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Late Pleistocene herpetofauna from two high-elevation caves in the Upper Gunnison Basin, Colorado.
- Source :
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Western North American Naturalist . Oct2023, Vol. 83 Issue 3, p413-426. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Cement Creek and Haystack caves in Colorado have produced a diverse record of high-elevation late Quaternary mammals. Intermixed with the abundant mammalian remains were rare occurrences of amphibian and reptile fossils reported here. Cement Creek Cave (2860 m elevation) contained the fossils of only a few anurans and a limited number of snakes, whereas Haystack Cave, at a substantially lower elevation (2450 m), contained the fossils of a salamander, a larger number of snakes, and an extensive number of lizard remains, yet no anurans. The 2 faunas are overall distinct in composition, and, although not diverse or abundant in terms of species or number of faunal remains, they provide a rare and exceptional record of a late Pleistocene high-elevation herpetofauna from the Intermountain West. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HERPETOFAUNA
*CAVES
*FOSSIL reptiles
*PLEISTOCENE Epoch
*NUMBERS of species
*SNAKES
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15270904
- Volume :
- 83
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Western North American Naturalist
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173499556
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3398/064.083.0310