Watson Ranch (Miocene of the United States)
Where: Sioux County, Nebraska (42.4° N, 103.8° W: paleocoordinates 43.1° N, 99.9° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Sheep Creek Formation, Hemingfordian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: X. Wang, R. H. Tedford, and B. E. Taylor. 1999. Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243:1-392 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
PaleoDB collection 18016: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002
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Taxonomic list
• the Watson Ranch is entirely north of the classic Snake Creek collecting area according to Skinner et al. 1977 (p. 341), and no quarries in this area are listed by these authors
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Protomarctus optatus Matthew 1924 bone-crushing dog | |