PBDB Collection

Dry Cave (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as UTEP Locality 1, UTEP Locality 5, UTEP Locality 26

Where: Eddy County, New Mexico (32.4° N, 104.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• "mid-Wisconsin... sediments introduced through fissures; stratigraphy was not apparent": radiocarbon dates on "bone scrap" include 33,590 +/- 1550 (Loc. 26), 29,290 +/- 1060 (Loc. 1), and 25,160 +/- 1730 (Loc. 5)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fissure fill; lithology not reported

• localities 1 and 26 are "vertical fissures" whereas "Locality-5 deposits were water-laid, but shallow"

• none given

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: bone collector

Collected in 1966 - 1984

Collection methods: bulk, surface (float), sieve,

• "Large or fragile specimens were handpicked... Other specimens were recovered by washing the fossiliferous matrix through mesh screens (1.8-mm mesh, with many samples through 0.5-mm mesh)... Over 5000 items are catalogued"

Primary reference: A. H. Harris. 1987. Reconstruction of mid Wisconsinan environments in southern New Mexico. National Geographic Research 3(2):142-151 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 76059: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 09.11.2007

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	? Cophosaurus texanus ? Cophosaurus texanus
Gnathostomata
-	Osteichthyes indet. Osteichthyes indet. bony fish "bony fishes"
Mammalia
Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae	Antrozous pallidus, Myotis velifer, Plecotus sp. Antrozous pallidus Le Conte 1856 pallid bat Myotis velifer Allen 1890 cave myotis Plecotus sp. Geoffroy 1818 vesper bat
Chiroptera - Molossidae	Tadarida macrotis, Tadarida brasiliensis Tadarida macrotis free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis Geoffroy 1824 Mexican free-tailed bat
Megatherioidea - Nothrotheriidae	"Nothrotheriops shastensis" = Nothrotherium shastense "Nothrotheriops shastensis" = Nothrotherium shastense Sinclair 1905 Shasta ground sloth
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	"Sylvilagus nuttalli" = Sylvilagus nuttallii, Sylvilagus audubonii, Lepus californicus, Aztlanolagus agilis "Sylvilagus nuttalli" = Sylvilagus nuttallii Bachman 1837 mountain cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii Baird 1858 desert cottontail Lepus californicus Gray 1837 black-tailed jackrabbit Aztlanolagus agilis Russell and Harris 1986 rabbit
Rodentia - Geomyidae	Pappogeomys sp., Thomomys sp. Pappogeomys sp. Merriam 1895 pocket gopher Thomomys sp. Wied-Neuwied 1839 pocket gopher
Rodentia - Heteromyidae	Perognathus (Perognathus) sp., Perognathus (Chaetodipus) sp., Dipodomys sp. Perognathus (Perognathus) sp. Maximillian 1839 pocket mouse Perognathus (Chaetodipus) sp. Maximillian 1839 pocket mouse Dipodomys sp. Gray 1841 kangaroo rat "larger" and "smaller"
Rodentia - Cricetidae	"Pitymys ochrogaster" = Microtus ochrogaster, Peromyscus boylii, Neotoma findleyi, Neotoma micropus, Neotoma pygmaea, Neotoma albigula, Sigmodon hispidus "Pitymys ochrogaster" = Microtus ochrogaster Wagner 1842 prairie vole Peromyscus boylii Baird 1855 brush mouse Neotoma findleyi Harris 1984 pack rat Neotoma micropus Baird 1855 southern plains woodrat Neotoma pygmaea Harris 1984 pack rat Neotoma albigula Hartley 1894 white-throated woodrat Sigmodon hispidus Say and Ord 1825 hispid cotton rat
Rodentia - Sciuridae	Spermophilus (Ictidomys) sp., Ammospermophilus sp., "Tamias (Neotamias) sp." = Neotamias, Cynomys sp. Spermophilus (Ictidomys) sp. Cuvier 1825 ground squirrel Ammospermophilus sp. Merriam 1892 antelope squirrel "Tamias (Neotamias) sp." = Neotamias Howell 1929 chipmunk Cynomys sp. Rafinesque 1817 prairie dog
Rodentia - Erethizontidae	cf. Erethizon dorsatum cf. Erethizon dorsatum Linnaeus 1758 North American porcupine
Soricomorpha - Soricidae	Sorex sp. Sorex sp. Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew
