Eagle Nest Butte (Harrison) ( of the United States)

Where: Washabaugh County, South Dakota (43.5° N, 101.9° W: paleocoordinates 44.3° N, 96.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Harrisonian (24.8 - 18.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: X. Wang, R. H. Tedford, and B. E. Taylor. 1999. Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243:1-392 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 17779: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Cormocyon haydeni n. sp. Wang et al. 1999 bone-crushing dog
"260 ft above the base of the exposed section in rocks equivalent to the Harrison Formation"