Turtle Butte (Cap Rock) (Miocene of the United States)
Where: Tripp County, South Dakota (43.2° N, 99.8° W: paleocoordinates 43.6° N, 97.2° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Cap Rock Member (Ash Hollow Formation), Clarendonian (12.5 - 9.4 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: M. F. Skinner, S. M. Skinner, and R. J. Gooris. 1968. Cenozoic rocks and faunas of Turtle Butte, south-central South Dakota. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 138(7) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details
PaleoDB collection 18429: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 26.03.1995
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Taxonomic list
• this appears to be the only taxon in this member at Turtle Butte
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"Ustatochoerus skinneri n. sp." = Ustatochoerus major
"Ustatochoerus skinneri n. sp." = Ustatochoerus major Leidy 1858 oreodont Skinner et al. 1968 identify this locality in the Cap Rock member
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