Also known as Railway Quarry "A" (Aelurodon platyrhinus Quarry; UNSM Cr-12; UCMP V-337), Railway Quarry "B" (UNSM Cr-13), West Valentine Quarry (UNSM Cr-114)
Where: Cherry County, Nebraska (42.8° N, 100.8° W: paleocoordinates 43.4° N, 97.5° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Crookston Bridge Member (Valentine Formation), Barstovian (16.3 - 12.5 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Reposited in the UNSM
Primary reference: M. R. Voorhies. 1990. Vertebrate paleontology of the proposed Norden Reservoir Area, Brown, Cherry and Keya Paha counties, Nebraska. Technical Report, Division of Archeological Research, Department of Anthropology, University of Nebraska 82-09 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 18442: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1992, edited by Jonathan Marcot and Philip Mannion
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
•Stewart Quarry and Fischer Quarry (see) are just a few hundred meters to the west and in the same horizon
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Russellagus vonhofi14 Storer 1970 pika omitted by Evander 1999, but present at Cr-114 according to Bair 2001
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Hypolagus parviplicatus14 Dawson 1958 rabbit (Cr-12), (Cr-13), (Cr-114): Voorhies and Timperley 1997
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"Tamiini indet." = Marmotini5
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Phelosaccomys sp.5 Korth and Reynolds 1994 pocket gopher Cr-13: presumably includes "Parapliosaccomys annae"
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Perognathus trojectioansrum14 Korth 1979 pocket mouse omitted by Evander 1999, and possibly includes his "Cupidinimus sp." from Cr-13
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Anchitheriomys sp.14, "Monosaulax valentinensis" = Temperocastor valentinensis5, Eucastor tortus14, Prodipoides burgensis13, Monosaulax skinneri n. sp.5
Monosaulax skinneri n. sp.5 Stout 1999 beaver from Cr-12; also at Cr-13; "M. pansus"; also described by Stirton 1935
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Leptocyon vafer14, Cynarctus saxatilis14, Paratomarctus temerarius1, Carpocyon compressus1, Aelurodon mcgrewi16, Aelurodon ferox14
Aelurodon ferox14 Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog includes type of A. "platyrhinus" from Quarry A; also at Cr-114, see Wang et al. 1999
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"Probassariscus antiquus" = Bassariscus antiquus14 Matthew and Cook 1909 ringtail apparently includes "Bassariscus parvus"
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Merychippus cf. insignis14, "Hippotherium quinni" = Cormohipparion quinni18, Cormohipparion goorisi6, Pseudhipparion cf. retrusum14, Protohippus perditus14, Pliohippus mirabilis14, Calippus sp.10, Calippus regulus10, Anchitheriinae indet.1, Megahippus mckennai14, Parahippus cognatus14, Hypohippus osborni14
Calippus sp.10 Matthew and Stirton 1930 horse pers. commun.: "C. placidus"; said to be a new species
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"Merychyus medius" = Ustatochoerus medius1
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Merycodus warreni14 Leidy 1858 pronghorn includes "M. warreni johnsoni" material of Frick 1937 from Quarry A and Quarry B
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"Longirostromeryx blicki" = Longirostromeryx wellsi14
"Longirostromeryx blicki" = Longirostromeryx wellsi14 Matthew 1904 musk deer apparently includes "Blastomeryx gemmifer valentinensis" type; "L. serpentis"; and "B. elegans" of Frick 1937 from Quarry A
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"Prosthennops xiphodonticus" = Stirtonhyus xiphodonticus1
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"Gomphotherium cf. willistoni" = Trilophodon osborni1
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Glyptemys valentinensis n. sp.8 Holman and Fritz 2001 turtle type is from Quarry A and previously was identified as C. picta; some referred material from West Valentine previously was referred to E. hutchisoni; also present at Quarry B; erroneously discussed as G. insculpta by Holman 2002
Emydoidea hutchisoni n. sp.7 Holman 1995 turtle West Valentine Quarry; also present at Railway Quarry B according to Hutchison 2002, but all referred specimens are Chrysemys or indeterminate emydids according to Hutchison 2003
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"Geochelone orthopygia" = Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) orthopygia4
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