Four Courners (Miocene of Canada)

Also known as ROM 12; SMNH 33

Where: Saskatchewan, Canada (49.2° N, 106.2° W: paleocoordinates 49.8° N, 102.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Wood Mountain Formation, Barstovian (16.3 - 12.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: J. E. Storer. 1971. The Wood Mountain fauna: an upper Miocene mammalian assemblage from southern Saskatchewan. 1(513) [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 18758: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Tomarctus hippophaga, Epicyon cf. saevus
Tomarctus hippophaga Matthew and Cook 1909 bone-crushing dog
"hippophagus"
Epicyon cf. saevus Leidy 1858 bone-crushing dog
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hypohippus cf. osborni, Neohipparion sp., Acritohippus cf. isonesus
Hypohippus cf. osborni Gidley 1907 anchitheriine horse
Neohipparion sp. Gidley 1903 hipparionine horse
Acritohippus cf. isonesus Cope 1889 horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet.
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
Ticholeptus sp.
Ticholeptus sp. Cope 1878 oreodont
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelidae indet.
Camelidae indet. Gray 1821 camel
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
"Blastomeryx cf. elegans" = Blastomeryx gemmifer
"Blastomeryx cf. elegans" = Blastomeryx gemmifer Cope 1874 musk deer
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Paracosoryx cf. alticornis, Merycodus necatus
Paracosoryx cf. alticornis Frick 1937 pronghorn
Merycodus necatus Leidy 1854 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
Procranioceras cf. skinneri
Procranioceras cf. skinneri Frick 1937 ruminant
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Hypolagus sp.
Hypolagus sp. Dice 1917 rabbit
 Rodentia - Castoridae
cf. Hystricops sp.
cf. Hystricops sp. Leidy 1858 beaver