Tonuco Mountain ( of the United States)

Also known as DUPLICATE REF 2618 or 2619

Where: Dona Ana County, New Mexico (32.0° N, 106.7° W: paleocoordinates 32.1° N, 106.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Camp Rice Formation, Blancan (4.9 - 1.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: G. S. Morgan, S. G. Lucas, and J. W. Estep. 1998. New Mexico Geology 20(2):54 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 19981: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 21.09.1998

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Taxonomic list

• possibly the same as Chamberino-Canutillo Sites, but these include a very different fauna
overlies Cedar Hill occurrence of Teleoceras
said to be not far "below the top of the Kaena subchron"
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Cuvieronius sp. Osborn 1923 gomphothere
DUPLICATE REF 2618 or 2619
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Taxidea sp. Waterhouse 1839 badger
DUPLICATE REF 2618 or 2619
 Carnivora - Canidae
Borophagus sp. Cope 1892 bone-crushing dog
DUPLICATE REF 2618 or 2619
Canis lepophagus Johnston 1938 canine
DUPLICATE REF 2618 or 2619
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Nannippus cf. peninsulatus, "Equus scotti" = Equus mexicanus, "Equus (Dolichohippus) simplicidens" = Plesippus simplicidens
Nannippus cf. peninsulatus Cope 1885 hipparionine horse
DUPLICATE REF 2618 or 2619
"Equus scotti" = Equus mexicanus Hibbard 1955 horse
DUPLICATE REF 2618 or 2619
"Equus (Dolichohippus) simplicidens" = Plesippus simplicidens Cope 1892 horse
DUPLICATE REF 2618 or 2619
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Platygonus cf. bicalcaratus Cope 1893 peccary
DUPLICATE REF 2618 or 2619
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Hemiauchenia sp. Gervais and Ameghino 1880 camel
small DUPLICATE REF 2618 or 2619
Hemiauchenia macrocephala Cope 1893 camel
Camelops sp. Leidy 1854 camel
DUPLICATE REF 2618 or 2619