Sherrill Hills (Oligocene of the United States)

Where: Niobrara County, Wyoming (43.0° N, 104.5° W: paleocoordinates 44.1° N, 97.0° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

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

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. R. Prothero. 1996. Camelidae. In D. R. Prothero and R. J. Emry (eds.), The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America 609-651 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 17381: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Paratylopus primaevus Matthew 1904 camel
"210 feet above PWL, ? early Whitneyan"