Palmer Creek (Channel Facies) (Oligocene of the United States)
Where: Shannon County, South Dakota (43.3° N, 102.5° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 48.6° N, 87.2° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Poleslide Member (Brule Formation), Whitneyan (33.3 - 30.8 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: R. W. Wilson. 1985. The Dentition of the Paleocene "Insectivore" Genus Acmeodon Matthew and Granger (?Palaeoryctidae, Mammalia). Journal of Paleontology 59(3):713-720 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details
PaleoDB collection 17359: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994
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Taxonomic list
• this clearly is equivalent to the Protoceras Beds, but there is no explicit discussion of the issue
list does include all common taxa
list does include all common taxa
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| Mammalia | |
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Tapiridae indet. Gray 1821 tapir | |
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Subhyracodon sp. Wood 1927 rhinoceros | |
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Hyracodon sp. Leidy 1856 odd-toed ungulate | |
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Leptochoeridae indet. Marsh 1894 even-toed ungulate | |
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Tayassuidae indet. Palmer 1897 peccary | |
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Protoceras sp. Marsh 1891 protoceratid | |
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Leptomeryx sp. Leidy 1853 ruminant | |
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Entelodontidae indet. Lydekker 1883 even-toed ungulate | |
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Anthracotheriidae indet. Leidy 1869 anthracothere | |
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Palaeolagus sp. Leidy 1856 rabbit | |
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Agnotocastor sp. Stirton 1935 beaver | |