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Skull Cave

AZ: Coconino Co., 915 m

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Skull CaveAge. Late Wisconsin; dates range from 10,550 ± 130 to 16,000 ± 2000 BP (Mead et al. 2005).

General Description. Cave in Grand Canyon about 30 m above river level. There is a single opening and three passageways (Emslie 1988). Three test pits produced the fauna listed below (Emslie 1988).

Fauna.

Anas americana—American Widgeon (Emslie 1988)
Anas crecca—Green-winged Teal (Emslie 1988)
Anas platyrhynchos—Mallard (Emslie 1988)
Aythya sp.—Diving Ducks (Emslie 1988)
Chen caerulescens—Snow Goose (Emslie 1988)
Colinus virginianus—Bobwhite (Emslie 1988: cf. gen. et sp.)
Gymnogyps californianus—California Condor (Emslie 1988)
Phalaropus lobatus—Red-necked Phalarope (Emslie 1988)
Colaptes auratus—Northern Flicker (Emslie 1988)
Junco sp.—Juncos (Emslie 1988: cf.)
Agelaius phoeniceus—Red-winged Blackbird (Emslie 1988)
Neotoma sp.—Woodrats (Emslie 1988)
Peromyscus sp.—Deer Mice (Emslie 1988)
Lepus sp.—Jackrabbits (Emslie 1988)
Sylvilagus sp.—Cottontails (Emslie 1988)
Parastrellus hesperus—Western Pipistrelle (Emslie 1988)
Spilogale gracilis—Western Spotted Skunk (Emslie 1988)

Spilogale putorius

Oreamnos/Ovis—Mountain Goat/Sheep (Emslie 1988)

Spilogale putorius

Literature. Emslie 1988; Mead et al. 2005.

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Last Update: 13 Feb 2013