Also known as SDSM Collection IV
Where: Pennington County, South Dakota (43.9° N, 102.4° W: paleocoordinates 45.0° N, 94.2° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Scenic Member (Brule Formation), Orellan (33.9 - 33.3 Ma)
• Lower Nodular Zone
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Reposited in the SDSM
Primary reference: J. Clark and K. K. Kietzke. 1967. Paleoecology of the Lower Nodular Zone, Brule Formation, in the Big Badlands of South Dakota. Fieldiana 5(7):111-137 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 17102: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.10.1995
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
NISP 114
Reptilia | |
Stylemys sp. Leidy 1851 turtle | |
Mammalia | |
"Colodon dakotensis" = Colodon occidentalis
"Colodon dakotensis" = Colodon occidentalis Leidy 1868 tapir | |
Mesohippus bairdi Leidy 1850 anchitheriine horse | |
Archaeotherium sp. Leidy 1850 even-toed ungulate | |
Hypertragulidae indet. Cope 1879 ruminant
Hypertragulus calcaratus Cope 1873 ruminant | |
Hypisodus minimus Cope 1873 ruminant | |
Leptomeryx evansi Leidy 1853 ruminant | |
"Merycoidodon gracilis" = Miniochoerus gracilis
"Merycoidodon gracilis" = Miniochoerus gracilis Leidy 1851 oreodont | |
Hesperocyon sp. Scott 1890 canid | |
Eumys elegans Leidy 1856 mouse | |
Ischyromys typus Leidy 1856 rodent | |
"Prosciurus relictus" = Altasciurus relictus
"Prosciurus relictus" = Altasciurus relictus Cope 1873 mountain beaver | |
Palaeolagus haydeni Leidy 1856 rabbit | |
Leptictidae indet. Gill 1872 eutherian |