Age. Late Wisconsin, with dates between 10,250 ± 290 and 12,770 ± 440 BP (Van Devender et al. 1977).
General Description. A series of woodrat middens in the vicinity of Vulture Cave (Mead et al. 2005).
Fauna.
Gopherus morafkai—Morafka's Desert Tortoise (Van Devender et al. 1977)
Gopherus agassizi
See discussion in the G. morafkai account.
Sauromalus ater—Chuckwalla (Van Devender et al. 1977)
Sauromalus obesus
Sceloporus tristichus—Northern Plateau Lizard (Van Devender et al. 1977: cf.)
Sceloporus undulatus
Aspidoscelis tigris—Western Whiptail (Van Devender et al. 1977: cf.)
Cnemidophorus tigris
Crotalus sp.—Rattlesnakes (Van Devender et al. 1977)
Hypsiglena chlorophaea—Western Night Snake (Van Devender et al. 1977a)
Neotoma devia/lepida—Arizona or Desert Woodrat (Mead et al. 2005)
Neotoma stephensi—Stephen's Woodrat (Van Devender et al. 1977: cf.)
Peromyscus sp.—Deer Mice (Van Devender et al. 1977)
Sylvilagus sp.—Cottontails (Van Devender et al. 1977)
Literature. Mead et al. 2005; Van Devender et al. 1977a.
Last Update: 13 Feb 2013