Massacre Lake RV-7043 (Miocene of the United States)
Where: Washoe County, Nevada (41.7° N, 119.7° W: paleocoordinates 42.7° N, 116.1° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Hemingfordian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: M. F. Morea. 1981. The Massacre Lake local fauna (Mammalia, Hemingfordian) from northwestern Washoe County, Nevada. Ph. D. thesis UC Riverside 247 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Marcot]more details
PaleoDB collection 18962: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993, edited by Jonathan Marcot
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Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
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Bassaricyonoides stewartae n. gen. n. sp.2
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"Tomarctus kelloggi" = Paracynarctus kelloggi, "Tomarctus optatus" = Protomarctus optatus
"Tomarctus kelloggi" = Paracynarctus kelloggi Merriam 1911 bone-crushing dog not discussed by Wang et al. 1999
"Tomarctus optatus" = Protomarctus optatus Matthew 1924 bone-crushing dog not discussed by Wang et al. 1999
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Anchitheriinae indet.1, Parahippus pawniensis, "Merychippus carrizoensis" = Parapliohippus carrizoensis
Parahippus pawniensis Gidley 1907 anchitheriine horse
"Merychippus carrizoensis" = Parapliohippus carrizoensis Dougherty 1940 horse | |
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Merychyus sp. Leidy 1858 oreodont
Ticholeptus aff. zygomaticus Cope 1878 oreodont | |
Desmathyus pinensis, "Cynorca sociale" = Marshochoerus socialis, "Desmathyus aff. validus" = Hesperhys vagrans
Desmathyus pinensis Matthew 1907 peccary
"Cynorca sociale" = Marshochoerus socialis Marsh 1875 peccary
"Desmathyus aff. validus" = Hesperhys vagrans Douglass 1903 peccary | |
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Nemomeryx vyaensis n. gen. n. sp.
Nemomeryx vyaensis n. gen. n. sp. Morea 1981 deer | |
"Cosoryx wilsoni" = Cosoryx (Paracosoryx) wilsoni
"Cosoryx wilsoni" = Cosoryx (Paracosoryx) wilsoni Frick 1937 pronghorn | |
Bouromeryx submilleri Frick 1937 ruminant
"Dromomeryx aff. scotti" = Subdromomeryx antilopinus Scott 1893 ruminant | |
"Antesorex compressus" = Limnoecus compressus, Pseudotrimylus sp.
"Antesorex compressus" = Limnoecus compressus Wilson 1960 shrew | |
"Mesogaulus vetus" = Alphagaulus vetus
"Mesogaulus vetus" = Alphagaulus vetus Matthew 1924 rodent | |
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Miospermophilus sp., Miospermophilus wyomingensis, Protospermophilus sp., Protospermophilus angusticeps
Miospermophilus wyomingensis Black 1963 squirrel
Protospermophilus angusticeps Matthew 1933 squirrel | |
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Megapeomys bobwilsoni n. sp.6
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