Corral Draw (Middle Titanotherium Beds) (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Shannon County, South Dakota (43.3° N, 102.5° W: paleocoordinates 44.6° N, 93.7° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Chadron Formation, Chadronian (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: H. F. Osborn. 1929. New Eurasiatic and American proboscideans. American Museum Novitates 393:1-22 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 16937: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.10.1995, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• relationship of unit to members of Clark and Beerbower 1967 unclear
Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Trigonias wellsi2 Wood 1927 rhinoceros
"upper Titanotherium beds, Corral Draw, Big Badlands, South Dakota"
 Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae
Brontotheriidae indet.1 Marsh 1873 brontothere
Brontops brachycephalus Osborn 1902 brontothere
middle beds, Middle Corral Draw
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Perchoerus minor3 Cook 1922 peccary
YPM-PU 13599; "3/4 miles southeast of Rock Springs, Corral Draw, Big Badlands, SD, Peanut Peak Member, Chadron Formation"