Courtney Pit (Neogene of Canada)

Where: Alberta, Canada (51.5° N, 112.3° W: paleocoordinates 51.9° N, 110.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Late/Upper Hemphillian (10.3 - 4.9 Ma)

• said to be late Hemphillian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: J. A. Burns and R. R. Young. 1988. Add Title. Occasional Papers of the Tyrell Museum of Paleotology 9 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 18757: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
? Hypolagus gidleyi
? Hypolagus gidleyi White 1988 rabbit
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castoridae indet.
Castoridae indet. Gray 1821 beaver
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equidae indet., Neohipparion eurystyle, Nannippus lenticularis, Dinohippus leidyanus
Equidae indet. Gray 1821 horse
Neohipparion eurystyle Cope 1893 hipparionine horse
Nannippus lenticularis Cope 1893 hipparionine horse
Dinohippus leidyanus Osborn 1918 horse
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelidae indet., cf. Megatylopus sp.
Camelidae indet. Gray 1821 camel
cf. Megatylopus sp. Matthew and Cook 1909 camel
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Neotragocerus sp.
Neotragocerus sp. Matthew and Cook 1909 antelope
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Plesiogulo cf. marshalli
Plesiogulo cf. marshalli Martin 1928 mustelid carnivore