. Rept, Dept. Geol. and Nat. Res. of Indiana, 1909) reported them from Knox County, Indiana. In western Illinois, spotted skunks have been reported from the vicinity of Pere Marquette State Park, but to our knowledge this again is based not upon an actual sight record but rather upon hearsay. Thus, to date, there is no authentic record of the spotted skunk for Illinois. Its presence, however, in the western part...

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