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Comosi Wash, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA

Mindat.org Locality Page	Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal)	31.7,-110.8
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on political unit
Given Location	Arizona, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Age
Papago Springs Cave (Canopy)	Czaplewski N. J., Mead J. I., et al (1999)	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Papago Springs Cave (Section 1 Unit 3)	Czaplewski N. J., Mead J. I., et al (1999)	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Papago Springs Cave (Section 1 Unit 4)	Czaplewski N. J., Mead J. I., et al (1999)	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Papago Springs Cave (Section 1 Unit 5)	Czaplewski N. J., Mead J. I., et al (1999)	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Papago Springs Cave (Section 1 Unit 6)	Czaplewski N. J., Mead J. I., et al (1999)	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Papago Springs Cave (Section 2 Bottom of Unit 5)	Czaplewski N. J., Mead J. I., et al (1999)	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Papago Springs Cave (Section 2 Unit 6)	Czaplewski N. J., Mead J. I., et al (1999)	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Comosi Wash	Lindsay E. H., Tessman N. T. (1974)	4.9 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Meleagris sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : *Meleagris*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Antilocapridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae	4.9 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Stockoceros onusrosagris species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae : Stockoceros : *Stockoceros onusrosagris*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Camelops sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : *Camelops*	4.9 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Lamini tribe	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Lamini	4.9 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Canidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae	4.9 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Lynx sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : *Lynx*	4.9 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Chasmaporthetes ossifragus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Chasmaporthetes : *Chasmaporthetes ossifragus*	4.9 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Mustela frenata species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Mustela : *Mustela frenata*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Myotis thysanodes species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Myotis : *Myotis thysanodes*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Myotis velifer species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Myotis : *Myotis velifer*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Sylvilagus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : *Sylvilagus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Sylvilagus audubonii species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Sylvilagus : *Sylvilagus audubonii*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Notiosorex crawfordi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricidae : Notiosorex : *Notiosorex crawfordi*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Equus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : *Equus*	4.9 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Cricetidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Neotoma sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : *Neotoma*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Neotoma albigula species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : *Neotoma albigula*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Neotoma mexicana species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neotoma : *Neotoma mexicana*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Sigmodon sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : *Sigmodon*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Thomomys sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : *Thomomys*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Marmotini tribe	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Marmotini	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Paenemarmota sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : *Paenemarmota*	4.9 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Sciurus aberti species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Sciurus : *Sciurus aberti*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Spermophilus variegatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Otospermophilus : *Otospermophilus variegatus*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Hyla sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Hylidae : *Hyla*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Hylidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Hylidae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Pelobatidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Pelobatidae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Ambystoma tigrinum species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Ambystomatidae : Amblystoma : *Ambystoma tigrinum*	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Colubridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Natricinae subfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Natricinae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene
Viperidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Viperidae	1.8 - 0.3 Ma Pleistocene

References

Lindsay E. H., Tessman N. T. (1974) Cenozoic Vertebrate Localities and Faunas in Arizona, Journal of the Arizona Academy of Sciences 9 1, 3-24

Kurten B., Werdelin L. (1988) A Review of the Genus Chasmaporthetes Hay, 1921 (Carnivora, Hyaenidae), Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 8 1, 46-66

Czaplewski N. J., Mead J. I., et al (1999) Papago Springs Cave revisited, part II: vertebrate paleofauna, Occasional Papers of the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History 5, 1-41

Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals

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!