Jim Christian Hills (Oligocene of the United States)

Where: Niobrara County, Wyoming (43.0° N, 104.5° W: paleocoordinates 44.2° N, 96.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Orellan (33.9 - 33.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: X. Wang. 1994. Phylogenetic systematics of the Hesperocyoninae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 221:1-207 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 17087: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Hesperocyon gregarius Cope 1873 canid
60 and 70 ft above PWL; additional specimen from 35 ft above PWL 2.5 mi SE of hills