Murphy Member Slump Blocks (Miocene of the United States)
Where: Sioux County, Nebraska (42.4° N, 103.8° W: paleocoordinates 42.9° N, 101.2° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Snake Creek Formation, Clarendonian (12.5 - 9.4 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: M. F. Skinner, S. M. Skinner, and R. J. Gooris. 1977. Stratigraphy and biostratigraphy of late Cenozoic deposits in central Sioux County, western Nebraska. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 158(5):263-370 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 18273: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995
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Taxonomic list
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Hypolagus cf. vetus Kellogg 1910 rabbit | |
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Procamelus occidentalis Leidy 1858 camel | |
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Macrogenis cf. crassigenis Matthew and Gidley 1904 peccary from "Murphy slump blocks"; surely replaces "Prosthennops sp."
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Longirostromeryx wellsi Matthew 1904 musk deer | |