Hay Creek (Oligocene of the United States)

Where: Washabaugh County, South Dakota (43.5° N, 101.9° W: paleocoordinates 44.4° N, 94.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Brule Formation, Whitneyan (33.3 - 30.8 Ma)

• said to be Whitneyan

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 17339: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.10.1995

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Ectopocynus antiquus Wang 1994 canid
Leptauchenia beds
Cynodesmus thooides Scott 1893 canid
Leptauchenia beds, "middle Poleslide Member"
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
Merycoidodon major1 Leidy 1853 oreodont
Leptauchenia decora2 Leidy 1856 oreodont
Hay Creek and "8-9 mi. S. and 2 mi. W. of Interior, Hay Creek"; both Brule Zone D
Leptauchenia major1 Leidy 1856 oreodont