Late Quaternary vegetation of the Ajo Mountains, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona
Van Devender TR and Toolin LJ. 1990. Late Quaternary vegetation of the Ajo Mountains, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona
An analysis of the plant remains in fossilized packrat middens from the Ajo Mountains in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. The assemblages contained remains of 147 taxa. The plants identified included trees and shrubs, subshrubs, stem and rosette succulents, grasses, and herbs, especially annuals. Tables and figures.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Van Devender, Thomas; Toolin, Laurence
- Date of Issue
- 1990
- Units
- ORPI
- Keywords
- Ajo Mountains (ORPI), Fossils, Grasses (Gramineae), Herbs, Packrat Middens, Paleoenvironment, Plants, Quaternary, Shrubs, Trees, Vegetation