Perissodactyla - Tapiridae	Tapirus sp. Tapirus sp. Brisson 1762 tapir
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus sp., "Equus occidentalis" = Equus mexicanus Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse "smaller" "Equus occidentalis" = Equus mexicanus Hibbard 1955 horse
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	cf. Platygonus sp. cf. Platygonus sp. Leconte 1848 peccary
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Hemiauchenia sp., Camelops cf. hesternus Hemiauchenia sp. Gervais and Ameghino 1880 camel Camelops cf. hesternus Leidy 1873 camel
Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae	Antilocapra americana, Capromeryx sp. Antilocapra americana Ord 1815 pronghorn Capromeryx sp. Matthew 1902 pronghorn
Carnivora - Felidae	Panthera onca, Lynx rufus, "Felis concolor" = Puma concolor Panthera onca Linnaeus 1758 jaguar Lynx rufus Schreber 1777 bobcat "Felis concolor" = Puma concolor Linnaeus 1771 puma
Carnivora - Canidae	Vulpes cf. velox, "Canis dirus" = Aenocyon dirus, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, Canis latrans Vulpes cf. velox Say 1823 swift fox "Canis dirus" = Aenocyon dirus Leidy 1858 dire wolf Urocyon cinereoargenteus Schreber 1775 gray fox Canis latrans Say 1823 coyote
Carnivora - Ursidae	Ursus americanus Ursus americanus Pallas 1780 black bear
Carnivora - Mephitidae	Spilogale sp. Spilogale sp. Gray 1865 skunk
Carnivora - Mustelidae	cf. Taxidea taxus, "Mustela cf. frenata" = Neogale frenata cf. Taxidea taxus Schreber 1778 American badger "Mustela cf. frenata" = Neogale frenata Lichtenstein 1831 long-tailed weasel
Reptilia
Testudines - Testudinidae	"Gopherus agassizi" = Gopherus agassizii, Geochelone wilsoni "Gopherus agassizi" = Gopherus agassizii Cooper 1863 Mojave desert tortoise Geochelone wilsoni Milstead 1956 turtle
Galliformes - Odontophoridae	cf. Cyrtonyx montezumae, cf. Colinus virginianus cf. Cyrtonyx montezumae Vigors 1830 Montezuma quail cf. Colinus virginianus Linnaeus 1758 northern bobwhite
Galliformes - Phasianidae	Meleagris crassipes Meleagris crassipes Miller 1940 turkey
Aves
Falconiformes - Falconidae	Falco ? peregrinus Falco ? peregrinus Tunstall 1771 Peregrine falcon
Gruiformes - Rallidae	Fulica americana Fulica americana Gmelin 1789 American coot
Cuculiformes - Cuculidae	Geococcyx californianus Geococcyx californianus Lesson 1829 Greater roadrunner "Geococcyx californianus californianus"
Columbiformes - Columbidae	Zenaida macroura Zenaida macroura Linnaeus 1758 mourning dove
Piciformes - Picidae	Picidae indet., Colaptes auratus Picidae indet. Vigors 1825 woodpecker "small" Colaptes auratus Linnaeus 1758 northern flicker
Strigiformes - Strigidae	cf. Otus sp., Bubo virginianus cf. Otus sp. Pennant 1769 scops owl Bubo virginianus Gmelin 1788 great horned owl
Passeriformes - Corvidae	Corvus neomexicanus, Corvus corax, ? Cyanocitta sp., Aphelocoma coerulescens Corvus neomexicanus crow Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 common raven ? Cyanocitta sp. Strickland 1845 jay Aphelocoma coerulescens Bosc 1795 Florida scrub jay
Anseriformes - Anatidae	"Anas ? americanus" = Mareca americana "Anas ? americanus" = Mareca americana Gmelin 1789 American wigeon
Cathartiformes - Cathartidae	Breagyps clarki, Coragyps occidentalis Breagyps clarki Miller 1910 New World vulture Coragyps occidentalis Miller 1909 New World vulture
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	Accipiter cf. striatus, Aquila chrysaetos Accipiter cf. striatus Vieillot 1897 sharp-shinned hawk Aquila chrysaetos Linnaeus 1758 golden eagle
Reptilia
Squamata - Iguanidae	Crotaphytus collaris, Phrynosoma cornutum, Phrynosoma douglassi, Phrynosoma modestum Crotaphytus collaris Say 1823 Collared lizard Phrynosoma cornutum horned lizard Phrynosoma douglassi horned lizard Phrynosoma modestum Girard 1852 Roundtail horned lizard
Squamata - Crotalidae	Crotalus sp. Crotalus sp. Linnaeus 1758 rattlesnake
Amphibia
Salientia -	Anura indet. Anura indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1813 frog