Quinn Rhino Quarries (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as UNSM Bw-101; UCMP V-65235; RH-1; RH-II; RH-III

Where: Brown County, Nebraska (42.7° N, 100.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 45.4° N, 94.7° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

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 18336: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• 204 F:AM specimens from RH-III, most material from other quarries is rhinocerotid: Skinner and Johnson 1984
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Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Epicyon saevus, Aelurodon taxoides, Leptocyon matthewi4
Epicyon saevus Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
Rhino Horizon No. 3 Quarry
Aelurodon taxoides Hatcher 1894 bone-crushing dog
Rhino Horizon No. 3 Quarry
Leptocyon matthewi4 Tedford et al. 2009 canine
"Quinn Rhino Quarry 1, Cap Rock Member of Ash Hollow Formation"
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Macrogenis cf. crassigenis5
Macrogenis cf. crassigenis5 Matthew and Gidley 1904 peccary
from RH-III
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
Longirostromeryx wellsi1
Longirostromeryx wellsi1 Matthew 1904 musk deer
 Artiodactyla - Dromomerycidae
Cranioceras unicornis2
Cranioceras unicornis2 Matthew 1918 ruminant
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Teleoceras major1
Teleoceras major1 Hatcher 1894 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Neohipparion affine3
Neohipparion affine3 Leidy 1869 hipparionine horse
RH-I
1Alroy 2002; 2Frick 1937; 3Skinner and Johnson 1984; 4Tedford et al. 2009; 5Wright 1983