Also known as UNSM Bw-106
Where: Brown County, Nebraska (42.8° N, 100.0° W: paleocoordinates 43.3° N, 96.8° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Cornell Dam Member (Valentine Formation), Barstovian (16.0 - 13.6 Ma)
• Hurlbut Ash in CD Mbr. dated at 11.6 +/- 1.1 (recalibrated from 13.6 +/- 1.3) Ma FT on glass; this date is anomalous and the recalibration was never justified
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: "channel"; unlithified sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collected by J. A. Holman, M. Voorhies in 1960, 1962, 1971 (MSU), 1974 - 1979 (MSU), 1981; reposited in the UMMP, UNSM, USNM
Collection methods: bulk, quarrying, sieve
• additional specimens are in the Michigan State University collection, which was obtained from "a five ton sample of matrix" (Holman 1973)
Primary reference: J. A. Tihen and C. J. Chantell. 1963. Urodele remains from the Valentine Formation of Nebraska. Copeia 1963(3):505-510 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 18284: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992, edited by Chris Bell, Jonathan Marcot, Mark Uhen, Matthew Carrano and Philip Mannion
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Osteichthyes | |
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Actinopteri | |
Esox sp.22
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Lepomis microlophus Lee 1980 sunfish | |
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Ictalurus cf. punctatus Rafinesque 1818 catfish | |
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Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar | |
Amia calva Linnaeus 1766 bowfin | |
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Nebraskophis skinneri10, Salvadora paleolineata10, Lampropeltis similis n. sp.8, Elaphe nebraskensis n. sp.8, Ameiseophis cf. robinsoni10, Paleoheterodon tiheni n. gen. n. sp.8, Neonatrix magna n. sp.10, Neonatrix elongata10
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Nordenosaurus magnus n. sp.22
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"Macroclemys sp." = Macrochelys22
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Trionyx quinni n. sp.10
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"Geochelone nordensis n. sp." = Hesperotestudo orthopygia9, "Geochelone orthopygia" = Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) orthopygia
"Geochelone orthopygia" = Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) orthopygia Cope 1878 turtle | |
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"Gomphotherium cf. willistoni" = Tetrabelodon osborni1
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Leptocyon vafer23, Carpocyon compressus1, Paratomarctus temerarius1, Cynarctus saxatilis23, Aelurodon cf. ferox1
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"Probassariscus antiquus" = Bassariscus antiquus1
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cf. Mionictis pristinus1, Miomustela cf. madisonae23, "Plionictis parviloba" = Martes parviloba23, Plionictis ogygia23, Brachypsalis modicus1, Leptarctus primus23
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Archaeohippus sp.23, Megahippus mckennai23, Hypohippus osborni23, Parahippus cognatus23, "Merychippus" republicanus23, Merychippus insignis23, "Hippotherium ? quinni" = Cormohipparion quinni26, Protohippus sp.23, Calippus proplacidus1
"Merychippus" republicanus23 Osborn 1918 horse i.d. checked by JA 24 October 1990, on basis of figures and description of species provided by Webb and Hulbert 1986; the same species as USNM 1352 is present
Protohippus sp.23 Leidy 1858 horse said to be a new species; less hypsodont, more complex fossettes than P. perditus; probably not P. vetus either
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Peraceras profectum21, Peraceras superciliosum1, Aphelops megalodus23, "Teleoceras minor" = Teleoceras meridianum20
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"Prosthennops xiphodonticus" = Stirtonhyus xiphodonticus1
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Phelosaccomys sp.19 Korth and Reynolds 1994 pocket gopher consistent with Evander 1999; "? Parapliosaccomys sp." said to be new; "P. annae" of Korth 1987
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Mioheteromys amplissimus17, Lignimus cf. montis23, Perognathus brevidens16, Perognathus trojectioansrum23, Cupidinimus sp.1, Cupidinimus nebraskensis15
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Anchitheriomys fluminis23, Monosaulax skinneri7, "Monosaulax valentinensis" = Temperocastor valentinensis1, Eucastor tortus23
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Amphibia | |
Ambystoma minshalli n. sp. Tihen and Chantell 1963 mole salamander
"Cryptobranchus mccalli n. sp." = Andrias matthewi Cook 1917 giant salamander | |
"Scaphiopus wardorum n. sp." = Scaphiopus (Scaphiopus) wardorum6, "Scaphiopus bombifrons" = Spea bombifrons22
"Scaphiopus wardorum n. sp." = Scaphiopus (Scaphiopus) wardorum6 Estes and Tihen 1964 spadefoot toad | |
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Pseudacris cf. clarki4, Pseudacris nordensis n. sp.4, Hyla cf. versicolor5, Hyla cf. gratiosa4, Hyla cf. squirella4, Acris cf. crepitans4
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