Also known as Railway Quarry "A" (Aelurodon platyrhinus Quarry; UNSM Cr-12; UCMP V-337), Railway Quarry "B" (UNSM Cr-13), West Valentine Quarry (UNSM Cr-114)
Where: Cherry County, Nebraska (42.8° N, 100.8° W: paleocoordinates 43.4° N, 97.5° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Crookston Bridge Member (Valentine Formation), Barstovian (16.3 - 12.5 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Reposited in the UNSM
Primary reference: M. R. Voorhies. 1990. Vertebrate paleontology of the proposed Norden Reservoir Area, Brown, Cherry and Keya Paha counties, Nebraska. Technical Report, Division of Archeological Research, Department of Anthropology, University of Nebraska 82-09 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 18442: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992, edited by Jonathan Marcot and Philip Mannion
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
•Stewart Quarry and Fischer Quarry (see) are just a few hundred meters to the west and in the same horizon
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"Geochelone orthopygia" = Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) orthopygia4
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Emydoidea hutchisoni n. sp.7 Holman 1995 turtle West Valentine Quarry; also present at Railway Quarry B according to Hutchison 2002, but all referred specimens are Chrysemys or indeterminate emydids according to Hutchison 2003
Glyptemys valentinensis n. sp.8 Holman and Fritz 2001 turtle type is from Quarry A and previously was identified as C. picta; some referred material from West Valentine previously was referred to E. hutchisoni; also present at Quarry B; erroneously discussed as G. insculpta by Holman 2002
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"Gomphotherium cf. willistoni" = Trilophodon osborni1
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Perognathus trojectioansrum14 Korth 1979 pocket mouse omitted by Evander 1999, and possibly includes his "Cupidinimus sp." from Cr-13
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Phelosaccomys sp.5 Korth and Reynolds 1994 pocket gopher Cr-13: presumably includes "Parapliosaccomys annae"
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Prodipoides burgensis13, Monosaulax skinneri n. sp.5, Eucastor tortus14, "Monosaulax valentinensis" = Temperocastor valentinensis5, Anchitheriomys sp.14
Monosaulax skinneri n. sp.5 Stout 1999 beaver from Cr-12; also at Cr-13; "M. pansus"; also described by Stirton 1935
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"Tamiini indet." = Marmotini5
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Hypolagus parviplicatus14 Dawson 1958 rabbit (Cr-12), (Cr-13), (Cr-114): Voorhies and Timperley 1997
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Russellagus vonhofi14 Storer 1970 pika omitted by Evander 1999, but present at Cr-114 according to Bair 2001
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Anchitheriinae indet.1, Megahippus mckennai14, Hypohippus osborni14, Parahippus cognatus14, Merychippus cf. insignis14, Protohippus perditus14, Pliohippus mirabilis14, Calippus sp.10, Calippus regulus10, Cormohipparion goorisi6, "Hippotherium quinni" = Cormohipparion quinni18, Pseudhipparion cf. retrusum14
Calippus sp.10 Matthew and Stirton 1930 horse pers. commun.: "C. placidus"; said to be a new species
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Merycodus warreni14 Leidy 1858 pronghorn includes "M. warreni johnsoni" material of Frick 1937 from Quarry A and Quarry B
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"Longirostromeryx blicki" = Longirostromeryx wellsi14
"Longirostromeryx blicki" = Longirostromeryx wellsi14 Matthew 1904 musk deer apparently includes "Blastomeryx gemmifer valentinensis" type; "L. serpentis"; and "B. elegans" of Frick 1937 from Quarry A
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"Prosthennops xiphodonticus" = Stirtonhyus xiphodonticus1
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"Merychyus medius" = Ustatochoerus medius1
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Leptocyon vafer14, Paratomarctus temerarius1, Carpocyon compressus1, Cynarctus saxatilis14, Aelurodon ferox14, Aelurodon mcgrewi16
Aelurodon ferox14 Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog includes type of A. "platyrhinus" from Quarry A; also at Cr-114, see Wang et al. 1999
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"Probassariscus antiquus" = Bassariscus antiquus14 Matthew and Cook 1909 ringtail apparently includes "Bassariscus parvus"
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