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

• bed-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 19311: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 19.05.2000

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Taxonomic list

• some chance this is the same as Cynarctoides Quarry (see)
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Protomarctus optatus Matthew 1924 bone-crushing dog