Davis Ranch (Miocene to of the United States)

Where: Cherry County, Nebraska (42.8° N, 100.8° W: paleocoordinates 43.3° N, 98.0° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Valentine Formation (Ogallala Group), Barstovian to Barstovian (16.3 - 9.4 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

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

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 18112: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Carpocyon compressus Cope 1890 bone-crushing dog
"H. A. Davis Ranch... 150 ft below top of Cap Rock..."