Edson (Neogene of the United States)

Also known as Edson Beds; North Quarry

Where: Sherman County, Kansas (39.3° N, 101.7° W: paleocoordinates 39.6° N, 100.0° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Hemphillian (10.3 - 4.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Collected by H. T. Martin in 1924

• collection information pertains to Grus nannodes

Primary reference: C. W. Hibbard. 1934. Two new genera of Felidae from the middle Pliocene of Kansas. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 37:239-255 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/W. Clyde]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 18140: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992, edited by Bethany Allen and Jonathan Marcot

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• see also Harrison 1983

•"Sciurus sp." is omitted by Harrison 1983

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Amphibia
 Caudata - Urodela
Plioambystoma kansensis4
Plioambystoma kansensis4 Adams and Martin 1929 mole salamander
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
"Scaphiopus pliobatrachus" = Spea pliobatrachus4
"Scaphiopus pliobatrachus" = Spea pliobatrachus4 Taylor 1936 spadefoot toad
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo hibbardi4, Bufo arenarius4
Bufo hibbardi4 Taylor 1936 toad
Bufo arenarius4 Taylor 1936 toad
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae indet.4
Scolopacidae indet.4 Rafinesque 1815 snipe
 Gruiformes - Gruidae
Grus nannodes n. sp.9
Grus nannodes n. sp.9 Wetmore and Martin 1930 crane
UK specimen from "the Pliocene deposits of Sherman County"
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
"Colymbus nigricollis" = Podiceps nigricollis4
"Colymbus nigricollis" = Podiceps nigricollis4 Brehm 1831 black-necked grebe
 Passeriformes - Corvidae
Corvidae indet.4
Corvidae indet.4 Vigors 1825 perching bird
Reptilia
 Testudines - Cheloniidae
Chelonia sp.4
Chelonia sp.4 Brongniart 1800 green sea turtle
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp.4
Testudo sp.4 Linnaeus 1758 turtle
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Onychomys martini3, ? Oryzomys pliocaenicus n. sp.4
Onychomys martini3 Hibbard 1937 grasshopper mouse
? Oryzomys pliocaenicus n. sp.4 Hibbard 1939 mouse
 Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Prodipodomys kansensis3, Perognathus dunklei n. sp.4
Prodipodomys kansensis3 Hibbard 1937 rodent
Perognathus dunklei n. sp.4 Hibbard 1939 pocket mouse
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Kansasimys dubius2
Kansasimys dubius2 Wood 1936 rodent
 Rodentia - Mylagaulidae
Mylagaulidae indet.5
Mylagaulidae indet.5 Cope 1881 rodent
 Placentalia -
Lagomorpha indet.2
Lagomorpha indet.2 Brandt 1885 placental
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Talpidae indet.4
Talpidae indet.4 Fischer de Waldheim 1817 mole
said by Hutchison 1968 to be Scalopus, but this could also be Hesperoscalops
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Agriotherium sp.2
Agriotherium sp.2 Wagner 1837 bear
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Pliotaxidea nevadensis2, "Brachypsalis marshalli n. sp." = Plesiogulo marshalli6, "Plesiogulo marshalli" = Plesiogulo marshalli4
Pliotaxidea nevadensis2 Butterworth 1916 badger
"Brachypsalis marshalli n. sp." = Plesiogulo marshalli6 Martin 1928 mustelid carnivore
"Plesiogulo marshalli" = Plesiogulo marshalli4 Martin 1928 mustelid carnivore
 Carnivora - Mephitidae
Martinogale alveodens
Martinogale alveodens Hall 1930 skunk
 Carnivora - Felidae
Adelphailurus kansensis n. sp., "Machairodus coloradensis" = Amphimachairodus coloradensis2
Adelphailurus kansensis n. sp. Hibbard 1934 cat
"Machairodus coloradensis" = Amphimachairodus coloradensis2 Cook 1922 cat
 Carnivora - Canidae
Eucyon davisi3, "Hyaenognathus cyonoides n. sp." = Borophagus secundus6, "Osteoborus cyonoides" = Borophagus secundus4
Eucyon davisi3 Merriam 1911 canine
"Hyaenognathus cyonoides n. sp." = Borophagus secundus6 VanderHoof 1931 bone-crushing dog
see Stirton and VanderHoof 1933, Wang et al. 1999
"Osteoborus cyonoides" = Borophagus secundus4 VanderHoof 1931 bone-crushing dog
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Texoceros cf. guymonensis2
Texoceros cf. guymonensis2 Frick 1937 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
"Platygonus pollenae" = Platygonus brachirostris8, Prosthennops serus4
"Platygonus pollenae" = Platygonus brachirostris8 Shotwell 1956 peccary
Prosthennops serus4 Cope 1877 peccary
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Megatylopus gigas, Alforjas taylori2, "Hemiauchenia vera" = Pleiolama vera2
Megatylopus gigas Matthew and Cook 1909 camel
Alforjas taylori2 Harrison 1979 camel
"Hemiauchenia vera" = Pleiolama vera2 Matthew 1909 camel
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Dinohippus leidyanus2, Astrohippus ansae1, Neohipparion cf. eurystyle2, Nannippus sp.2
Dinohippus leidyanus2 Osborn 1918 horse
Astrohippus ansae1 Matthew and Stirton 1930 horse
Neohipparion cf. eurystyle2 Cope 1893 hipparionine horse
Nannippus sp.2 Matthew 1926 hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Teleoceras guymonense7, Aphelops mutilus7
Teleoceras guymonense7 Prothero 2005 rhinoceros
Aphelops mutilus7 Matthew 1924 rhinoceros
confirmed by Prothero et al. 1989
1Alroy 2002; 2Harrison 1983; 3Hibbard 1937; 4Hibbard 1939; 5Korth 2000; 6Martin 1928; 7Prothero 2005; 8Prothero and Grenader 2012; 9Wetmore and Martin 1930