Broadwater Locality A ( of the United States)

Also known as UNSM Mo-5, 6, 7

Where: Morrill County, Nebraska (41.7° N, 103.1° W: paleocoordinates 41.8° N, 102.5° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Blancan (4.9 - 1.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the UNSM

Primary reference: E. H. Barbour and C. B. Schultz. 1937. An early Pleistocene fauna from Nebraska. American Museum Novitates 942:1-10 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 19955: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995

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Taxonomic list

• records of ? Urocyon sp., Trigonictis idahoensis (=T. macrodon), Taxidea sp., and Mammut sp. in Skinner and Hibbard 1972 could be from the Lisco quarries
same problem with Sminthosinis bowleri Anderson 1984
"Dipoides" or "? Castoroides sp." of Schultz and Stout 1948 seems extremely doubtful in light of Kurten and Anderson 1980, Morgan and White 1995

"Pliophenacomys primaevus" Schultz and Stout 1948 is omitted by Zakrzewski 1984
Mammalia
  - Mylodontidae
Mylodontidae indet.1 Ameghino 1889 edentate
 Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Megalonyx sp.5 Harlan 1825 edentate
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Stegomastodon primitivus1 Osborn 1936 gomphothere
 Carnivora - Felidae
Homotherium crusafonti4 Schultz and Martin 1970 cat
DUPLICATE REF 3070 or 3071
? Megantereon hesperus4 Gazin 1933 cat
DUPLICATE REF 3070 or 3071
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Satherium piscinarium1 Leidy 1873 otter
 Carnivora - Mephitidae
Mephitis mephitis2 Schreber 1776 striped skunk
 Carnivora - Canidae
Borophagus diversidens8 Cope 1892 bone-crushing dog
Canis cf. lepophagus3 Johnston 1938 canine
"uncertain" this species; "near C. latrans" and "near Canis (Aenocyon) dirus)"; "C. sp." of Schultz and Stout 1948
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Equus simplicidens" = Plesippus simplicidens5, Nannippus sp.5
"Equus simplicidens" = Plesippus simplicidens5 Cope 1892 horse
"near E. excelsus" and "more primitive species"
Nannippus sp.5 Matthew 1926 hipparionine horse
"Equid... very light-limbed form"
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
"Camelops cf. traviswhitei" = Camelops hesternus7 Leidy 1873 camel
Gigantocamelus spatulus5 Cope 1893 camel
"possibly Titanotylopus nebrascensis"
Hemiauchenia macrocephala5 Cope 1893 camel
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Platygonus sp.5 Leconte 1848 peccary
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Capromeryx arizonensis6 Skinner 1942 pronghorn
includes type of "Capromeryx arizonensis schultzi": "C. sp."; see also Schultz and Stout 1948; "probably Tetrameryx"
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Sorex sp. Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciuridae indet. Gray 1821 squirrel
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Procastoroides sweeti n. sp. Barbour and Schultz 1937 beaver
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
? Thomomys sp. Wied-Neuwied 1839 pocket gopher
Geomys quinni5 McGrew 1944 pocket gopher
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Ondatra meadensis5 Hibbard 1937 muskrat
? Neotoma sp. Say and Ord 1825 pack rat
Peromyscus sp. Gloger 1841 deer mouse
"near P. maniculatus"
? Ogmodontomys poaphagus5 Hibbard 1941 mouse
 Rodentia - Zapodidae
? Pliozapus sp.5 Wilson 1936 jumping mouse
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Sylvilagus sp. Gray 1867 cottontail rabbit
Hypolagus voorhiesi9 White 1988 rabbit