PBDB Collection

Gordon Creek Quarry (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UCMP V-3313; UNSM Cr-14

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: Burge Member (Valentine Formation), Clarendonian (12.5 - 9.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: S. D. Webb. 1969. The Burge and Minnechaduza Clarendonian Mammalian Faunas of North-Central Nebraska. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 78:1-191 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details

PaleoDB collection 18176: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• originally described by Stirton and McGrew 1935 and McGrew 1938a
184 F:AM specimens: Skinner and Johnson 1984; figure not useable because Webb's material is from the UCMP

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Mammalia
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Gomphotherium sp. Gomphotherium sp. Burmeister 1837 gomphothere
Carnivora - Canidae	Paratomarctus euthos¹, Aelurodon stirtoni⁵, Aelurodon ferox⁵ Paratomarctus euthos¹ McGrew 1935 bone-crushing dog Aelurodon stirtoni⁵ Wang et al. 1999 bone-crushing dog F:AM Aelurodon ferox⁵ Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog F:AM and UNSM
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Aepycamelus robustus¹, Procamelus grandis, Protolabis heterodontus Aepycamelus robustus¹ Leidy 1858 camel Procamelus grandis Gregory 1939 camel Protolabis heterodontus Cope 1874 camel
Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae	Merychyus sp.¹ Merychyus sp.¹ Leidy 1858 oreodont
Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae	Cranioceras unicornis Cranioceras unicornis Matthew 1918 ruminant described as "Dromomeryx parvus" by McGrew 1938a
Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae	Cosoryx furcatus Cosoryx furcatus Leidy 1869 pronghorn see also Frick 1937
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Teleoceras major⁴ Teleoceras major⁴ Hatcher 1894 rhinoceros pers. commun.: "T. fossiger"; (see McGrew 1938a)
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equini indet.¹, Pliohippus pernix³, Pseudhipparion retrusum, "Merychippus" cf. coloradense, Megahippus matthewi, Hypohippus affinis Equini indet.¹ Quinn 1955 horse Pliohippus pernix³ Marsh 1874 horse Supplemental Table S1 Pseudhipparion retrusum Cope 1889 hipparionine horse "Merychippus" cf. coloradense Osborn 1918 horse Megahippus matthewi Barbour 1914 anchitheriine horse Hypohippus affinis Leidy 1858 anchitheriine horse
Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae	Metechinus sp. Metechinus sp. Matthew 1929 hedgehog noted also by Rich 1981
Rodentia - Castoridae	Castoridae indet. Castoridae indet. Gray 1821 beaver
Rodentia - Mylagaulidae	Ceratogaulus cf. rhinocerus² Ceratogaulus cf. rhinocerus² Matthew 1902 rodent

¹Alroy 2002; ²Korth 2000; ³Mihlbachler et al. 2011; ⁴Prothero 1989; ⁵Wang et al. 1999