Sharps (SDSM V-5354): Geringian, South Dakota
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Capatanka cankpeopi n. sp.
Macdonald 1963
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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= Capatanka gaulodon
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
| confirmed by Xu 1996 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Nothocyon geismarianus
(Cope 1878)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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= Archaeocyon leptodus
Schlaikjer 1935
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Wang et al. 1999 | |||||||||
| "Cormocyon sp." of Wang and Tedford 1992 | ||||||||||
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Nothocyon roii n. sp.
Macdonald 1963
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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= Cynarctoides roii
Macdonald 1963
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Sunkahetanka geringensis
(Barbour and Schultz 1935)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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= Hesperocyoninae indet.
Tedford 1978
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
| not discussed by Wang 1994 and could be Philotrox condoni | ||||||||||
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"Mesocyon" robustus
Matthew 1907
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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= "Mesocyon" cf. temnodon
Wortman and Matthew 1899
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Wang 1994 | |||||||||
| said to "probably" be temnodon | ||||||||||
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Brachyrhynchocyon douglasi n. sp.
Macdonald 1970
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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= Cynodesmus thooides
Scott 1893
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Palaeogalidae
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? Palaeogale sp.
von Meyer 1846
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Miohippus equinanus
Osborn 1918
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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= Archaeohippus equinanus
Osborn 1918
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Miohippus equinanus | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Diceratherium gregorii
Peterson 1920
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Diceratherium armatum | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Anthracotheriidae
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Arretotherium sp.
Douglass 1902
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Leptochoeridae
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Leptochoerus sp.
Leidy 1856
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| mentioned by Macdonald 1957 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Merycoidodontidae
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Cyclopidius schucherti
(Thorpe 1921)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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= Leptauchenia decora
Leidy 1856
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Hypertragulidae
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Nanotragulus intermedius
Schlaikjer 1935
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15 specimens | |||||||||
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= Nanotragulus loomisi
Lull 1922
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
| "Nanotragulus cf. loomisi" also listed: (11 + 4) | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proscalopidae
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Proscalops evelynae n. sp.
(Macdonald 1963)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| includes "Arctoryctes terrenus" according to Barnosky 1981; (1 + 2 + 1 new) | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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? Megalagus cf. primitivus
(Schlaikjer 1935)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Palaeolagus philoi
Dawson 1958
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Palaeolagus hypsodus
Schlaikjer 1935
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Florentiamyidae
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Sanctimus stuartae n. sp.
Macdonald 1970
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| (6 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Hitonkala andersontau n. sp.
Macdonald 1963
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Aplodontidae
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Meniscomys hippodus
Cope 1878
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Prosciurus dawsonae
Macdonald 1963
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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= Campestrallomys dawsonae
Macdonald 1963
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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Palaeocastor nebrascensis
(Leidy 1856)
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= Palaeocastor sp.
Leidy 1869
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
| see Xu 1996 | ||||||||||
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Capacikala gradatus
(Cope 1878)
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16 specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Heteromyidae
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Proheteromys fedti n. sp.
Macdonald 1963
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Proharrymys fedti | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
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Peratherium spindleri n. sp.
Macdonald 1963
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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= Herpetotherium youngi
McGrew 1937
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Alroy 2002 | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | South Dakota | County: | Shannon |
| Coordinates: | 43.3° North, 102.5° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 44.1° North, 95.8° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 | ||
| *Period: | Tertiary | ||
| Key time interval: | Geringian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 29.50000 - 24.70000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
Collection methods and comments
| Museum repositories: | SDSM |
| Taxonomic list comments:NISP 100 (including est. 30 Palaeocastor) | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | LACM 1819; St. John's | ||
| Database number: | 17630 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | J. Alroy | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 1995-03-26 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2002-06-03 03:27:42 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1995-03-26 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 2356. | J. R. Macdonald. 1970. Review of the Miocene Wounded Knee faunas of southwestern South Dakota. Bulletin of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Science 8:165-82 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/C. Bell] |
Secondary references:
| 6294 | J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Kouvari] | |
| 6226 | X. Wang. 1994. Phylogenetic systematics of the Hesperocyoninae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 221:1-207 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy] | |
| 3558 | 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] |