Wilson Butte Cave

Wilson Butte Cave

ID: JEROME CO. CA. 1311 M.

General Description.— Kurten and Anderson 1980: Lava blister on a broad basaltic ridge. Five strata recognized; lower three (lower and middle parts of C and strata D, E) are late Wisconsinan/early Holocene. Several artifacts in lowest level.

Age.—15,000 ± 800 (M-1410) from Stratum E, 14,500 ± 500 (M-1409) from Stratum C.

Comments.—Willig and Aikens (1988:7-8): "produced two early dates on bone from cultural deposits of flakes, bifaces and/or modified bone said to be associated with the remains of Pleistocene horse and camel..."

Publications.—(Curry and James 198?); Fichter and Williams 1967; (Frison, Walker, Webb, and Zeimens 1978); Gruhn 1961, 1965; Gruhn and Bryan 1981; Guilday 1969; Guilday and Adam 1967; (Guilday and Parmalee 1972); Harris 1985; (Willig and Aikens 1988).

Fauna.—

AVES

• Centrocercus urophasianus Harris 1985;

MAMMALIA

• Homo sapiens Gruhn and Bryan 1981; Harris 1985;
• [Ground sloth Gruhn and Bryan 1981]
• ? Nothrotheriops Harris 1985;
• [Ochotona sp. Guilday 1969]
• Ochotona princeps Harris 1985;
• Brachylagus idahoensis Guilday 1969; Harris 1985;
• Sylvilagus nuttallii Guilday 1969; Harris 1985;
• Sylvilagus audubonii Guilday 1969;
• Lepus townsendii Harris 1985;
• Lepus californicus Harris 1985;
• Spermophilus townsendii Guilday 1969; Harris 1985;
• Spermophilus armatus Guilday 1969; Harris 1985;
• Spermophilus ? beldingi Harris 1985;
• Spermophilus elegans Harris 1985;
• Marmota flaviventris Harris 1985;
• Thomomys talpoides Guilday 1969; Harris 1985;
• Peromyscus ? truei Harris 1985;
• Neotoma cinerea Harris 1985;
• [? Phenacomys intermedius Harris 1985]
• Phenacomys sp. Guilday 1969;
• Clethrionomys sp. Guilday 1969; Harris 1985;
• Microtus montanus Harris 1985;
• Microtus longicaudus Harris 1985;
• Lemmiscus curtatus [as Lagurus curtatus] Harris 1985;
• Vulpes vulpes Fichter and Williams 1967;
• Vulpes macrotis Fichter and Williams 1967;
• Martes nobilis Harris 1985; Kurten and Anderson 1980;
• Mustela frenata Guilday 1969; Harris 1985;
• Mustela erminea Guilday 1969; Harris 1985;
• Mustela nigripes Harris 1985;
• Spilogale putorius Harris 1985;
• Equus sp. Gruhn and Bryan 1981; Harris 1985;
• Camelops sp. Frison et al. 1978; Harris 1985;
• Hemiauchenia sp. Gruhn and Bryan 1981; Harris 1985 (cf.);
• Bison sp. Gruhn and Bryan 1981; Harris 1985 (B. bison);

Last Update: 24 January 1999.