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Falling Arches, Whipple Mountains

San Bernardino Co.

Age. Late Wisconsin, ¹⁴C 11,650 ± 190 (Jefferson 1991b).

Description: Woodrat midden.

Fauna.

Sauromalus ater—Common Chuckwalla (Jefferson 1991a)

Sauromalus obesus

Chionactis occipitalis—Western Shovel-nosed Snake (Jefferson 1991a)
Chaetodipus/Perognathus sp.—Spiny or Silky Pocket Mice (Jefferson 1991a)

Perognathus sp.

Dipodomys sp.—Kangaroo Rats (Jefferson 1991a)
Neotoma sp.—Woodrats (Jefferson 1991a)
Sylvilagus sp.—Cottontails (Jefferson 1991a)

Literature. Jefferson 1991a; Jefferson 1991b.

Last Update: 17 Feb 2014