PBDB Collection

Devil's Gulch Horse Quarry (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Brown County, Nebraska (42.7° N, 100.0° W: paleocoordinates 43.3° N, 96.7° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Devil's Gulch Member (Valentine Formation), Barstovian (16.3 - 12.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. F. Skinner and F. W. Johnson. 1984. Tertiary stratigraphy and the Frick Collection of fossil vertebrates from north-central Nebraska. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 178(3):1-368 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 18124: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• 283 F:AM specimens

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Mammalia
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Gomphotherium sp. Gomphotherium sp. Burmeister 1837 gomphothere
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Plionictis sp., Leptarctus sp. Plionictis sp. Matthew 1924 mustelid carnivore Leptarctus sp. Leidy 1856 mustelid carnivore
Carnivora - Amphicyonidae	Ischyrocyon sp. Ischyrocyon sp. Matthew and Gidley 1904 bear-dog
Carnivora - Canidae	Aelurodon ferox⁸, Carpocyon compressus⁸, Paratomarctus temerarius⁸ Aelurodon ferox⁸ Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog Carpocyon compressus⁸ Cope 1890 bone-crushing dog may include "Tomarctus sp." Paratomarctus temerarius⁸ Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
Artiodactyla - Moschidae	Blastomeryx gemmifer¹ Blastomeryx gemmifer¹ Cope 1874 musk deer
Artiodactyla - Dromomerycidae	Procranioceras skinneri¹ Procranioceras skinneri¹ Frick 1937 ruminant
Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae	Ramoceros sp., Merycodus warreni³ Ramoceros sp. Frick 1937 pronghorn Merycodus warreni³ Leidy 1858 pronghorn
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	Tayassuinae indet.¹ Tayassuinae indet.¹ Palmer 1897 peccary
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Aepycamelus sp., Procamelus sp., Protolabis sp. Aepycamelus sp. Macdonald 1956 camel Procamelus sp. Leidy 1858 camel Protolabis sp. Cope 1876 camel
Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae	"Merychyus medius" = Ustatochoerus medius⁷, Ticholeptus zygomaticus⁷ "Merychyus medius" = Ustatochoerus medius⁷ Leidy 1858 oreodont Ticholeptus zygomaticus⁷ Cope 1878 oreodont
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Hypohippus sp., Megahippus matthewi n. sp.², Pseudhipparion retrusum⁹, "Hippotherium quinni" = Cormohipparion quinni¹⁰, Pliohippus mirabilis, Calippus regulus, Calippus proplacidus⁴, Protohippus perditus⁴ Hypohippus sp. Leidy 1858 anchitheriine horse Megahippus matthewi n. sp.² Barbour 1914 anchitheriine horse Pseudhipparion retrusum⁹ Cope 1889 hipparionine horse "Hippotherium quinni" = Cormohipparion quinni¹⁰ Woodburne 1996 hipparionine horse Pliohippus mirabilis Leidy 1858 horse Calippus regulus Johnston 1937 horse Calippus proplacidus⁴ Osborn 1918 horse Protohippus perditus⁴ Leidy 1858 horse
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Teleoceras medicornutum⁶, Aphelops megalodus⁶ Teleoceras medicornutum⁶ Osborn 1904 rhinoceros Aphelops megalodus⁶ Cope 1873 rhinoceros
Rodentia - Castoridae	Eucastor tortus⁵, Prodipoides dividerus⁵, Prodipoides burgensis⁵, Monosaulax skinneri⁵ Eucastor tortus⁵ Leidy 1858 beaver Prodipoides dividerus⁵ Stirton 1935 beaver Prodipoides burgensis⁵ Korth 2002 beaver Monosaulax skinneri⁵ Stout 1999 beaver

¹Alroy 2002; ²Gonzalez and Lofgren 2013; ³Honey and Izett 1988; ⁴Hulbert 1988; ⁵Korth 2008; ⁶Prothero 2005; ⁷Schultz and Falkenbach 1941; ⁸Wang et al. 1999; ⁹Webb and Hulbert 1986; ¹⁰Woodburne 1996