Age. For mammals, late Wisconsin; radiocarbon dates for middens #4 and #7 range from 11,000 ± 510 to 10,880 ± 900 BP (Mead et al. 1983). Midden #2 has two late Wisconsin dates, but also a Holocene date at 7,870 ± 750; all reptiles except the Desert Spiny Lizard and the Desert Glossary Snake are represented only in midden #2.
General Description. Woodrat middens (Mead et al. 1983).
Fauna.
Sceloporus magister—Desert Spiny Lizard (Van Devender and Mead 1978: cf.)
Arizona elegans—Eastern Glossy Snake (Van Devender and Mead 1978)
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus—Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake (Van Devender and Mead 1978)
Rhinocheilus lecontei—Long-nosed Snake (Van Devender and Mead 1978)
Sonora semiannulata—Ground Snake (Van Devender and Mead 1978)
Trimorphodon lambda—Sonoran Lyre Snake (Van Devender and Mead 1978)
Hypsiglena chlorophaea—Desert Glossary Snake (Van Devender and Mead 1978)
Hypsiglena torquata
Dipodomys sp.—Kangaroo Rats (Mead et al. 1983)
Neotoma sp.—Woodrats (Mead et al. 1983)
Peromyscus sp.—Deer Mice (Mead et al. 1983)
Reithrodontomys sp.—Harvest Mice (Mead et al. 1983)
Sylvilagus sp.—Cottontails (Mead et al. 2005)
Literature. Mead et al. 1983; Mead et al. 2005; Van Devender and Mead 1978.
Last Update: 27 Feb 2013