U-Bar Cave

U-Bar Cave UTEP 109

NM: HIDALGO CO.: U-BAR CAVE. Ca. 1545 m.

General Description.—Large chamber in U-Bar Limestone, in outlier of Alamo Hueco Mountains.

Comments.—Except for casts, specimens stored at UTEP are on long-term loan from the Museum of New Mexico, since U-Bar Cave is state land (except for surface rights, which are BLM).

Age.—Rancholabrean ∓ Holocene. ¹⁴C dates range from 13,130 ± 180 to 21,210 ± 320 for the deposits considered by Harris, 1989. In the series considered by Harris in 1987, dates ranged from 26,150 ± 1,450 to 35,890 ± 2,640 BP among finite dates. Emslie 1987: Date on condor coracoid, surface spoil, 13,030 ± 180 (AA-1492).

Publications.—(*Emslie 1987); Harris 1985a, 1985b, *1987, 1988, *1989; (*Harris 1990b); *Lambert and Ambler 1961; Russell and Harris *1986

Fauna.—

OSTEICHTHYES

• Unidentified Harris 1989;

AMPHIBIA

• Ambystoma tigrinum Harris 1987, 1989;
• Scaphiopus sp. Harris 1987, 1989— Spea;
• Bufo alvarius Harris 1989;
• Bufo ? microscaphus Harris 1989;
• Bufo cf. debilis Harris 1989;

REPTILIA

• Terrapene ornata Harris 1989;
• Gopherus sp. Harris 1989;
• Crotaphytus collaris Harris 1987, 1989;
• Sceloporus sp. (large) Harris 1987, 1989;
• Sceloporus sp. (small) Harris 1987;
• Sceloporus cf. jarrovi Harris 1989;
• Cf. Urosaurus ornatus Harris 1987;
• Phrynosoma cornutum Harris 1987, 1989 (cf);
• Phrynosoma douglasii Harris 1987, 1989; UTEP 74
• Cnemidophorus sp. (large) Harris 1987.
• Masticophis sp. Harris 1989;
• ? Sonora sp. Harris 1989;
• ? Salvadora sp. Harris 1987;
• ? Pituophis sp. Harris 1987;
• Crotalus sp. Harris 1987, 1989;

AVES

• Cf. Anabernicula Harris 1987;
• Anas cf. platyrhynchos Harris 1987, 1989;
• Coragyps occidentalis Harris 1989;
• Cathartes aura Harris 1987 (cf), 1989;
• Gymnogyps californianus Harris 1989;
• ? Buteo sp. Harris 1989;
• Aquila chrysaetos Harris 1987;
• Polyborus plancus prelutosus Harris 1989;
• Falco sparverius Harris 1987 (cf), 1989;
• Centrocercus urophasianus Harris 1989;
• Cf. Meleagris Harris 1989;
• ? Colinus virginianus Harris 1987;
• Zenaida macroura Harris 1987;
• Geococcyx californianus conklingi Harris 1987, 1989;
• Otus cf. kennicotti Harris 1989;
• Strix cf. occidentalis Harris 1987;
• Colaptes auratus Harris 1987;
• Corvus corax Harris 1989;
• Cf. Salpinctes obsoletus Harris 1987;
• ? Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Harris 1987;

MAMMALIA

• Sorex merriami Harris 1985, 1987, 1989 (cf)
• Notiosorex crawfordi Harris 1989;
• Desmodus stocki Harris 1985, 1987;
• Myotis sp. (smaller) Harris 1989;
• Myotis ? lucifugus Harris 1987;
• Myotis velifer Harris 1987, 1989 (cf);
• Eptesicus fuscus Harris 1987, 1989;
• Plecotus townsendii Harris 1987 (sp.), 1989;
• Antrozous pallidus Harris 1987, 1989;
• Tadarida brasiliensis Harris 1987, 1989;
• Nothrotheriops shastensis Harris 1985, 1987, 1989;
• Aztlanolagus agilis Harris 1985 (as extinct leporid), 1987, 1989;
• Sylvilagus audubonii/floridanus Harris 1987;
• Sylvilagus nuttallii Harris 1987, 1989;
• Sylvilagus audubonii Harris 1989;
• Lepus californicus Harris 1987 (sp), 1989;
• Tamias (Neotamias) sp. Harris 1989;
• Tamias (Neotamias) ? dorsalis Harris 1987;
• Marmota flaviventris Harris 1985, 1987, 1989;
• Spermophilus (Ictidomys) sp. Harris 1987]
• Spermophilus spilosoma Harris 1989;
• Spermophilus variegatus Harris 1987, 1989;
• Cynomys sp. Harris 1987, 1989;
• Thomomys bottae Harris 1987, 1989;
• Cratogeomys castanops Harris 1989;
• Perognathus (Perognathus) sp. Harris 1989;
• Perognathus cf. flavus Harris 1987;
• Perognathus (Chaetodipus) sp. Harris
• Dipodomys ordii/merriami Harris 1989;
• Dipodomys spectabilis Harris 1987 (cf), 1989;
• Reithrodontomys sp. Harris 1989;
• Reithrodontomys cf. megalotis Harris 1987;
• Peromyscus sp. Harris 1989;
• Peromyscus eremicus Harris 1987;
• Peromyscus maniculatus Harris 1987;
• Peromyscus ? boylii Harris 1987;
• Peromyscus truei Harris 1987;
• Peromyscus difficilis Harris 1987;
• Onychomys leucogaster Harris 1989;
• Sigmodon sp. Harris 1987;
• Sigmodon ochrognathus Harris 1989;
• Neotoma cf. floridana Harris 1989;
• Neotoma albigula Harris 1987, 1989;
• Neotoma stephensi Harris 1985, 1987, 1989;
• Neotoma mexicana Harris 1987, 1989;
• Neotoma cinerea Harris 1985, 1987, 1989;
• Neotoma findleyi Harris 1987;
• [Microtus sp. Harris 1985]
• Microtus pennsvlvanicus Harris 1987, 1989;
• Microtus mexicanus Harris 1987, 1989;
• Microtus ? ochrogaster Harris 1988, 1989;
• Lemmiscus curtatus (as Lagurus curtatus) Harris 1985, 1987, 1989;
• Canis latrans Harris 1989;
• Canis dirus Harris 1989;
• Urocyon cinereoargenteus Harris 1987, 1989;
• Arctodus simus Harris 1985; 1987;
• Ursus americanus Harris 1987 (cf), 1989;
• Bassariscus sp. Harris 1989
• Mustela frenata Harris 1989;
• Taxidea taxus Harris 1987, 1989;
• Spilogale sp. Harris 1987, 1989;
• Mephitis mephitis Harris 1987, 1989;
• Felis concolor Harris 1989;
• Lynx rufus Harris 1987, 1989;
• [Equus sp. (large) Harris 1985]
• [Equus sp. (small) Harris 1985]
• Equus conversidens Harris 1987, 1989;
• Equus cf. niobrarensis Harris 1987, 1989;
• Equus cf. occidentalis Harris 1987;
• Cf. Camelops Harris 1987;
• Odocoileus sp. Harris 1987;
• Odocoileus cf. virginianus Harris 1989;
• ? Navahoceros Harris 1987;
• Stockoceros sp. Harris 1989;
• Stockoceros onusrosagris Harris 1987;
• Capromeryx sp. Harris 1987, 1989;
• Cf. Bison Harris 1989;
• Cf. Oreamnos harringtoni Harris 1987;
• [Euceratherium sp. Harris 1985]
• Cf. Euceratherium Harris 1987;
• Euceratherium collinum Harris 1989;

Last Update: 19 August 1999.