Test Trench II

Test Trench II (TT II) UTEP 54

NM: EDDY CO.: DRY CAVE. 1280 M.

General Description.—Spill from Bison Sink Fissure onto ledge on east side of Balcony Room.

Comments.—Originally part of UTEP 4 (Bison Chamber); later split into separate locality as became clear that separate in time.

Age.—10,730 ± 150 (I-6200) on bone collagen; judging from fauna, too recent. Probably between 11,000 and 12,000 BP, based on fauna.

Publications.—Harris, 1977, 1985, 1989; Harris, Smartt, and Smartt 1973.

Fauna.—

AMPHIBIA

• Ambystoma tigrinum UTEP
• Scaphiopus sp. UTEP
• Bufo cf. punctatus UTEP
• Bufo cf. cognatus UTEP
• Pseudacris triseriata UTEP
• Rana sp.

REPTILIA

• Crotaphytus collaris UTEP
• Sceloporus undulatus UTEP
• Phrynosoma cornutum UTEP
• Phrynosoma douglasii UTEP
• Phrynosoma modestum UTEP
• Masticophis sp. UTEP
• Thamnophis sp. UTEP
• Crotalus sp. UTEP

AVES

• Coragyps occidentalis UTEP
• Buteo sp. UTEP
• Tympanuchus pallidicinctus UTEP
• Asio flammeus UTEP
• Hirundo cf. pyrrhonota/fulva UTEP
• Corvus corax UTEP

MAMMALIA

• Sorex monticolus Harris 1985; UTEP
• Sorex merriami Harris 1985 ;UTEP
• Cryptotis parva Harris 1985; Harris, Smartt, and Smartt 1973; UTEP
• Notiosorex crawfordi Harris 1985; UTEP
• [Myotis sp. Harris 1985]
• Myotis velifer UTEP
• Eptesicus fuscus Harris 1985; UTEP
• Tadarida brasiliensis UTEP
• Sylvilagus nuttallii Harris 1985; UTEP
• [Lepus sp. Harris 1985;]
• Lepus californicus UTEP
• Spermophilus (Ictidomys) sp. UTEP
• Thomomys bottae Harris 1985; UTEP
• Thomomvs talpoides UTEP
• Cratogeomys castanops UTEP
• [Perognathus sp.] Harris 1985;
• Perognathus (Perognathus) sp. UTEP
• Perognathus hispidus UTEP
• Dipodomys spectabilis Harris 1985; UTEP
• Reithrodontomys cf. megalotis UTEP
• Peromyscus sp. Harris 1985; UTEP
• Onychomys leucogaster Harris 1985; UTEP
• [Sigmodon sp. Harris 1985;]
• Sigmodon cf. hispidus UTEP
• Neotoma ? floridana Harris 1985— cf.; UTEP
• Neotoma micropus Harris 1985; UTEP
• Neotoma cf. cinerea Harris 1985; UTEP
• Microtus pennsylvanicus Harris 1985; UTEP
• Microtus longcaudus UTEP
• Microtus mexicanus Harris 1985; UTEP
• Microtus ochrogaster Harris 1985; UTEP
• Lemmiscus curtatus (as Lagurus curtatus) Harris 1985; UTEP
• Canis latrans UTEP
• Vulpes velox Harris 1985; UTEP
• Mustela frenata Harris 1985; UTEP
• Equus conversidens Harris 1985; UTEP
• Equus niobrarensis Harris 1985; UTEP
• [Hemiauchenia sp. Harris 1985;]
• Hemiauchenia macrocephala UTEP
• Cf. Capromeryx UTEP
• Bison cf. antiquus Harris 1985; UTEP

Last Update: 7 January 1999.