PBDB Collection

Jeep (Miocene of the United States)

Also known as Jeep Quarry

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

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

• said to be early Hemingfordian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: C. E. Gawne. 1975. Rodents from the Zia Sand Miocene of New Mexico. American Museum Novitates 2586 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details

PaleoDB collection 19388: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 27.09.1993, edited by Jonathan Marcot

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Taxonomic list

• includes material from several localities within a 20 foot interval

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Mammalia
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Promartes cf. lepidus Promartes cf. lepidus Matthew 1907 mustelid carnivore
Carnivora - Amphicyonidae	Amphicyonidae indet.¹, cf. Ysengrinia sp. Amphicyonidae indet.¹ Haeckel 1886 bear-dog cf. Ysengrinia sp. Ginsburg 1965 bear-dog
Carnivora - Canidae	Metatomarctus canavus³, Desmocyon thomsoni³, Cynarctoides gawnae n. sp.³ Metatomarctus canavus³ Simpson 1932 bone-crushing dog new specimens Desmocyon thomsoni³ Matthew 1907 bone-crushing dog new specimens Cynarctoides gawnae n. sp.³ Wang et al. 1999 bone-crushing dog
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Michenia sp., Protolabis sp., Blickomylus galushai, Aepycamelus sp.¹ Michenia sp. Frick and Taylor 1971 camel Protolabis sp. Cope 1876 camel Blickomylus galushai Frick and Taylor 1968 camel Frick and Taylor 1968 Aepycamelus sp.¹ Macdonald 1956 camel
Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae	Merycodus cf. sabulonis Merycodus cf. sabulonis Matthew and Cook 1909 pronghorn
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Menoceras barbouri² Menoceras barbouri² Wood 1964 rhinoceros
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Archaeolaginae indet. Archaeolaginae indet. rabbit at Jeep Q.
Rodentia - Mylagaulidae	Alphagaulus aff. vetus¹ Alphagaulus aff. vetus¹ Matthew 1924 rodent

¹Alroy 2002; ²Prothero 2005; ³Wang et al. 1999