PBDB Collection

Sharps (SDSM V-541) (Oligocene of the United States)

Also known as LACM 1955

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: middle Member (Sharps Formation), Geringian (30.8 - 26.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the SDSM

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 17641: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995, edited by Chris Bell and Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• NISP 88 (including est. 25 Palaeocastor)

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Mammalia
Carnivora - Canidae	Philotrox condoni⁵, "Mesocyon" cf. temnodon⁵, Sunkahetanka geringensis, Leptocyon douglassi⁴, Otarocyon cooki⁶, "Nothocyon lemur" = Cynarctoides lemur Philotrox condoni⁵ Merriam 1906 canid "Mesocyon" cf. temnodon⁵ Wortman and Matthew 1899 canid Sunkahetanka geringensis Barbour and Schultz 1935 canid confirmed by Wang 1994 Leptocyon douglassi⁴ Tedford et al. 2009 canine includes "Nothocyon geismarianus" and "Cormocyon sp." of of Wang and Tedford 1992 according to Wang et al. 1999; Otarocyon cooki⁶ Macdonald 1963 bone-crushing dog "Nothocyon lemur" = Cynarctoides lemur Cope 1879 bone-crushing dog confirmed by Wang et al. 1999
Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae	Leptauchenia decora¹, Leptauchenia major¹ Leptauchenia decora¹ Leidy 1856 oreodont Leptauchenia major¹ Leidy 1856 oreodont
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	Thinohyus sp.¹ Thinohyus sp.¹ Marsh 1875 peccary
Artiodactyla - Leptomerycidae	Leptomerycidae indet.¹ Leptomerycidae indet.¹ Zittel 1893 ruminant
Artiodactyla - Hypertragulidae	Nanotragulus loomisi¹ Nanotragulus loomisi¹ Lull 1922 ruminant
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Miohippus equiceps Miohippus equiceps Cope 1878 anchitheriine horse
Theriamorpha - Talpidae	Quadrodens wilsoni² Quadrodens wilsoni² Macdonald 1970 mole
Theriamorpha - Proscalopidae	"Domninoides evelynae" = Proscalops evelynae "Domninoides evelynae" = Proscalops evelynae Macdonald 1963 placental
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	? Megalagus cf. primitivus, Palaeolagus hypsodus, Palaeolagus philoi³ ? Megalagus cf. primitivus Schlaikjer 1935 rabbit Palaeolagus hypsodus Schlaikjer 1935 rabbit Palaeolagus philoi³ Dawson 1958 rabbit (record accidentally omitted by Macdonald 1970)
Rodentia - Heteromyidae	Proheteromys bumpi n. sp., "Proheteromys fedti" = Proharrymys fedti Proheteromys bumpi n. sp. Macdonald 1963 rodent "Proheteromys fedti" = Proharrymys fedti Macdonald 1963 rodent
Rodentia - Geomyidae	"Grangerimus dakotensis n. sp." = Tenudomys dakotensis "Grangerimus dakotensis n. sp." = Tenudomys dakotensis Macdonald 1963 pocket gopher
Rodentia - Castoridae	Palaeocastor sp.¹, Capacikala gradatus Palaeocastor sp.¹ Leidy 1869 beaver Capacikala gradatus Cope 1878 beaver
Rodentia - Aplodontidae	"Prosciurus dawsonae n. sp." = Campestrallomys dawsonae "Prosciurus dawsonae n. sp." = Campestrallomys dawsonae Macdonald 1963 mountain beaver
Rodentia - Cricetidae	"Eumys blacki" = Leidymys blacki, "Eumys woodi" = Paciculus woodi "Eumys blacki" = Leidymys blacki Macdonald 1963 mouse "Eumys woodi" = Paciculus woodi Macdonald 1963 mouse
Primates - Ekgmowechashalidae	Ekgmowechashala philotau n. sp. Ekgmowechashala philotau n. sp. Macdonald 1963 primate
Reptilia
Squamata - Rhineuridae	Macrorhineura skinneri n. gen. n. sp. Macrorhineura skinneri n. gen. n. sp. Macdonald 1970 worm lizard

¹Alroy 2002; ²Hutchison 1972; ³Macdonald 1963; ⁴Tedford et al. 2009; ⁵Wang 1994; ⁶Wang et al. 1999