Anderson Gravel Pit (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: McPherson County, Kansas (38.3° N, 97.6° W: paleocoordinates 38.3° N, 97.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: McPherson Formation, Irvingtonian (1.8 - 0.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: H. A. Semken, Jr. 1966. Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the McPherson Equus Beds (Sandahl Local Fauna), McPherson County, Kansas. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 20(6):121-178 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 20142: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 18.02.1993

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Carnivora - Felidae
"Homotherium serum" = Homotherium latidens
"Homotherium serum" = Homotherium latidens Owen 1846 scimitar toothed cat
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus niobrarensis Hay 1913 horse
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Odocoileus sp. Rafinesque 1832 New World deer
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Ondatra zibethicus Linnaeus 1766 muskrat
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Castoroides cf. ohioensis Foster 1838 giant beaver