Miller Locality (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Dixie County, Florida (29.3° N, 83.2° W: paleocoordinates 29.6° N, 79.6° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Hemingfordian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• said to be early Hemingfordian

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 18562: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.05.2002, edited by Richard Hulbert, Terri Cleary and Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• KUVP collection
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Reptilia
 Squamata - Boidae
Pterygoboa sp.4
Pterygoboa sp.4 Holman 1976 sand boa
 Squamata - Scincidae
Scincidae indet.3
Scincidae indet.3 Gray 1825 skink
"MLF S1-6 (partial right dentary), MLF S7-9 (partial left dentary), MLF S10 (partial right maxilla), MLF S11-12 (?), MLF S13-16 (right premaxilla), MLF S17-20 (left premaxilla), MLF S21 (left postfrontal)"
 Squamata - Teiidae
Teiidae indet.3
Teiidae indet.3 Gray 1827 squamates
"MLF T1-7 (7 partial dentaries), MLF T8 (partial left maxilla), MLF T9 (premaxilla), MLF T10 (frontal)"
 Squamata - Polychrotidae
Anolis sp.3
Anolis sp.3 Daudin 1802 anole
"MLF A1 (partial right dentary), MLF A2-3 (partial left dentaries), MLF A4 (partial right maxilla)"
 Squamata - Iguanidae
Iguaninae indet.3, Phrynosomatinae indet.3, cf. Basiliscus sp.3
Iguaninae indet.3 Cope 1886 squamates
"MLF I1 (partial left mandible), MLF I2-3 (partial left dentaries), MLF I4 (partial right dentary)"
Phrynosomatinae indet.3 Frost and Etheridge 1989 squamates
"MLF PDr1-10 (partial right dentaries), MLF PDl (partial left dentaries), MLF PMr1 (partial right maxilla), MLF PMl1-2 (partial left maxillae), MLF PF1-2 (partial frontals), MLF PP1-2 (partial parietals) MLF PB1-4 (partial braincase)"
cf. Basiliscus sp.3 Laurenti 1768 squamates
"MLF C1 (right dentary), MLF C2 (partial right dentary), MLF C3 (splenial), MLF C4 (ectopterygoid), MLF C5 (coronoid)"
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Leptarctus ancipidens2, Craterogale cf. simus2, cf. Oligobunis sp.2, Floridictis kerneri n. gen. n. sp.2, cf. Parabrachypsalis sp.2, Parabrachypsalis janisae n. gen. n. sp.2, cf. Brachypsalis sp.2
Leptarctus ancipidens2 White 1941 mustelid carnivore
Craterogale cf. simus2 Gazin 1936 mustelid carnivore
cf. Oligobunis sp.2 Cope 1881 mustelid carnivore
UF 246336
Floridictis kerneri n. gen. n. sp.2 Baskin 2017 mustelid carnivore
cf. Parabrachypsalis sp.2 Baskin 2017 mustelid carnivore
UF 246360
Parabrachypsalis janisae n. gen. n. sp.2 Baskin 2017 mustelid carnivore
UF 246335
cf. Brachypsalis sp.2 Cope 1890 mustelid carnivore
UF 246361
 Carnivora - Procyonidae
Edaphocyon palmeri n. sp.1, Bassaricyonoides phyllismillerae n. sp.1
Edaphocyon palmeri n. sp.1 Baskin 2003 procyonid carnivore
Bassaricyonoides phyllismillerae n. sp.1 Baskin 2003 procyonid carnivore
 Carnivora - Ailuridae
Amphictis timucua n. sp.2
Amphictis timucua n. sp.2 Baskin 2017 red panda
 Carnivora - Canidae
Desmocyon matthewi, Osbornodon scitulus5
Desmocyon matthewi Wang et al. 1999 bone-crushing dog
Osbornodon scitulus5 Hay 1924 canid
1Baskin 2003; 2Baskin 2017; 3Chovanec 2014; 4Mead and Schubert 2013; 5Wang 2003