Morava Ranch Quarry ( of the United States)
Where: Box Butte County, Nebraska (42.2° N, 103.1° W: paleocoordinates 43.0° N, 98.0° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Harrisonian (24.8 - 18.5 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: M. C. Coombs. 1984. National Geographic Society Research Reports 16 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
PaleoDB collection 17805: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Anna Behrensmeyer and Jonathan Marcot
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• not clear from local stratigraphy if this is in the Upper Harrison or Harrison, contra Yatkola 1978, who believed it to be in the Harrison sensu stricto
NISP 693 according to Coombs 1984, but only 568 are generically or specifically identifiable according to Coombs and Coombs 1997
NISP 693 according to Coombs 1984, but only 568 are generically or specifically identifiable according to Coombs and Coombs 1997
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cf. Palaeocastor sp. Leidy 1869 beaver | |
"Phenacocoelus stouti" = Merycoides stouti
"Phenacocoelus stouti" = Merycoides stouti Schultz and Falkenbach 1950 oreodont | |
"Blastomeryx olcotti" = Problastomeryx primus
"Blastomeryx olcotti" = Problastomeryx primus Matthew 1908 musk deer | |
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Dinohyus hollandi Peterson 1905 even-toed ungulate | |
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cf. Michenia sp. Frick and Taylor 1971 camel
Stenomylus sp. Peterson 1907 camel | |
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cf. Kalobatippus agatensis Osborn 1918 anchitheriine horse | |
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Menoceras arikarense Barbour 1906 rhinoceros | |
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Moropus elatus Marsh 1877 chalicothere may include type from "18 mi east of Agate": see discussion in Coombs 1978b
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cf. Daphoenodon sp. Peterson 1909 bear-dog
Cynelos sp. Jourdan 1862 bear-dog | |
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