Gordon Fossil Quarry (UNSM Sd-5) (Pleistocene of the United States)

Also known as Gordon Quarry West; UNSM Sh-5

Where: Sheridan County, Nebraska (42.7° N, 102.5° W: paleocoordinates 42.7° N, 102.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the UNSM

Primary reference: R. A. Hintlian. 1975. University of Nebraska MS thesis [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 20347: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Mammuthus imperator" = Mammuthus columbi
"Mammuthus imperator" = Mammuthus columbi Falconer 1857 imperial mammoth
described by LaGarry and Myers 1993
  - Mylodontidae
Paramylodon harlani2 Owen 1840 Harlan's ground sloth
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 horse
Equus calobatus Troxell 1915 horse
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus1 Zimmermann 1780 white-tailed deer
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Hayoceros barbouri n. sp. Skinner 1942 pronghorn
of Skinner 1942 from Gordon Q. 1 Pit 3; type of H. falkenbachi Frick 1937 is from "Hay Springs" and referred material from "near Grayson" in Sheridan County
Capromeryx furcifer Matthew 1902 pronghorn
from Gordon Locality A, Q. 1: Skinner 1942
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bootherium cf. bombifrons Harlan 1825 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
"Tanupolama sp." = Hemiauchenia Gervais and Ameghino 1880 camel
Camelops cf. hesternus Leidy 1873 camel
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Platygonus sp. Leconte 1848 peccary
 Carnivora - Felidae
"Felis atrox" = Panthera leo atrox
"Felis atrox" = Panthera leo atrox Leidy 1853 lion
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Arctodus simus Cope 1879 giant short-faced bear
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet. Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
 Carnivora - Canidae
Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox
Canis latrans3 Say 1823 coyote
"Canis dirus" = Aenocyon dirus Leidy 1858 dire wolf
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
"Spermophilus cf. richardsonii" = Urocitellus richardsonii, Cynomys niobrarius
"Spermophilus cf. richardsonii" = Urocitellus richardsonii Sabine 1822 Holarctic ground squirrel
Cynomys niobrarius Hay 1921 prairie dog
OK according to Goodwin 1995b
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
Thomomys sp. Wied-Neuwied 1839 pocket gopher
Geomys bursarius Shaw 1800 plains pocket gopher
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castoroides sp. Foster 1838 giant beaver
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Ondatra zibethicus1 Linnaeus 1766 muskrat