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FRINGE TOED LIZARD CLASS:REPTILIA INFRAORDER:IGUANIA SPECIES:U. INORNATA NATIVE TO CALIFORNIA LISTED AS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES IN CALIFORNIA FRINGES ON FEET FOR FAST MOVEMENT ON AND

THROUGH SAND DIET:INSECTS,PLANTS,HATCHLINGS OF OTHER

LIZARDS,&SHED SKIN LAYS TWO TO FOUR EGGS HABITAT:OCCURRING ONLY ON SAND DUNES& SANDY

FLATS FROM SEA LEVEL ELEVATIONS OF ABOUT 490 METERS

REQUIRES LOOSE SAND TO BURROW & VEGETATION FOR SHELTER

SINCE THE 70S THIS SPECIES HABITAT HAS DECREASED ABOUT 75%

Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard, Fish and Wildlife Service. (2011, January 1). Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard, Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved August 4, 2014, from http://www.fws.gov/saltonsea/coachella/CV_endspecies.html

JOSHUA TREE LARGEST OF THE YUCCAS, THAT ONLY GROW IN THE MOJAVE DESERT WITH ELEVATIONS FROM

2,000-6,000 FEET SPIKE-LEAFED EVERGREEN Yucca brevifolia. (2014, July 27). Wikipedia. Retrieved August 4,

2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_brevifolia

HEIGHT VARIES FROM 15-40 FEET; DIAMETER OF 1-3 FEET GROWS 2-3 INCHES A YEAR BUT TAKES 50 TO 60 YEARS TO MATURE CAN LIVE TO BE 150 YEARS RELIES ON FEMALE PRONUBA MOTHS FOR POLLINATION. THE FEMALE

YUCCA MOTH DEVELOPED SPECIAL ORGANS FOR POLLINATING THE SURFACE FLOWER

THEY LIKE DRY SOILS ON PLAINS,SLOPES, AND MESAS, AND OFTEN GROWS IN GROVES

THEY HAVE BELL SHAPED FLOWERS THAT ARE 1.25 TO 1.5 INCHES WITH AN UNPLEASANT ODOR

CLASS:LILIOPSIDA-MONOCOTYLEDONS FAMILY:AGAVACEAE CENTURY PLANT FAMILY THE TRUNK OF THE JOSHUA TREE IS MADE OF THOUSANDS OF SMALL

FIBERSJoshua Tree. (n.d.). - Yucca brevifolia. Retrieved August 4, 2014, from http://www.desertusa.com/flora/the-joshua-tree.html

THE INDIAN CANYONS

FIFTEN MILES LONGINDIGENOUS FLORA & FAUNA WITH ROCKY GORGES & BARREN DESERT LANDS Palm Springs Yellow Pages. (n.d.). . Retrieved August 4, 2014, from http://local.palmsprings.com/indiancanyons

TRACES OF COMMUNITIES STILL EXIST IN THE CANYONS TODAY, INCLUDING ROCK ART,HOUSE PITS, FOUNDATIONS,IRRIGATION DITCHES,DAMS,RESERVIOIRS, TRAILS AND FOOD PROCESSING AREAS Creation Revolution - Transforming the world with the truth .... (2011). . Retrieved August 4, 2014, from http://creationrevolution.com/

WILDLIFE:COASTAL LIVE OAK,MADRONE, BUCKEYES,SYCAMORE,PINE,COTTONWOOD,DEER,RED-TAILED HAWKS,OWLS,HUMMINGBIRDS,FOXES&COYOTES Palm Springs Yellow Pages. (n.d.). . Retrieved August 4, 2014, from http://local.palmsprings.com/indiancanyons

THE CANYONS WERE FORMED BY RIVERS AND STREAMS GRADUALLY CUTTING AWAY AT THE ROCK WALLS AND CARRYING THE LOOSE ROCKS AND PEBBLES DOWNSTREAM. SO WITH THE MOVEMENT OF RIVERS, THE PROCESSES OF WEATHERING,EROSION,AND TECTONIC ACTIVITY PROVIDED US WITH THE CANYONS. Creation Revolution - Transforming the world with the truth .... (2011, January 1). . Retrieved August 4, 2014, from http://creationrevolution.com/

IGNEOUS ROCKS ROCKS BORN OF FIRE,ORIGIN OF THESE ROCKS IS THE MANTLE.

ELEMENTS OF MAGMA:SIICA, IRON,SODIUM,POATSSIUM,ALUMINUM, MADNESIUM,GASSES SUCH AS WATER VAPOR, OXYGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE, NITROGEN, HYDROGEN,AND SULFER DIOXIDE Geology.com: News and Information for Geology & Earth Science. (n.d.). . Retrieved August 4, 2014, from http://geology.com/

THE RATE AT WHICH THE MAGMA COOLS DETERMINES THE KIND OF ROCK FORMED:

APHANITIC ROCKS,DOESN’T ALLOW LARGE CRYSTALS TO FORM

MATERIALS: BASALT PUMICE ASH VOLCANIC

GLASS OBSIDIAN GEM STONE

METAMORPHIC ROCKS

QUARTZITE : COURSE GRAINED ROCK FROM SANDSTONE

SCHIST: COURSE GRAINED ROCK

HAVE BEEN CHANGED FROM EXTREME HEAT AND PRESSURE UPLIFT & EROSION BRINGS IT TO THE SURFACE Geology.com: News and Information for Geology &

Earth Science. (n.d.). . Retrieved August 4, 2014, from http://geology.com/

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

Geology.com: News and Information for Geology & Earth Science. (n.d.). . Retrieved August 4, 2014, from http://geology.com/

BRECCIA: LARGE FRAGMENTS SURROUNDED BY SMALLER PARTICLE OR MINERAL CEMENT

ROCK SALT:EVAPORATION OF OCEAN OR SALINE LAKE WATERS. FOUND IN ARITE CLIMATES ON THE SURFACE

REFERENCES:Creation Revolution - Transforming the world with the truth .... (2011, January 1). . Retrieved August 4, 2014, from http://creationrevolution.com/

Palm Springs Yellow Pages. (n.d.). . Retrieved August 4, 2014, from http://local.palmsprings.com/indiancanyons

Geology.com: News and Information for Geology & Earth Science. (n.d.). . Retrieved August 4, 2014, from http://geology.com/

Joshua Tree. (n.d.). - Yucca brevifolia. Retrieved August 4, 2014, from http://www.desertusa.com/flora/the-joshua-tree.html

Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard, Fish and Wildlife Service. (2011, January 1). Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard, Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved August 4, 2014, from http://www.fws.gov/saltonsea/coachella/CV_endspecies.html

Yucca brevifolia. (2014, July 27). Wikipedia. Retrieved August 4, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_brevifolia