Gallup Gulch Quarry (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Cherry County, Nebraska (42.8° N, 100.8° W: paleocoordinates 43.3° N, 98.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Merritt Dam Member (Ash Hollow Formation), Clarendonian (12.5 - 9.4 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 18171: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• 530 F:AM specimens: Skinner and Johnson 1984
equids: Hulbert 1989 pers. commun.
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Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Protohippus supremus2, Calippus martini2, Calippus placidus2, Neohipparion affine2, Neohipparion trampasense2, Hippotherium sp.1, Nannippus sp.2
Protohippus supremus2 Leidy 1869 horse
pers. commun.
Calippus martini2 Hesse 1936 horse
pers. commun.
Calippus placidus2 Leidy 1869 horse
pers. commun.
Neohipparion affine2 Leidy 1869 hipparionine horse
pers. commun.
Neohipparion trampasense2 Edwards 1982 hipparionine horse
pers. commun.
Hippotherium sp.1 Kaup 1832 hipparionine horse
Nannippus sp.2 Matthew 1926 hipparionine horse
pers. commun.: "A"
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Teleoceras major3
Teleoceras major3 Hatcher 1894 rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Macrogenis crassigenis5
Macrogenis crassigenis5 Matthew and Gidley 1904 peccary
 Carnivora - Canidae
Leptocyon matthewi4, Cynarctus crucidens, Epicyon saevus, Aelurodon taxoides
Leptocyon matthewi4 Tedford et al. 2009 canine
Cynarctus crucidens Barbour and Cook 1914 bone-crushing dog
Epicyon saevus Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
Aelurodon taxoides Hatcher 1894 bone-crushing dog
1Alroy 2002; 2Hulbert 1989; 3Prothero 2005; 4Tedford et al. 2009; 5Wright 1983