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: paleocoordinates 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

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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