PBDB Collection

Farish Ranch, Medio Creek (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as Lapara Creek fauna; Berclair; Site 15; TMM 31081, WPA

Where: Bee County, Texas (28.6° N, 97.7° W: paleocoordinates 29.0° N, 95.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Lapara Member (Goliad Formation), Clarendonian (12.5 - 9.4 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by WPA in 1941; reposited in the TMM

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: Anonymous. 1941. The ninth quarterly report covering the quarter ending June 30, 1941 for the state-wide paleontologic-mineralogic survey in Texas. A Federal Works Agency Work Projects Administration Project. O.P. No. 665-66-3-233. State Serial No. 300-88 1-41 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 18623: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 27.09.1993, edited by Jonathan Marcot, Evangelos Vlachos and Matthew Carrano

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• said to be near top of member
any Teleoceras is T. cf. major: Prothero and Manning 1987

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unclassified
-	Pliocyonidae indet.¹⁰ Pliocyonidae indet.¹⁰
Actinopteri
Siluriformes - Ictaluridae	Ictalurus cf. lambda⁵ Ictalurus cf. lambda⁵ catfish TMM 31081-1059 articular, -1127 pectoral spines (5), -1284 pectoral spines (2).
Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae	Lepisosteus sp.⁸ Lepisosteus sp.⁸ Agassiz 1843 gar TMM 31081-121, -122, -325, -615
Aves
Anseriformes - Anatidae	cf. Anserinae indet.⁵ cf. Anserinae indet.⁵ Vigors 1825 goose TMM 31081-1263 ulna
Reptilia
Crocodylia - Alligatoridae	Alligator cf. mississippiensis⁵ Alligator cf. mississippiensis⁵ Daudin 1801 American alligator
Testudines - Emydidae	Emydidae indet.⁵, cf. Trachemys sp.⁵ Emydidae indet.⁵ Rafinesque 1815 turtle TMM 31081-14 plastron fragment, -140 plastron fragments, -163 plastron fragment, -277 carapace fragment, -544 plastron, -888 posterior peripherals cf. Trachemys sp.⁵ Agassiz 1857 slider TMM 31081-280, a partial carapace
Testudines - Testudinidae	Hesperotestudo sp.⁵, cf. Gopherus sp.⁵ Hesperotestudo sp.⁵ Williams 1950 turtle TMM 31081-82 caudal vertebrae, -364 dermal ossicle, -600 peripheral, -883 peripheral, -921 dermal ossicle, -1419 dermal ossicle cf. Gopherus sp.⁵ Rafinesque 1832 gopher tortoise TMM 31081-1314 carapace and plastron.
Testudines - Trionychidae	Apalone sp.⁵ Apalone sp.⁵ Rafinesque 1832 softshell turtle TMM 31081-139 xiphiplastron, -145 carapace fragment, -308 plastron fragment, -432 carapace fragment, -555, -601 plastron fragments, -725, -731, -737 costals, -864 neural, -1130 costal, -1488 hypoplastron, -1562 carapace fragments
Mammalia
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Teleoceras major⁷, Aphelops sp.⁸ Teleoceras major⁷ Hatcher 1894 rhinoceros Aphelops sp.⁸ Owen 1845 rhinoceros skull
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Hippotherium sp.¹, "Cormohipparion ingenuum" = Cormohipparion ingenuum⁴, "Nannippus cf. ingenuum" = Cormohipparion ingenuum⁴, Hipparion tehonense⁵, Pseudhipparion curtivallum⁹, Calippus placidus³, Calippus martini³, Calippus regulus², Protohippus supremus³ Hippotherium sp.¹ Kaup 1832 hipparionine horse "Cormohipparion ingenuum" = Cormohipparion ingenuum⁴ Leidy 1885 hipparionine horse "Nannippus cf. ingenuum" = Cormohipparion ingenuum⁴ Leidy 1885 hipparionine horse Hipparion tehonense⁵ Merriam 1916 hipparionine horse TMM 31081-50 M, -162 R maxilla with DP3-M1, -397 p2, -627 M3, -705 P2, -822 M, -823 M, -952 M, -1033 M, -1072 p2, -1117 m, -1222 M3, -1240 M, -1440 P2, -1482 P2, -1463 M Pseudhipparion curtivallum⁹ Quinn 1955 hipparionine horse Calippus placidus³ Leidy 1869 horse Calippus martini³ Hesse 1936 horse Calippus regulus² Johnston 1937 horse Protohippus supremus³ Leidy 1869 horse
Artiodactyla - Protoceratidae	Synthetoceras tricornatus⁵ Synthetoceras tricornatus⁵ Stirton 1932 protoceratid
Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae	Cranioceras teres⁵ Cranioceras teres⁵ Cope 1874 ruminant
Artiodactyla - Moschidae	Blastomeryx sp.⁸ Blastomeryx sp.⁸ Cope 1877 musk deer
Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae	Ramoceros ramosus⁵ Ramoceros ramosus⁵ Cope 1874 pronghorn TMM 31081- various post-cranial elements
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	Prosthennops xiphidonticus⁵ Prosthennops xiphidonticus⁵ peccary
Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae	Ustatochoerus cf. medius⁵, "Merychyus novomexicanus" = Ustatochoerus medius novomexicanus¹ Ustatochoerus cf. medius⁵ Leidy 1858 oreodont TMM 31081-685 partial right maxilla with C, P1-M3, -1157 partial right maxilla with M2-M3 and alveoli for P1-M1. "Merychyus novomexicanus" = Ustatochoerus medius novomexicanus¹ Frick 1929 oreodont
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Nothotylopus camptognathus⁶, Aepycamelus sp.⁶, Procamelus grandis⁶, Procamelus occidentalis⁶, Megatylopus primaevus⁶, Protolabis cf. yavapaiensis⁵, Protolabis coartatus¹ Nothotylopus camptognathus⁶ Patton 1969 camel Aepycamelus sp.⁶ Macdonald 1956 camel Procamelus grandis⁶ Gregory 1939 camel Procamelus occidentalis⁶ Leidy 1858 camel Megatylopus primaevus⁶ Patton 1969 camel Protolabis cf. yavapaiensis⁵ Honey and Taylor 1978 camel TMM 31081-28 partial left dentary with p3 (roots only), p4-m3 (broken) Protolabis coartatus¹ Stirton 1929 camel
Carnivora - Canidae	Canidae indet.¹⁰, Aelurodon taxoides⁵, cf. Eucyon sp.⁵ Canidae indet.¹⁰ Fischer de Waldheim 1817 canid Aelurodon taxoides⁵ Hatcher 1894 bone-crushing dog TMM 31081-197 canine, -271 i3, -1142 canine, -1143 m2 cf. Eucyon sp.⁵ Tedford and Qiu 1996 canine TMM 31081-1255 partial right maxilla with P4-M2
Carnivora - Amphicyonidae	Amphicyoninae indet.¹, Ischyrocyon gidleyi⁵ Amphicyoninae indet.¹ Trouessart 1885 bear-dog Ischyrocyon gidleyi⁵ Matthew 1902 bear-dog TMM 31081-465 humerus, -1243 C, -1166 C
Carnivora - Mustelidae	cf. Mustelidae indet.⁵ cf. Mustelidae indet.⁵ Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore TMM 31081-157, -1338 edentulous dentary

¹Alroy 2002; ²Forsten 1975; ³Hulbert 1988; ⁴Hulbert 1988; ⁵May 2019; ⁶Patton 1969; ⁷Prothero 2005; ⁸Sellards 1941; ⁹Webb and Hulbert 1986; ¹⁰Wilson 1960