Indian Stronghold (Leptauchenia Beds) (Oligocene of the United States)
Where: Shannon County, South Dakota (43.3° N, 102.5° W: paleocoordinates 44.3° N, 95.0° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Poleslide Member (Brule Formation), Whitneyan (33.3 - 30.8 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: H. F. Osborn and J. L. Wortman. 1894. Fossil mammals of the Lower Miocene White River beds. Collection of 1892. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 6(7):199-228 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano]more details
PaleoDB collection 17343: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.10.1995
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Taxonomic list
• list of 1892 AMNH collection is used as it appears to be from above the Protoceras locality in Big Corral Draw
Wang 1994 reports this as Washington Co., but Patton and Taylor 1973 report that Washington Co. was combined with Shannon Co. in 1943
level unclear: Paraenhydrocyon josephi Wang 1994: SW of Indian Stronghold, Brule Fm., "Whitneyan" Daphoenus sp. Hunt 1998b: "Brule Formation, NE of Indian Stronghold"; "Brule Formation, Big Corral Draw"
Wang 1994 reports this as Washington Co., but Patton and Taylor 1973 report that Washington Co. was combined with Shannon Co. in 1943
level unclear: Paraenhydrocyon josephi Wang 1994: SW of Indian Stronghold, Brule Fm., "Whitneyan" Daphoenus sp. Hunt 1998b: "Brule Formation, NE of Indian Stronghold"; "Brule Formation, Big Corral Draw"
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Cynodesmus thooides4 Scott 1893 canid NE of Indian Stronghold, "just above Protoceras channels"; also SW of Indian Stronghold on Cuny Table, "upper part of lower Leptauchenia nodules below the Protoceras channels"
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? Hyaenodon sp. Laizer and Parieu 1838 creodont | |
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Leptauchenia decora3 Leidy 1856 oreodont "Cottonwood Creek"; "3/4-1 1/4 mi. S. of Cottonwood Pass"; "head of E. fork of Big Corral Draw"; "between heads of Big Corral Draw and Cottonwood Creek"; Corral Draw"; all Brule Zone D; "L. sp."
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Hyracodon sp. Leidy 1856 odd-toed ungulate | |
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