ABOVE LOST VALLEY/LOST VALLEY, DRY CAVE

NM: Eddy Co.

General Description.—Site within the Lost Valley Fissure. Includes the original Loc. 1 (Above Lost Valley) which is the area immediately below the now-blocked fissure opening and the original Loc. 17 (Lost Valley), the floor of the pit. Combined because source and approximate age are the same.

Comments.—

Age.—Late Pleistocene. Estimated to be early mid Wisconsinan or late early Wisconsinan.

Publication.—*Harris 1993.

Fauna.—

AMPHIBIA

• Bufonidae UTEP

REPTILIA (all UTEP)

• ? Cophosaurus texanus
  
• Crotaphytus collaris
  
• Phrynosoma cornutum
  
• Phrynosoma douglasii
  
• Phrynosoma modestum
  
• Sceloporus (small)
  
• Serpentes

AVES (all UTEP)

• Breagyps clarki
  
• Coragyps occidentalis
  
• Cf. Aquila chrysaetos
  
• Cf. Zenaida macroura
  
• Bubo virginianus
  
• Colaptes auratus
  
• Cf. Tyrannidae
  
• Cf. Aphelocoma coerulescens
  
• Corvus corax
  
• Corvus neomexicanus
  
• ? Cyanocitta
  
• Cf. Anthus spinoletta
  
• Lanius
  
• Cf. Piranga
  
• Passerina
  
• Cf. Calamospiza
  
• Cf. Junco
  
• Cf. Pipilo chlorurus
  
• Cf. Pooecetes
  
• Cf. Spizella
  
• Cf. Molothrus
  
• Quiscalus
  
• Cf. Sturnella
  
• Xanthocephalus
  
• Cf. Carpodacus
  

MAMMALIA

• Sorex merriami UTEP [Cf. Sorex Harris 1985.]
• Myotis velifer UTEP
• Tadarida cf. brasiliensis UTEP [Tadarida brasiliensis Harris 1985.]
• Tadarida macrotis Harris 1985. [not found 10 Jan 1990]
• Aztlanolagus agilis Russell and Harris 1986.
• Sylvilagus nuttallii Harris 1985.
• Lepus cf. californicus UTEP [Lepus californicus Harris 1985.]
• Tamias sp. UTEP [?Tamias sp. Harris 1985.]
• Ammospermophilus sp. UTEP [Spermophilus sp. Harris 1985.]
• Spermophilus (Ictidomys) sp. UTEP
• Cynomys cf. mexicanus (Goodwin) [Cynomvs ludovicianus Harris 1985]
• Cf. Thomomys UTEP
• Cratogeomys castanops UTEP [Cratogeomys cf. castanops Harris 1985.]
• Perognathus sp. Harris 1985; UTEP
• Dipodomys sp. Harris 1985; UTEP
• Dipodomys spectabilis Harris 1985; UTEP
• Peromyscus sp. Harris 1985; UTEP
• Onychomys leucogaster Harris 1985; UTEP
• Sigmodon sp. Harris 1985; UTEP
• Neotoma findleyi Harris 1984a; UTEP
• Neotoma pygmaea Harris 1984a; UTEP
• Neotoma micropus Harris 1985; UTEP
• Neotoma albigula Harris 1985; UTEP
• Microtus ochrogaster Harris 1985; UTEP
• Urocyon cinereoargenteus Harris 1985; UTEP
• Spiloga1e putorius (prob. = gracilis) Harris 1985; UTEP
• Puma cf. concolor UTEP [Cf. Felis concolor Harris 1985.]
• Tapirus sp. Harris 1985; UTEP
• Equus sp. Harris 1985; UTEP
• Camelops cf. hesternus Harris 1985; UTEP
• Antilocapra americana UTEP
• Capromeryx sp. Harris 1985; UTEP

Last Update: 11 Mar 2008