Quiver Hill (Sharps A) (Oligocene of the United States)
Where: Washabaugh County, South Dakota (43.5° N, 101.9° W: paleocoordinates 44.3° N, 95.2° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Sharps Formation, Geringian (30.8 - 26.3 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 17592: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1996
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Taxonomic list
• clearly included in "Sharps Fauna A" of Tedford et al. 1985
possibly relevant: Hyracodon sp. Tedford et al. 1985
possibly relevant: Hyracodon sp. Tedford et al. 1985
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Mammalia | |
Philotrox condoni Merriam 1906 canid 1 mi N of Quiver Hill, 25 ft above Rockyford Ash; 0.25 mi E of Quiver Hill, 105 ft above Rockyford Ash
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Leptauchenia decora Leidy 1856 oreodont
Leptauchenia major Leidy 1856 oreodont
Mesoreodon minor Douglass 1903 oreodont |