Redington Gap West (Basal Siltstone) ( of the United States)
Also known as UNSM Mo-108
Where: Morrill County, Nebraska (41.7° N, 103.1° W: paleocoordinates 42.6° N, 97.3° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Brown Siltstone Member (Brule Formation), Arikareean (29.5 - 18.5 Ma)
• Unit A
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Reposited in the UNSM
Primary reference: C. C. Swisher. 1982. Stratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the eastern portion of the Wildcat Ridge, western Nebraska. 1-172 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details
PaleoDB collection 17598: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994, edited by Jonathan Marcot
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• a.k.a. Horn Member of the Brule Formation
note that Gering A is at least 50 ft thick
"Mesoreodon chelonyx" Stevens and Stevens 1996: "brown siltstone member" 1/4 mi W of Redington Gap Road, Morrill Co.
note that Gering A is at least 50 ft thick
"Mesoreodon chelonyx" Stevens and Stevens 1996: "brown siltstone member" 1/4 mi W of Redington Gap Road, Morrill Co.
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"Sespia marianae n. sp." = Sespia nitida, "Pseudocyclopidius major" = Leptauchenia major, Leptauchenia decora4
"Sespia marianae n. sp." = Sespia nitida Leidy 1869 oreodont
"Pseudocyclopidius major" = Leptauchenia major Leidy 1856 oreodont | |
"Mesocyon geringensis n. sp." = Sunkahetanka geringensis, Cynodesmus martini n. sp.5, Archaeocyon leptodus6
"Mesocyon geringensis n. sp." = Sunkahetanka geringensis Barbour and Schultz 1935 canid
Cynodesmus martini n. sp.5 Wang 1994 canid 1 mi W of Redington Gap, N of "an abandoned concrete house" 30 - 40 ft above Brule
Archaeocyon leptodus6 Schlaikjer 1935 bone-crushing dog "Horn Member... Redington Gap area (UNSM loc. Mo-108... 92 ft above the base of upper Whitney ash and 5 ft below... Gering"; also specimens from 10, 13, 30 - 40, and 50 ft above base of member, and from N of Redington Gap, 30 - 40 ft above base
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Paciculus nebraskensis n. sp.1
Paciculus nebraskensis n. sp.1 Alker 1969 mouse UNSM Mo-108, "0-10 feet above the Brule Gering contact"
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