Minium Quarry (Neogene of the United States)
Where: Graham County, Kansas (39.3° N, 99.9° W: paleocoordinates 39.6° N, 98.2° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Hemphillian (10.3 - 4.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: J. R. Thomasson, R. J. Zakrzewski, H. E. LaGarry and D. E. Mergen. 1990. A late Miocene (late early Hemphillian) biota from northwestern Kansas. National Geograpic Research 6(2):231-244 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details
PaleoDB collection 18263: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992
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Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
Platybelodon loomisi Barbour 1929 gomphothere | |
Spermophilus sp. Cuvier 1825 ground squirrel | |
Hypolagus vetus Kellogg 1910 rabbit | |
Talpidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 mole | |
Ursidae indet. Gray 1825 bear | |
Mustelidae indet. Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore | |
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Epicyon sp. Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
Borophagus sp. Cope 1892 bone-crushing dog
Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox | |
Ruminantia indet. ruminant | |
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Tayassuinae indet. Palmer 1897 peccary | |
Megatylopus cf. gigas Matthew and Cook 1909 camel
"Hemiauchenia cf. vera" = Pleiolama vera Matthew 1909 camel | |
Protohippus sp. Leidy 1858 horse
Calippus "large" Matthew and Stirton 1930 horse
Neohipparion leptode Merriam 1915 hipparionine horse
Hippotherium sp. Kaup 1832 hipparionine horse | |
Teleoceras fossiger Cope 1878 rhinoceros
Aphelops sp. Owen 1845 rhinoceros |