Harris' Pocket, Dry Cave

Harris' Pocket, Dry Cave, UTEP 6

NM: Eddy Co., 1280 m

General Description.—Enlargement in small limestone corridor; lead in one direction carries to balcony of Balcony Room; in other direction, too small to follow, but apparently the source of the fossil material and probably leads to foot of deposits from Bison Sink in vicinity of UTEP 4.

Age.—¹⁴C date of 14,470 ± 250 BP (I-3365) on packrat and other feces.

Publications.—Harris, 1970, 1978, 1985, 1989; Harris and Porter, 1980; Holman, 1970; Metcalf, 1970.

Fauna.—

AMPHIBIA

Ambystoma tigrinum Holman 1970; UTEP
Scaphiopus bombifrons Holman 1970; UTEP
Bufo woodhousei woodhousei Holman 1970; UTEP
Pseudacris triseriata Holman 1970; UTEP

REPTILIA

Sceloporus undulatus Holman 1970; UTEP
Phrynosoma douglasii Holman 1970; UTEP
Salvadora sp. Holman 1970; UTEP
Thamnophis sp. Holman 1970; UTEP
Crotalus sp. Holman 1970; UTEP

AVES

Polyborus prelutosus Harris 1989; UTEP
Cf. Tympanuchus UTEP
Charadrius vociferus Harris 1989; UTEP
Numenius americanus Harris 1989; UTEP
Eremophila alpestris Harris 1989; UTEP
Sialia sp. Harris 1989; UTEP
Catharus ustulus Harris 1989; UTEP
Lanius ludovicianus Harris 1989; UTEP
Agelaius phoeniceus Harris 1989; UTEP
Sturnella sp. Harris 1989; UTEP
Carpodacus sp. Harris 1989; UTEP

MAMMALIA

Sorex monticolus Harris 1985 (as monticolus/vagrans) ; UTEP
Sorex merriami Harris 1985; UTEP
Notiosorex crawfordi UTEP
Myotis ? rectidentis Harris 1985; UTEP
Myotis lucifugus Harris 1985; UTEP
Myotis velifer Harris 1985; UTEP
Myotis evotis UTEP
Myotis ? californicus Harris 1985; UTEP
Eptesicus fuscus Harris 1985; UTEP
Lasiurus cinereus Harris 1985; UTEP
Corynorhinus townsendii Harris 1985 (cf); UTEP
Sylvilagus nuttallii Harris 1985; UTEP
Lepus townsendii Harris 1985; UTEP
Marmota flaviventris Harris 1985; UTEP
Spermophilus richardsoni Harris 1985 (?); UTEP
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Harris 1985; UTEP
Cynomys (Leucocrossuromys) Harris 1985; UTEP
Thomomys bottae Harris 1985; UTEP
Thomomvs talpoides Harris 1985; UTEP
Peromyscus cf. maniculatus Harris 1985; UTEP
Peromyscus leucopus UTEP
Peromyscus ? crinitus [ID incorrect] Harris 1985; UTEP
Peromyscus difficilis Harris 1985 (cf); UTEP
Onychomvs leucogaster Harris 1985;UTEP
Neotoma cf. micropus Harris 1985; UTEP
Neotoma albigula Harris 1985; UTEP
Neotoma cinerea Harris 1985; UTEP
Microtus longicaudus Harris 1985; UTEP
Microtus mexicanus Harris 1985; UTEP
Lemmiscus curtatus Harris 1985; UTEP
Ondatra zibethicus Harris 1985; UTEP
Erethizon dorsatum Harris 1985; UTEP
Canis latrans Harris 1985; UTEP
Vulpes velox Harris 1985; UTEP
Bassariscus sp. UTEP
Mustela frenata Harris 1985; UTEP
Equus alaskae Harris 1985; UTEP
Equus laurentius Harris 1985; UTEP
Cf. Antilocapra/Stockoceros sp. Harris 1985 (as ? Antilocapra); UTEP
Bison sp. Harris 1985; UTEP

Last Update: 7 September 1998.