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 (16.3 - 12.5 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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Amia calva Linnaeus 1766 bowfin | |
Lepisosteus sp. Agassiz 1843 gar | |
Esox sp.22
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Lepomis microlophus Lee 1980 sunfish | |
Ictalurus cf. punctatus Rafinesque 1818 catfish | |
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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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Acris cf. crepitans4, Hyla cf. gratiosa4, Hyla cf. squirella4, Hyla cf. versicolor5, Pseudacris nordensis n. sp.4, Pseudacris cf. clarki4
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Nordenosaurus magnus n. sp.22
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Paleoheterodon tiheni n. gen. n. sp.8, Ameiseophis cf. robinsoni10, Lampropeltis similis n. sp.8, Salvadora paleolineata10, Nebraskophis skinneri10, Elaphe nebraskensis n. sp.8, Neonatrix magna n. sp.10, Neonatrix elongata10
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Trionyx quinni n. sp.10
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"Geochelone orthopygia" = Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) orthopygia, "Geochelone nordensis n. sp." = Hesperotestudo orthopygia9
"Geochelone orthopygia" = Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) orthopygia Cope 1878 turtle | |
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"Macroclemys sp." = Macrochelys22
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Mammalia | |
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"Gomphotherium cf. willistoni" = Trilophodon osborni1
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Monosaulax skinneri7, Eucastor tortus23, "Monosaulax valentinensis" = Temperocastor valentinensis1, Anchitheriomys fluminis23
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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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Lignimus cf. montis23, Mioheteromys amplissimus17, Cupidinimus sp.1, Cupidinimus nebraskensis15, Perognathus brevidens16, Perognathus trojectioansrum23
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Leptarctus primus23, cf. Mionictis pristinus1, Miomustela cf. madisonae23, Brachypsalis modicus1, Plionictis ogygia23, "Plionictis parviloba" = Martes parviloba23
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"Probassariscus antiquus" = Bassariscus antiquus1
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Leptocyon vafer23, Aelurodon cf. ferox1, Paratomarctus temerarius1, Carpocyon compressus1, Cynarctus saxatilis23
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"Prosthennops xiphodonticus" = Stirtonhyus xiphodonticus1
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Hypohippus osborni23, Archaeohippus sp.23, Parahippus cognatus23, Megahippus mckennai23, Merychippus insignis23, "Merychippus" republicanus23, Protohippus sp.23, Calippus proplacidus1, "Hippotherium ? quinni" = Cormohipparion quinni26
"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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"Teleoceras minor" = Teleoceras meridianum20, Peraceras profectum21, Peraceras superciliosum1, Aphelops megalodus23
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