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Sandblast Cave

AZ: Coconino Co., 915 m

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Sandblast CaveAge. Late and mid Wisconsin; dates are 9,580 ± 160 to 13,110 ± 680 on condor and >29,900 and >33,100 BP on Harrington's Mountain Goat dung (Mead et al. 2005).

General Description. A small limestone cave (Mead et al. 2005).

Fauna.

Anas americana—American Widgeon (Emslie 1988)
Anas crecca—Green-winged Teal (Emslie 1988)
Aythya sp.—Diving Ducks (Emslie 1988)
Aechmophorus occidentalis—Western Grebe (Emslie 1988)
Podilymbus podiceps—Pied-billed Grebe (Emslie 1988)
Cathartes aura—Turkey Vulture (Emslie 1988)
Gymnogyps californianus—California Condor (Emslie 1988)
Buteo sp.—Buteo Hawks (Emslie 1988)
Fulica americana—American Coot (Emslie 1988)
Porzana carolina—Sora (Emslie 1988; cf.)
Zenaida macroura—Mourning Dove (Emslie 1988)
Colaptes auratus—Northern Flicker (Emslie 1988)
Falco mexicanus—Prairie Falcon (Emslie 1988)
Falco peregrinus—Peregrine Falcon (Emslie 1988)
Falco sparverius—American Kestrel (Emslie 1988)
Corvus sp.—Ravens (Emslie 1988)
Mammuthus columbi—Columbian Mammoth (Emslie 1988)

Mammoth

Sciurus sp.—Tree Squirrels (Emslie 1988: cf.)
Chaetodipus/Perognathus—Pocket Mice (Emslie 1988)

Perognathus sp.

Microtus sp.—Voles (Emslie 1988)
Neotoma sp.—Woodrats (Emslie 1988)
Peromyscus sp.—Deer Mice (Emslie 1988)
Sylvilagus sp.—Cottontails (Emslie 1988)
Notiosorex sp.—Notiosorex Shrews (Emslie 1988)

Notiosorex crawfordi

Antrozous pallidus—Pallid Bat (Emslie 1988)
Corynorhinus townsendii—Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Emslie 1988)

Plecotus townsendi

Myotis sp.—Myotis Bats (Emslie 1988: cf.)
Equus sp.—Horses (Emslie 1988)
Camelops sp.—American Camels (Emslie 1988: cf.)
Oreamnos harringtoni—Harrington's Mountain Goat (Emslie 1988)
Bison sp.—Bison (Emslie 1988)

Literature. Emslie 1988; Mead et al. 2005.

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Last Update: 13 Feb 2013