Sharps (LACM 1997) (Oligocene of the United States)

Where: Shannon County, South Dakota (43.3° N, 102.5° W: paleocoordinates 44.1° N, 95.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sharps Formation, Geringian (30.8 - 26.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the LACM

Primary reference: J. R. Macdonald. 1970. Review of the Miocene Wounded Knee faunas of southwestern South Dakota. Bulletin of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Science 8:165-82 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/C. Bell]more details

PaleoDB collection 17610: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995

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Taxonomic list

• NISP 12 (including est. 3 Palaeocastor)
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Cormocyon sp.2 Wang and Tedford 1992 bone-crushing dog
 Artiodactyla - Hypertragulidae
Nanotragulus loomisi1 Lull 1922 ruminant
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Palaeolagus hypsodus Schlaikjer 1935 rabbit
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Paciculus woodi1 Macdonald 1963 mouse
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Palaeocastor sp.1 Leidy 1869 beaver