Canyada Pilares (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Sandoval County, New Mexico (35.7° N, 107.0° W: paleocoordinates 36.5° N, 103.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Chamisa Mesa Member (Zia Sand Formation), Early/Lower Hemingfordian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

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

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 19275: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.08.1996

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Taxonomic list

• possibly relevant: Protepicyon raki Wang et al. 1999: "North Rio Puerco... upper part of Zia Formation... Sandoval County... Pilares Quarry"
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Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Paracynarctus kelloggi
Paracynarctus kelloggi Merriam 1911 bone-crushing dog
"Canyada Pilares, northern Ceja del Rio Puerco area, local green zone, in Canyada Pilares Member, Zia Formation"
 Artiodactyla - Merycoidodontidae
"Merychyus crabilli n. sp." = Merychyus calaminthus2
"Merychyus crabilli n. sp." = Merychyus calaminthus2 Jahns 1940 oreodont
"Merychyus crabilli ziaensis": "N. side of Canyada Pilares"
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Blickomylus galushai1
Blickomylus galushai1 Frick and Taylor 1968 camel
1Frick and Taylor 1968; 2Schultz and Falkenbach 1968