Woodchuck Remains in Northern Arizona Caves

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Woodchucks, Marmota flaviventris, have been recorded twice in northern Arizona; these were from skeletal remains at archeological sites in the northeastern part of the state (Keet Seel and Woodchuck Cave). Woodchucks are known to be living today no closer than Kane County, Utah. Recent investigations of caves in north-central Arizona, particularly in the Grand Canyon area, have brought to light the remains of woodchucks in five other places and considerably extend the known range of Marmota flaviventris southward, indicating that the species was rather widespread in northern Arizona a few hundred years ago. The dated material found in the archeological sites has been placed as recently as A.D. 1300 and some as far back as A.D. 200 ± one hundred years.

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