Deer Fly (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UNSM Cr-109

Where: Cherry County, Nebraska (42.8° N, 100.8° W: paleocoordinates 43.4° N, 97.5° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Barstovian (16.3 - 12.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Reposited in the UNSM

Primary reference: M. R. Voorhies. 1990. Vertebrate paleontology of the proposed Norden Reservoir Area, Brown, Cherry and Keya Paha counties, Nebraska. Technical Report, Division of Archeological Research, Department of Anthropology, University of Nebraska 82-09 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 18121: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992

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Taxonomic list

• generically determinate NISP 51
Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
 Rodentia - Geomyidae
"cf. Phelosaccomys annae" = Parapliosaccomys annae1
"cf. Phelosaccomys annae" = Parapliosaccomys annae1 Korth 1987 pocket gopher
 Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Cupidinimus nebraskensis2 Wood 1935 rodent
Mioheteromys sp.1 Korth 1997 rodent
Harrymyinae indet.1 Wahlert 1991 rodent
 Rodentia - Castoridae
cf. Eucastor sp.2 Allen 1877 beaver
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
"Tamiini indet." = Marmotini2
"Tamiini indet." = Marmotini2 squirrel
"Eutamias" sp., comparisons are to T. ateles;
 Carnivora - Canidae
cf. Leptocyon sp.2 Matthew 1918 canine
Aelurodon sp.2 Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
comparison is to A. "wheelerianus"
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equinae indet.1 Steinmann and Döderlein 1890 horse
Pliohippus sp.2 Marsh 1874 horse
"Protohippus or Pliohippus": "very reduced metastylid" indicates Pliohippus
 Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
Procranioceras skinneri1 Frick 1937 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Merycodus warreni2 Leidy 1858 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
cf. Procamelus sp.2 Leidy 1858 camel
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Untermannerix copiosus2 Rich 1981 hedgehog
 Soricomorpha - Talpidae
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet.2 Hay 1922 gomphothere