Carnagh (Eocene of Canada)

Where: Saskatchewan, Canada (49.8° N, 109.0° W: paleocoordinates 51.5° N, 99.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Cypress Hills Formation, Middle Chadronian (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)

• said to be middle Chadronian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: J. E. Storer. 1996. Eocene-Oligocene faunas of the Cypress Hills Formation, Saskatchewan. In D. R. Prothero and R. J. Emry (eds.), The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America 240-261 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

PaleoDB collection 16928: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 12.04.1997

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Taxonomic list

• includes material from Horse Locality
Mammalia
 Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Ectypodus lovei Sloan 1966 multituberculate
 Tribosphenida - Herpetotheriidae
Herpetotherium sp. Cope 1873 marsupial
 Leptictida - Leptictidae
Leptictidae indet. Gill 1872 eutherian
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Amphicyonidae indet. Haeckel 1886 bear-dog
 Carnivora - Canidae
Hesperocyon sp. Scott 1890 canid
 Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae
Pseudoprotoceras sp. Cook 1934 protoceratid
Trigenicus profectus Matthew 1903 protoceratid
 Artiodactyla - Agriochoeridae
Agriochoerus sp. Leidy 1850 agriochoerid
 Artiodactyla - Leptomerycidae
"Leptomeryx" speciosus Lambe 1908 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Entelodontidae
Entelodontidae indet. Lydekker 1883 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Bothriodon sp. Aymard 1846 anthracothere
 Artiodactyla - Leptochoeridae
Stibarus montanus Matthew 1903 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
Merycoidodontidae indet. Cook 1912 oreodont
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Mesohippus propinquus Lambe 1905 anchitheriine horse
Mesohippus westoni Cope 1889 anchitheriine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae
Brontotheriidae indet. Marsh 1873 brontothere
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Megalagus sp. Walker 1931 rabbit
Palaeolagus temnodon Douglass 1902 rabbit
 Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Prosciurus sp. Matthew 1903 mountain beaver
 Rodentia -
Meliakrouniomys sp. Harris and Wood 1969 rodent
 Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae
Cylindrodon sp. Douglass 1902 rodent
Pseudocylindrodon neglectus Burke 1935 rodent
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
Ischyromys veterior Matthew 1903 rodent
mentioned as "I. sp." by Storer 1993
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Eomyidae indet. Winge 1887 rodent
 Rodentia - Eutypomyidae
Eutypomyidae indet. Miller and Gidley 1918 rodent