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Buckner Ranch Site 1 (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as Lapara Creek fauna; TMM 30896

Where: Bee County, Texas (28.6° N, 97.7° W: paleocoordinates 29.0° N, 95.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Lapara Member (Goliad Formation), Clarendonian (13.6 - 10.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the TMM

Primary reference: E. H. Sellards. 1940. New Pliocene mastodon. Geological Society America Bulletin 51 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details

PaleoDB collection 18611: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 27.09.1993, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

• said to be near top of member
misidentified as Farish Ranch/Berclair by Prothero and Manning 1987

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Reptilia
Testudines - Trionychidae	Apalone sp.⁵ Apalone sp.⁵ Rafinesque 1832 softshell turtle TMM 30896-144 hyoplastron-hypoplastron, -377 costals, -635, -636 plastron fragments
Testudines - Pantestudinidae	Hesperotestudo sp.⁵ Hesperotestudo sp.⁵ Williams 1950 turtle TMM 30896-328 carapace
Crocodylia - Alligatoridae	Alligator cf. mississippiensis⁵ Alligator cf. mississippiensis⁵ Daudin 1801 American alligator TMM 30896-280 partial skull, -335, -372 osteoderms, -357, -336 teeth
Mammalia
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Teleoceras major⁵ Teleoceras major⁵ Hatcher 1894 rhinoceros
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Hippotherium sp.¹, Pseudhipparion curtivallum⁸, Nannippus sp., Neohipparion affine³, Hipparion tehonense⁵, Protohippus supremus⁴, Calippus martini⁴, Calippus regulus², Calippus placidus⁴ Hippotherium sp.¹ Kaup 1832 hipparionine horse Pseudhipparion curtivallum⁸ Quinn 1955 hipparionine horse Nannippus sp. Matthew 1926 hipparionine horse confirmed by Hulbert 1988c: "N. cf. ingenuum" of Forsten 1975 Neohipparion affine³ Leidy 1869 hipparionine horse Hipparion tehonense⁵ Merriam 1916 hipparionine horse TMM 30896-537 M3, -629 P4, -630 M1/M2, -631 M1/M2 Protohippus supremus⁴ Leidy 1869 horse Calippus martini⁴ Hesse 1936 horse Calippus regulus² Johnston 1937 horse Calippus placidus⁴ Leidy 1869 horse
Carnivora - Canidae	Leptocyon vafer⁵, Leptocyon vafer⁹ Leptocyon vafer⁵ Leidy 1858 canine TMM 30896-241 partial dentary with p2-m2 Leptocyon vafer⁹ Leidy 1858 canine
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	"Gnathabelodon buckneri n. sp." = Blancotherium buckneri "Gnathabelodon buckneri n. sp." = Blancotherium buckneri Sellards 1940 gomphothere
Ungulata - Tayassuidae	Tayassuinae indet.¹, Prosthennops xiphidonticus⁵ Tayassuinae indet.¹ Palmer 1897 peccary Prosthennops xiphidonticus⁵ peccary TMM 30896-412 M1
Ungulata - Camelidae	Protolabis cf. yavapaiensis⁵, Nothotylopus camptognathus⁵, Procamelus grandis⁶, Procamelus occidentalis⁶ Protolabis cf. yavapaiensis⁵ Honey and Taylor 1978 camel TMM 30896-296 partial left dentary with p3 (roots only), p4, m1, m2, m3 (early eruption) Nothotylopus camptognathus⁵ Patton 1969 camel TMM 30896-198 partial right dentary Procamelus grandis⁶ Gregory 1939 camel Procamelus occidentalis⁶ Leidy 1858 camel
Ungulata -	Ruminantia indet.¹ Ruminantia indet.¹ ruminant
Ungulata - Gelocidae	Pseudoceras skinneri⁵, Pseudoceras skinneri⁷ Pseudoceras skinneri⁵ Frick 1937 ruminant TMM 30896-326 partial right dentary with p3-m3, -496 partial dentary with p3-m3 Pseudoceras skinneri⁷ Frick 1937 ruminant
Ungulata - Antilocapridae	Antilocaprinae indet.¹ Antilocaprinae indet.¹ Gray 1866 pronghorn

¹Alroy 2002; ²Forsten 1975; ³Hulbert 1987; ⁴Hulbert 1988; ⁵May 2019; ⁶Patton 1969; ⁷Webb 2008; ⁸Webb and Hulbert 1986; ⁹Wilson 1960