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Dark Canyon Cave, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)32.3,-104.35
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationNew Mexico, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Eddy County, New Mexico, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Dark Canyon CaveHoward H. (1971)"Most of the bird and mammal bones were found at depths from 50 inches to 8 1/2 ft" underlying "a Basket-maker culture" found "to a depth of 36-38 inches"not reported0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Accipiter cooperii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Accipiter : Accipiter cooperii0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Aquila chrysaetos
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Aquila : Aquila chrysaetos0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Buteo jamaicensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Buteo : Buteo jamaicensis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Buteo lagopus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Buteo : Buteo lagopus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Buteo nitidus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Buteo : Buteo nitidus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Neophrontops americanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Neophrontops : Neophrontops americanus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Aix sponsa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Aix : Aix sponsa0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anabernicula oregonensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anabernicula : Anabernicula oregonensis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anas acuta
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anas : Anas acuta0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anas crecca carolinensis
subspecies
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anas : Anas crecca carolinensis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anas platyrhynchos
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anas : Anas platyrhynchos0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Aythya valisineria
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Aythya : Aythya valisineria0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mergus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Mergus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Caprimulgiformes : Caprimulgidae : Phalaenoptilus : Phalaenoptilus nuttallii0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Catharista occidentalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Cathartidae : Catharista : Catharista occidentalis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Gymnogyps californianus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Cathartidae : Gymnogyps : Gymnogyps californianus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Burhinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Burhinidae : Burhinus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Charadrius montanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Charadriidae : Charadrius : Charadrius montanus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ectopistes migratorius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Ectopistes : Ectopistes migratorius0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Zenaida macroura
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Zenaida : Zenaida macroura0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Geococcyx conklingi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Cuculiformes : Cuculidae : Geococcyx : Geococcyx conklingi0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Caracara cheriway
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Falconiformes : Falconidae : Caracara : Caracara cheriway0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Falco mexicanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Falconiformes : Falconidae : Falco : Falco mexicanus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Falco sparverius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Falconiformes : Falconidae : Falco : Falco sparverius0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Falco swarthi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Falconiformes : Falconidae : Falco : Falco swarthi0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Odontophoridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Odontophoridae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Meleagris gallopavo
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Meleagris : Meleagris gallopavo0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Tympanuchus : Tympanuchus pallidicinctus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tetraonidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Tetraonidae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Corvus corax
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Corvus : Corvus corax0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Podiceps nigricollis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Podicipediformes : Podicipedidae : Podiceps : Podiceps nigricollis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Psittacidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Psittaciformes : Psittacidae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Asio flammeus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Asio : Asio flammeus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Athene cunicularia
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Athene : Athene cunicularia0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bubo virginianus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Bubo : Bubo virginianus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tyto alba
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Tytonidae : Tyto : Tyto alba0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Phalacrocorax auritus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Phalacrocoracidae : Phalacrocorax : Phalacrocorax auritus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Antilocapridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Equidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

References

Howard H. (1971) Quaternary avian remains from Dark Canyon Cave, New Mexico, The Condor 73 2, 237-240
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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