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Bennett Ranch

TX: Presidio Co., 1035 m.

Age. ¹⁴C dates on organic materials from woodrat middens are BR#1, 18,190 ± 380 (A-1831); BR#4, 12,130 ± 170 (A-1826); and BR#5, 12,600 ± 500 (A-1836) (Van Devender and Bradley 1990).

General Description. The late Wisconsin vertebrate material comes from Neotoma middens in the vicinity of Bennett Ranch (Van Devender and Bradley 1990).

Fauna.

BR#1
Onychomys sp.—Grasshopper Mouse (Van Devender and Bradley 1990)
Sylvilagus sp.—Cottontail (Van Devender and Bradley 1990)

BR#4
Neotoma leucodon—White-toothed Woodrat (Van Devender and Bradley 1990: cf.)

BR#5
Antrozous pallidus—Pallid Bat (Van Devender and Bradley 1990).
Sylvilagus robustus—Davis Mountains Cottontail (Van Devender and Bradley 1990: cf.)

Literature. Van Devender and Bradley 1990

Last Update: 31 May 2011